Frigidaire FGIC3666TB Gallery 36" Electric Induction Cooktop, Built-in 5-Burner, Vitroceramic Glass, Black

I swapped this cooktop in for an Amana conventional Ceran cooktop. It was perfectly good, b weut slow, never seemed to get hot enough, and a pain to clean any spill-over burns. I wanted something better.Induction is a dream. I can boil water now faster than the microwave. Really! Pasta now in 10min, instead of 40. It seems to cook about 4x faster. The 10 power levels affect the pans quickly so I have a lot better control and less burn. And the food is hot when served. It feels like I cut dinner prep in half.It's easy to clean because the glass hardly gets hot and the spill over doesn't burn. I did buy a few new skillets, but didn't really need too. I found that most pans on the shelves were Induction compatible.It is different then a conventional electric cooktop. It does have a little fan inside for the electronics that's noticeable - but not loud. They also can sometimes make the pans "sing"/rumble a bit. I found just moving the pan a bit eliminated the noise.The could do a better job with communicating the meaning of the chirps & flashing lights. My 1st test was to boil the big pasta pot, but within a few seconds of putting the pot on the burner - the control started flashing "P" what? I didn't see P in the manual. after 30 seconds the burner shut off. try again on a different burner, same. Try the smaller pot - bingo. works. I suspect that the big pot (stainless side with induction bottom) wasn't magnetic enough to work well. The other chirp - happens when the top is off, and I'm cleaning it. I'm still not sure, but suspect that its saying something is on the burner.I did take peoples advice on install and took off the glass and check the generators for proper placement. 4 of the 5 we're off the locators. repositioning is easy once I saw the locator tabs on the under pan. just re-install the rubber feet in the slots on the generators and then place on the locators on the pan. I suspect the issue is with shipping, if the box is stored upside the generators likely drop off the locator tabs and get moved around knocking the rubbers off.a few installation comments.My old cooktop was installed with a foam gasket around the edge. To old to be reused, and nothing similar came in the box, I opted to use a 1/8" caulk rope(intended for windows). was troublesome since it wasn't sticky and fell into the hole when I tried to center the top. Unfortunately the caulk didn't compress well, leaving gaps. I think a better approach would to have used a bead of silicone around the edge of the glass and drop it into the hole and let it squeeze out for a good seal.The unit comes with 2 wide-angle brackets that screw into the countertop(butcher block here so no issues) and help support the weight of the unit. Once installed, there's 1 screw per side used to tighten the brackets to the bottom of the unit. The installation guide says to install 2mm below the level of the countertop. Its' about the thickness of the bracket.It's important that the brackets be installed on the exact center line where you'll place the top, so the bracket hole will line up with the hole on the bottom of the unit case. Note that the sides of the brackets have slots so leave some slack with the screws, so you can slide the bracket to align the screw holes.

Replaced a regular electric cooktop that had cracked with this Frigidaire. Upon installation, two of the eyes did not work correctly-- the power boil on the large eye would not boil. After 45 minutes on Power Boil, it still did not come to a boil. The small, right eye took 5-7 minutes on Power Boil to come to a boil in a 3 qt sauce pan with 1-1/2 qt of water.After a very difficult time getting a hold of Frigidaire service, we got a technician who came to fix it by replacing one of the boards that control those two eyes. It's better, but now it takes over 20 minutes to actually boil. My old electric cooktop was much better than that. At least the small burner boils in 3-4 minutes. So, now I can cook my potatoes and pasta in 4 or 5 batches. Really unacceptable.On a good note, I like the induction control that I have with the other burners. They respond well. Like the look of it and the ease of cleaning it.If you don't want to deal with Frigidaire service, or quality control issues, I would chose another product. Really disappointed in the trouble we've had trying to get this issue resolved.

I am extremely satisfied with my Frigidaire induction cooktop. I looked at a lot of options that were cheaper but the reviews were too hit or miss to make me comfortable, so instead I spent a few hundred extra to go with this option and I'm very glad. Here is an in-depth review from a first time induction user:I remodeled my kitchen and was really opposed to keeping my electric cooktop; I just didn't like it. I didn't have much room in the budget to pay someone to run gas lines so I did some research and was drawn to several features of induction; namely, the speed with which it boils water/liquids and the energy efficiency (no wasted heat like you get with gas). Secondarily, I liked that the burners don't get super hot. Scraping burned-on food off of the electric cooktop was one of my least favorite tasks ever.I did stop by a kitchen showroom to look at the induction options and luckily they had several models that I could demo and they also had pans of water to try out the boil function. When I saw for mine own eyes water that boiled in less than a minute, I was hooked. The cooktops I saw were 3-4 times as expensive as this option. I do not regret for a single moment not paying the extra money. I also do not believe that the difference in functionality reflects the difference in cost; this model does not work exponentially worse nor did the expensive ones work exponentially better. This cooktop is a great value.First I'll address the noise that some have complained about. Yes, from time to time, the cooktop can be noisy. Sometimes a fan comes on, other times you can hear buzzing, particularly when using power boil, and very seldom I have heard some screeching but it is usually remedied by going up or down a power level or even just simply adjusting the pot on the burner (I noticed all of these things with the $2000 models in the showroom as well). Generally speaking, the noise is no louder than the sound of the food that's cooking. Sure, an electric range will not make the same amount of noise but electric ranges don't cook nearly as well. Gas ranges also make noise. So does basically every other appliance in your kitchen when you use it.I find the layout of the burners to be very smart. The large center burner is big enough to fit my cast iron dutch oven which I cook with regularly but I can also use smaller pots on it, as the burner will adjust to only heat the area that it is in contact with. That's the beauty of induction. With electric, if your pan is too big or small for the designated burners, that's too bad, you either have to try not to roast your fingers over the exposed parts of the burner or deal with the edges of your pan not getting directly heated.Another great feature of induction is that the burner will not get too hot to touch. While it does get quite warm, I have touched it shortly after removing a pot and not gotten burned. This is really convenient when food spills because it will not burn onto the cooktop. I simply remove the pan, wipe things down, and put the pan back. The cooktop also conveniently pauses heating when a pan is removed and resumes automatically when it is placed back. It saves energy by automatically shutting off if no burners are on or if no pan is placed on a burner for longer than 30 seconds.You will have to purchase induction-compatible cookware. This was not a downside for me as I'd already planned on purchasing a high end set to replace my 10 year old non-stick pots and pans that were starting to flake. If handled with care, a few high end pans and a cast iron or two will meet your needs well and last for a long time (hand wash, no dishwasher, no metal utensils).I think the only complaint I can think of at this point is that the cooktop does not respond instantaneously to touch. There is about a half-second delay between touching a button and the change occurring. This was primarily an issue as I was getting used to what heat levels to use and accidentally boiling pots over a few times (don't leave the power boil on once the water is boiling or you'll have a mess, turn it down a few notches and it will continue to boil). Now that I understand how to use the cooktop properly, I can anticipate when something might boil over or splatter and turn the heat down ahead of time.I hope this info was helpful. The bottom line is, this is a great option at a great price. If you're considering it, just do it. It's worth it.