Cooktek
General Cooktek Information
Cooktek makes single- and dual-element units designed for commercial kitchens (though there's no reason those units can't be assembled into any custom home countertop). For both "regular elements" and their line of induction woks, they have both modular build-in and free-standing "tabletop" units--but be careful when considering free-standing units to be sure that the electrical outlets available where you're thinking of placing them have sufficient capacity to power the unit you're considering (built-in units usually have access to sufficiently high-amperage undercounter power).
You can purchase any Cooktek unit through this site, just by clicking on the wanted unit or units as listed in the Table farther below on this page. (We believe our prices are as low as can be found, especially when shipping costs--which are free here--are factored in.)
As always in these listings, we give these standard general--
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Important notes on these data:
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Cooktek has a plethora of units available. You can see through the morass a little better if you keep these few things in mind:
Almost all Cooktek lines come at four power levels: 1.8 kW (115-volt service), 2.5 kW, 3.0 kW, amd 3.5 kW (all 240-volt service). All Cooktek units within a given line will be the same size and shape; they will differ only in cooking power, current draw, and price.
Cooktek has two broad classes of line: build-in and freestanding countertop. Within each type they have single-element units and woks. But, just to complicate the picture, each line also has a pair of dual-element units; moreover, the pairings include both side-by-side and front-to-back configurations.
The basic ("heritage") Cooktek line has an upscale "mirror" line, the "Apogee" series, which is basically the same units with a fancier control-and-display front panel.
And, to round out the proliferation, the Heritage-series woks can be had with either a high-strength plastic bowl or with a more expensive high-strength ceramic-glass bowl. (Apogee-line woks have only ceramic-glass bowls)
All that said, here's the roll call. We now use as our top-level separation the "heritage" product line versus the "Apogee" product line. Within each line, the highest division is between build-in units and countertop units; within those types, we divided by standard types (which have the usual flat cooking surface) and wok types (which have special wok-bowl holders); within the standard types, we divided by single-element units versus dual-element units, while within the wok units we divided by high-impact-plastic bowl versus ceramic-glass bowl.
Because Cooktek makes almost four dozen differing units, it may help if, before we list each, we "map out" the classifications just described. It looks like this:
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| Build-In | Countertop | ||||||
| standard | wok | standard | wok | ||||
| single zone |
dual zone |
plastic bowl |
glass bowl |
single zone |
dual zone |
plastic bowl |
glass bowl |
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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 | Countertop | ||||||
| standard | wok | standard | wok | ||||
| single zone |
dual zone |
plastic bowl |
glass bowl |
single zone |
dual zone |
plastic bowl |
glass bowl |
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MB-1800G MB-2000G |
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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 |
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MW-1800G MW-2500G MW-3000G MW-3500G |
Cooktek Induction-Unit Data
To keep from needlessly complicating the presentation, we show below details only for representative units from each of the product lines (Heritage, Apogee) and product series within those lines. The others of each series differ from the unit shown only in power. Excepting the Buffet Server stations, each product series has four powers: 1.8 kW, 2.5 kW, 3.0 kW, and 3.5 kW (the dual-element products each have two identical elements of equal power). Within each 4-power-level series, all units are for 240-volt service except the 1.8-kW units, which all run off standard 120-volt service, making them useful where dedicated appliance-voltage lines are not available.
As the Table above shows, there are 13 product series. We present them here segregated by product line (Heritage, Apogee). As noted above, the newer Apogee line differs from the established Heritage line chiefly in its control/display features: the Heritage line uses knobs for control, while the Apogee line uses finger-touch "touchpad" sliders for control, and has somewhat sexier readouts. In actual heating performance, the lines ought to be essentially similar.
To further reduce duplication, we do not show separate boxes for the wok units that are differentiated only by the material of which the bowl is made. As noted above and below, such units can be had with either heavy-duty black-plastic bowls or with black ceramic-glass bowls (the Apogee-line woks, however, come only in glass).
Note that all dual-element units can be had configured as either side-by-side (as shown below) or configured front-to-back for when lineal counter space is crucial.
Again, use the Table above to understand (and to order from) the lines and series, and the listings below to see representative samples in detail. Clicking on any listing in the Table above will take you to a full-details page on that exact unit, from which page you can buy the unit if you like (there are no "buy" links below, because there we are only showing representative units, not the whole Cooktek line).
Cooktek "Heritage" Induction-Unit Data
Cooktek MCD-xx00Single-element build-in units:
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Cooktek MCD2500 (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MCD-xx02X
Dual-element build-in units:
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Cooktek MCD2502S (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MWD-xx00
Build-in wok units:
(available with either heavy-duty plastic bowls or ceramic-glass bowls)
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Cooktek MWD2500 (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MC-xx00
Single-element freestanding countertop units:
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Cooktek MC2500 (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MC-xx02X
Dual-element freestanding countertop units:
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Cooktek MC2502S (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MW-xx00
Freestanding countertop wok units:
(available with either heavy-duty plastic bowls or ceramic-glass bowls)
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Cooktek MW2500 (maker's product page)
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Cooktek "Apogee" Induction-Unit Data
Cooktek MB-xx00GSingle-element build-in buffet-station units:
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Cooktek MB2000G (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MBW-xx00G
Build-in buffet-station wok units:
(all with ceramic-glass bowls)
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Cooktek MBW2500G (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MC-xx00G
Single-element freestanding countertop units:
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Cooktek MC2500G (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MC-xx02XG
Dual-element freestanding countertop units:
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Cooktek MC2502SG (maker's product page)
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Cooktek MW-xx00G
Freestanding countertop wok units:
(all with ceramic-glass bowls)
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Cooktek MW2500G (maker's product page)
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Residential-Use Products Available in the U.K.:
