Thanks for taking the time to do an update - real world experience over a period of time is very helpful to others who are looking. I went back and looked at your first post on that range - that is a good looking range.

Thx Barry!!!

Thanks for the update. Viking has a checkered reputation around here but there sure isn't much else out there that looks that good!

Thx Fori !!!

Glad the Viking is treating You well, sure is a "Nifty looking range".

Hope some other companies get the idea of how an induction range "Can look" and hence some competition for Viking and maybe prices will become more reasonable!

Gary

OMG, I forgot all about this red beauty! Gary, I wonder if the manufacturers really give a hoot about what appeals to the consumer. There haven't been any new models of induction ranges in years. It is currently forcing me tO go with a cooktop, spending extra money on cabinet work for the wall oven!
Brad, if I could afford it that beauty you have would be mine (but in blue!). Thanks for the update.

I remember that post, I'm amazed it's been a year already. Thanks for the update - we may be looking at induction in the near future.

Here is a link that might be useful: red induction

It is hard to believe its been a year ,,, but I haft to say induction " is all that !!" No matter what brand , I highly recommend I induction !!!

Brad,
Your follow up one year later (last June) pushed me over the edge to order a Viking induction range - my major splurge in recent kitchen reno. Our new graphite gray beauty is installed and working. It is everything you say and more! Love the knobs, the control, the easy sliding racks in the oven and of course the ease of cleaning. Thank you for your reviews and your encouragement here at GW.
B-P

Yay on your purchase !!! I hope u get some pics up and share the luv !!!
Brad

Have you seen the commercials for that small portable induction cooker on TV Brad?

To show how "Inexpensive" it is, they show your range, which of course is probably the most expensive Induction Range sold in the US, and certainly the most beautiful one.

Course I'm glad to see the Viking Range get the "free press", and I'm glad you are still enjoying yours and that it has been trouble free!

Gary

Brad,

Am on the road this week. Will post a picture as soon as I return. Kitchen is still a "work in progress"!

B-P

luv2putt.....How hot does an induction range get? I sear meats often for my husband in a cast iron pan. Can I do this on an induction? What about cooking with a Wok?

This is a really old thread. You could start a new one. Quick answer, yes you can sear in a cast iron pan on Induction. It's the pan that gets hot, not the range, with induction. :) Cooking with a wok is not ideal on induction unless you have a specialty unit that's mean for wok cooking.

LOL! You will not have any issues getting the heat you need with induction. The issue is actually the opposite. Pans get so hot so fast that it can actually be dangerous if you don't pay close attention, especially for induction newbies.

As for wok cooking, it's definitely possible, but like any glass cooktop you need a flat bottomed wok. I have never wokked on induction myself, but most people who have seem to prefer gas. It seems to be one of the few cases where even serious induction fans admit gas is better. They do make dedicated curved induction wok units.

What plllog and hvtech said, plus have you seen this thread on how hot cast iron can get for searing with regular induction burners?

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2349168/maximum-temperature-on-an-induction-cooktop.

For wokking --- whatever variation you might have in mind --- I suggest you try a google/ask/whatever search using this string: "gardenweb + induction + wok." That should get you a dozen or so previous discussions of the topic. Also try repeating it by substituting "chowhound" and "egullet" for gardenweb. That may tell you as much or more than you wanted to know.

It's the pan that gets hot, not the range, with induction

That doesn't mean the cooktop doesn't get hot, it does, but it's heat transferred from the bottom of the pan to the cooktop, rather than the cooktop itself directly heating up, therefore, it will never get AS hot as a regular cooktop.

Thanks for your responses and information.