8 Reviews

My husband and I bought our Induction Cooktop several weeks ago and are extremely happy to embrace this concept for cooking. It is incredibly efficient on power, with water heating to boiling point in approximately 90 seconds. At the same time we love the immediate cut-off, if selected, as well. The handles on our saucepans/frypans do not heat which makes it simple to just pick up the pan to move to another surface. The installation was simple and the Manual is easy to read and comprehend, which is important when taking on a completely new device. Our previous cooktop was gas which we enjoyed using very much but our Miele Induction cooktop is superior to it because the Induction has the almost instant heat, that gas cooking offers, and it has the instant heat turn-off as well, with its rapid cooling. The cooktop surface looks stylish and is easy to clean and shiny. Another thing we've noticed is that our pans are easier to clean, even if food has stuck to the pan surface. There is no scrubbing of pots necessary which makes the Induction cooking experience very enjoyable. We cook most of our meals from scratch and at home, and find the quality of our meals is equally as good as when using gas, if not even better. Thanks you Miele for yet another wonderful product.

We bought this Miele induction cooktop as a result of the Miele induction cooktop we bought 15 years ago needing a repair that would have cost more than buying its new equivalent, the KM 7200 FR. As we have always been very favourably impressed by the quality and durability of Miele appliances, we assumed the new induction cooktop would be at least as good as the one it replaced. And so, unfortunately, we did not check it out at first hand and compare it to other brands or models in an appliance showroom. However, although we have still not had time to thoroughly explore all the new cooktops functions, our initial impressions of some of its basic functions and features have been very disappointing. Firstly, we find the touch temperature controls difficult to use. Despite taking great care to position our finger tips precisely when selecting a temperature, we often find the temperature activated is not the one touched/selected but instead the one beside it, e.g. 9 instead of 8. Is this because the temperature numbers are too close to each other, or is it because of an inherent weakness or fault in the temperature controls? Secondly, the touch controls (not just the temperature controls) don't seem to be very sensitive or responsive even when our fingers and the cooktop surface are completely clean, i.e. often several touches on a control are needed before it will react. Thirdly, the markings on the cooktop to indicate saucepan sizes for each heating element are rather faint and not easy to see. So to sum up, at this stage we are very surprised and disappointed to find that Miele's latest version of its 3 element induction cooktop is actually more difficult to use than the 15 year old one it has replaced. How can 15 years of development and refinement actually end up producing an inferior product? Is a product as difficult to use as ours appears to be really fit for purpose?

Happy with my cook top, took a little while to adjust to the different style of cooking