The Cooktek MW1800 Induction Unit: Buying

Buying a Cooktek MW1800 Induction Unit

(For general information about buying equipment through this site, please read this page; for general information about induction itself and its pros and cons, browse this entire site, perhaps starting with our page on how induction works.)

About the MW1800 Induction Unit

General Description

This countertop ("free-standing") unit is a part of Cooktek's "Heritage" line, a powerful yet reasonably priced answer for all the needs of professional commercial cooking operations, as further described below. This unit is one of their Heritage true woks (meaning they have true wok bowls); the bowl of this unit is of heavy-duty plastic.

Unlike most of Cooktek's products, this unit runs on a standard 120-volt supply (not 240 volts), allowing its use where only ordinary mains service is available.

Features

This is literally an "industrial-strength" unit, designed for commercial kitchens. (So think how well it would do in even the most demanding residential application.) Naturally, it has automatic pan detection (elements will not power unless there is a suitable cooking vessel in place on them); but beyond the basics, the unit's distinctive Cooktek features include:

	TEMPERATURE CONTROL With Cooktek, you can not only control unit power (as you can with all induction equipment--it's the equivalent of turning the flame up or down), you can also set the unit to cook at a particular temperature. If your recipe calls for a specific temperature, with Cooktek that's no problem. With the push of just one button, you can turn the knob from left to right to set a specific holding temperature anywhere between 85° and 450°. With fully 27 different temperature settings to choose from, even the most delicate dishes become simple to cook.
	LED DISPLAY All Cooktek induction cooktops have a conveniently located LED display--on their freestanding cooktops, it's on the front panel, while on their build-in cooktops, it's right under the glass of the smoothtop surface, for easy viewing.
	USER-FRIENDLY CONTROL KNOB Just on sheer looks, many people like a "neat" push-button panel: but, invariably, when working cooks compare cooking and controlling heat with a knob against pushing buttons, they overwhelmingly prefer the knob. And form follows function, which is why Cooktek uses rotary knobs for control. Cooktek's controls feature 20 power-cook settings and 27 precise temperature settings.
	AUTO-MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS Inside each Cooktek induction cooktop is a built-in SmarTemp™ microprocessor that monitors key internal components 120 times a second. It protects against power surges, and checks for problems associated with overheating, blocked airflow, or almost anything else you can imagine. If a problem is detected, the unit immediately shuts itself off--so no damage can occur--and shows an event-specific error code in the unit's LED display, so you can easily diagnose and remediate most problems immediately.
	HEAVY-DUTY CERAMIC GLASS SMOOTHTOP Cooktek's glass smoothtops can withstand temperatures up to 1000°F. Their high physical shock values allow these cooktops to withstand everyday use in even the busiest of commercial kitchens.
	COMMERCIAL-KITCHEN-PROOF ELECTRONICS All Cooktek electronic components are specified with the commercial kitchen environment in mind. They are intended to withstand grease, flour, other food particles, and extremely high ambient temperatures.
	BUILT-IN STAINLESS-STEEL EDGE The ceramic glass on Cooktek cooktops is designed to withstand anything a commercial kitchen can offer. And, although it has extremely high shock values, they've built in yet another safeguard: every Cooktek cooktop has a reinforced stainless-steel edge that serves as extra protection around the edge of the glass to avoid splitting, cracking, or other such safety issues.
	COOKTEK WARRANTEE The CookTek brand on the faceplate ensures you quality product and customer service, backed up by a 1-year parts and labor warranty.

Moreover, as they say on TV, "But wait! There's more!" Cooktek units have a "pan maximizer" feature that ensures detects pot or pan size and assures optimum heating of every cooking vessel placed on them. They also each have an integral fan, to keep their internal electronics cool.

Details

Induction Cooking Equipment Available Through This Site

The following induction-cooking equipment (here listed alphabetically by maker) is available for purchase direct through this site. We ask that if you have not already read our explanation of why we hope that you will choose to make your purchases here you please take a look at it now.

Note! We are always expanding our offering of equipment at retail: in particular, the list of products we offer in the U.K. will be expanding greatly in the very near future. Right now, we believe we have virtually all residential equipment available at retail in North America at the best internet prices to be found, and we also have a good selection of the available commercial-grade equipment (which selection will be growing). If you're looking for a particular product and it isn't on our lists--and you're not in an urgent rush--please check back here from time to time (or email us with an inquiry). An availability restraint imposed by a very few brands, is geographic: a given retailer can only deliver to within a fairly small specified territory. We think that such a business model is wildly out of touch with twenty-first century ways of doing business, especially on the internet, but we do not and cannot control those companies' policies. You will thus find that for a product few lines--Viking, Wolf--our current offerings are geographically limited. We are actively seeking other retail partners with other territorial coverage, so that we can approach full North American coverage, but that may take a while. Listed below, alphabetically by maker, is what we already offer. As a general guide, units described as "hob" are available in the U.K., while those described as 'cooktop" (or, for countertops, "unit") have North American availability.

(Besides actual induction-cooking equipment, we also facilitate your direct purchase of cookbooks--whether of any cookbook or from our lists of specially selected cookbooks; we are also in the midst of adding cookware listings--we already have cast iron, and should soon have clad.)

AEG:

• 68002 K-FN 4-element hob

• 98001 KF-SN 3-element "maxi-sense" hob

Athena:

• Max Burton 6000 countertop unit

Avanti:

• IHP1500 countertop unit

• IHP1501 countertop unit

Belling:

• TTi300 "Baby Belling" countertop hob

Berghoff:

• 1810003 countertop hob

Bosch:

• NIT8053UC 4-element cooktop

• NIT8653UC 5-element cooktop

Broil King: see Cadco

Circulon:

• 50922 commercial countertop unit

Cadco:

• BIR1C commercial countertop unit

Cooktek:

Because the Cooktek commercial line has so many units, we present them in what we hope is a helpful tabular format:

Heritage
Build-In				Countertop
standard		wok		standard		wok
single zone	dual zone	plastic bowl	glass bowl	single zone	dual zone	plastic bowl	glass bowl
MCD-1800 MCD-2500 MCD-3000 MCD-3500	MCD-2502F MCD-2502S MCD-3002F MCD-3002S MCD-3502F MCD-3502S	MWD-1800 MWD-2500 MWD-3000 MWD-3500	MWDG-1800 MWDG-2500 MWDG-3000 MWDG-3500	MC-1800 MC-2500 MC-3000 MC-3500	MC-2502F MC-2502S MC-3002F MC-3002S MC-3502F MC-3502S	MW-1800 MW-2500 MW-3000 MW-3500	MWG-1800 MWG-2500 MWG-3000 MWG-3500

Apogee
Build-In (Buffet Equipment)				Countertop
standard		wok		standard		wok
single zone	dual zone	plastic bowl	glass bowl	single zone	dual zone	plastic bowl	glass bowl
MB-1800G MB-2000G	--	--	MBW-1800G MBW-2500G MBW-3000G MBW-3500G	MC-1800G MC-2500G MC-3000G MC-3500G	MC-2502FG MC-2502SG MC-3002FG MC-3002SG MC-3502FG MC-3502SG	--	MW-1800G MW-2500G MW-3000G MW-3500G

Diva de Provence:

• DDP-2 2-element cooktop

• DDP-3 3-element cooktop

• DDP-4 4-element cooktop

• DDP-5 5-element cooktop

• DR-365 range with 5-element induction cooktop

Electrolux:

• E30IC75FSS 4-element cooktop

• E36IC75FSS 5-element cooktop

Fagor:

• IFA80AL 4-element cooktop

• IFA90AL 5-element cooktop

• 670040240 countertop unit

Gaggenau:

• VI411-610 wok/cooktop

• VI421-610 2-element cooktop

• CI491-610 / CI492-600 5-element cooktop

General Electric [GE]:

• Profile PHP900 4-element cooktop

• Monogram ZHU30R 4-element cooktop

• Profile PHP960 5-element cooktop

• Monogram ZHU36R 5-element cooktop

Heartland:

• HCTIF30S 4-element cooktop

• HCTIF36S 5-element cooktop

Kenmore (Sears):

• Elite 30 4-element cooktop

• Elite 36 5-element cooktop

Kenwood:

• Kenwood IH100 countertop hob

KitchenAid:

• KICU508S 4-element cooktop

• KICU568S 5-element cooktop

Kuppersbusch:

• EKI-326.0 M-UL 2-element cooktop

• EKI-846.0 M-UL 4-element cooktop

• EKI-956.0 M-UL 5-element cooktop

• EWI-457.0 build-in wok element

LG:

• LCE30845 4-element cooktop

Max Burton: see Athena

Ramblewood:

• ICQ1-21C1 1-element cooktop

• ICQ2-28C1 2-element cooktop

• ICQ2-33C1 2-element cooktop

Micromark:

• MM52206 countertop hob

Minky:

• Minky [no model code] countertop hob

Palson:

• 30510 "Miami" countertop hob

• 30511 countertop hob

• 30512 dual-element countertop hob

Prima:

• PIH004 countertop hob

Sears: see Kenmore

Sunpentown:

• SR-1881 countertop unit, 3 colors available

• SR-1851 countertop unit

• SR-1891 countertop unit

• SR-951T countertop unit

Stellar:

• SEA01 countertop hob

Tayama:

• TR-16A countertop unit

Thermador:

(We do not recommend, and thus do not carry, Thermador's "mixed" part-induction units.)

• CIT151DS 1-element cooktop

• CIT304E 4-element cooktop (black or silvered finish)

• CIT365DS 5-element cooktop, black finish

• CIT365EM 5-element cooktop, silvered finish

Viking:

(Owing to Viking territorial restrictions, we can only offer these to southern California delivery addresses.)

• VICU 105 4-element cooktop

• VIRT 301 4-element rangetop

• VICU 165 6-element cooktop

• VICC120SS countertop unit

Vollrath:

• "Mirage" 59500 commercial countertop unit

Waring:

• ICT100 countertop unit

WindCrest:

• CTI304D 4-element cooktop

• CTI365D 5-element cooktop

Wolf:

(Owing to Wolf territorial restrictions, we can only offer these to southern California and western Nevada delivery addresses.)

• CT 15I 2-element cooktop

• CT 30I 4-element cooktop

• CT 36I 5-element cooktop

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Site Access:

Search this site, or the web, for:   TheInductionSite.com   all the web
(a brief site overview)	The site's introductory Front Page
(the what, how, and why)	Induction Cooking--the Basics:
		How Induction Works:  which explains why it is different from all other cooking methods
		The Pros and the Cons:  an honest appraisal of the advantages and disadvantages
		Kitchen Electricity 101:  important things you should know about power
		Replacing Existing Combination Stoves  problems with and solutions for replacing "slide-in" range/oven combination units
		Radiation--a Hazard?  scientifically sound assessments (and no, it's not a hazard)
		Further Information  links to other major internet induction-cooking resources
(who makes what, in detail)	Induction Equipment--the Makers and Their Products:
		Makers and Their Products:  all the units--commercial and residential--sorted by maker, with maker information
		Residential-Use Products Available in North America:  all the "residential" units now available in the U.S.A. and Canada, with comparison tables and full data     · build-in equipment     · countertop units
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(how to choose and buy a unit)	Selecting and Buying--Advice and Offers:
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		Induction-Units Database:  pick out North American residential build-in cooktops by size, current draw, and element count [U.K. coming soon!]
		Induction Products Available in North America:  all units now available in the U.S.A. and Canada, with comparison tables and full data     · residential use:         - build-in equipment         - countertop units     · commercial use
		Induction Products Available in the U.K.:  all units now available in the U.K., with comparison tables and full data     · residential use:         - build-in equipment         - countertop units     · commercial use - coming soon!
		Buying a Unit:  generic advice and tips
		Why Buy Here?  we retail units--here's why we hope you'll buy through us
		Induction-Cooking Units For Sale Here:  we only sell units for which we can offer the best price--this is our list of offerings
(the best, induction or not)	Cookware--the Best to Be Had:
		Cookware for Induction Cooking:  what defines excellent cookware, whether for induction or not
		Cookware for Sale Here:  as with induction equipment, we will only offer at the best prices
		Lines We Offer:  these are the best cookware at the best prices   ·  Lodge Cast Iron and Enamelware   ·  clad cookware coming soon
(find and buy any cookbook)	Cookbooks--Selected and General:
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		Selected Cookbooks, by Category:   ·  Selected Basic Cookbooks - good for learning cookery   ·  Selected General Cookbooks - unspecialized sound cookery   ·  Selected Specialized Cookbooks - topic-oriented, from fish to vegetarian   ·  Selected Regional Cookbooks - the cookery of a place, a nation, or the world   ·  Selected Miscellaneous Cookbooks - cookery techniques that don't quite fit elsewhere
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