We have been planning a kitchen remodel for some time and finally got our ducks in a row for this fall - switching to Induction was always part of the plan. Earlier this year, my 30 y.o. gas cooktop died. What to do? I decided to purchase 2 Induction Hobs to use in the interim. I have a fairly large collection of pots & pans acquired over the years from various sources - a real hodgepodge. Turns out - NONE of those pots and pans would work on Induction! This made it easy to dispose of all those pots & pans – a chore I was not looking forward to. I bought a new set of HexClad from CostCo and LOVE them! I love the Induction too – but I knew I would. My daughter (28) can hear a sound that bothers her – I can’t hear anything and I have good hearing. I wonder if my dogs or cat can hear anything – they don’t give any indication if they do.

I don't care what number is showing or the size of the flame. I just look to see what's happening in the pan!

The best thing is a simple wipe clean after. Love induction. Mine only makes a noise if the pan isn't in the middle.

@plllog, thank you for more good tips. I tried the magnet test on all of my copper bottomed cookware and one small skillet is highly magnetic, but the rest are not magnetic at all. They are mostly the same brand, but clearly made of different materials.

I don't know of anyone who would want my old cookware, but I'll donate it to the local charity that helps women get a new start.

Get the newer LED continuous "rope/string". No pin-point reflections on the counters. The light needs to be put at the front, so you are lighting the work surface, not the backsplash.

Plugmold in the back and under cabinet light in the front. Light rail to cover up the lights and a finished skin/panel that matches the cabinet color to make the underside pretty.

My recessed light are 3500K so I made sure the electrician ordered the 3500K under cabinet version.

We are renovating our kitchen, and I wanted to get both MW and Breville off the counter if possible. From searching online, it appears that I can achieve this goal with a GE Advantium oven and be very happy with the results. I do expect a bit of a learning curve. I will probably buy the Cafe combo with the lower oven. I do understand that the combo only comes in the 120v vs the 240v of a standalone Advantium, but I’m OK with the fact that my chicken will only cook 4 times as fast instead of 8 times as fast. 😊

thinkdesignlive: "I have had people say that it’s better to do separate units rather than the combo."

It adds cost, complexity, more cabinet work, and the requirement for two electrical circuits.

• GE Profile PT9800SHSS ($3800)
• GE Profile PTS7000SZSS ($2200) + GE Profile PSB9120SVSS ($2500) = $4700

We had two separate units from Bosch 800 series - electric oven and speed oven. The speed oven started to have issues 2 years in. eventually we replaced it, with regular microwave. From my experience, I would not recommend Bosch speed oven. Their customer service is not good, I also saw others complaining about the same issues I had with the unit. I also ended up not using the speed oven that much even when it was working correctly. It could be just me. If I had to do all over again, I probably would choose 'steam oven' . Having separate units made it easy to replace the speed oven. If an appliance has multiple functions the chances of it breaking is much higher. If you still go with combo unit, make sure to get extended warranty.