GE Profile 30" Black Electric Cooktop

We replaced our countertops recently and decided to also purchase a new cooktop at the same time. I would really love to have a gas cooktop but we don't have gas service in our neighborhood and I wasn't willing to pay to have a propane tank installed. I thought seriously about induction but was kind of scared by some of the reviews I read about various induction cooktops. So after reading all the reviews, I settled on this cooktop and it's been surprisingly nice to work with. It seems to heat quickly and evenly and I really haven't had any issues. I have two minor complaints: it's kind of hard to see the setting markings near the knobs (we have the black cooktop with the stainless knobs) and the sync burner wasn't quite what I was expecting. I have had a "bridge" burner on a GE range before and not only do the two burners work together but the space in-between also heats up. With the "sync" burners, the burners work in sync but the space in-between doesn't heat up. I didn't realize this difference until I actually used my cooktop.

When we ordered this product, we thought we were ordering the previous version. We were told it had been discontinued and were sent the new model. I find the numbers on the dial difficult to read. The contrast is not great enough on the black surface for my older eyes to easily see. In the version I had wanted, the dials were all on the right side. In this version, I find the dials difficult to clean where they are. This is not the cooktop I would have ordered if I had seen it.