Wolf (components made by "Jaeger Hilite", presumably Jaeger Controls of France)
General Wolf Information
Wolf is positioned far upscale in the appliances market, though what one buys above the norm--especially in something as basic as an induction cooktop, with essentially no moving
parts--is less than clear (except, of course, bragging rights). Wolf is now owned by Sub-Zero, another very upscale brand (that specializes, obviously from the name, in refrigeration
equipment), and has moved from its former focus on profesional equipment to residential units.
Note that we can sell Wolf products only for delivery within California!
Moreover, retailers are not allowed to post prices for Wolf units on the internet: you must make an inquiry to receive a price quotation. Presumably, that is to emphasize the concept
that Wolf is for the "if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it" crowd, as perhaps it is. Equally presumed is that the regionality exclusiveness is to
prevent--gasp!--competitive pricing. If you want to buy a Wolf anyway, here are thir products.
As always in these listings, we give these standard general--
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Important notes on these data:
We have spent a lot of time hunting these data--often in several places for each individual unit--but we cannot and do not guarantee any datum to be correct
(indeed, we often found conflicting data at different sources). Caveat emptor! For those units we offer for sale, the prices shown are never over an hour old. For other items, the prices shown are the lowest we found with moderate but not fanatic
searching; moreover, they are not updated very often and are only intended as a rough guide to comparative unit values in cost/power terms. Most "Features" are not terribly important, and are nearly standard among roughly similar units, regardless of brand name. If some "feature"--shown or omitted--is especially
important to you, check on it, because we did not take great pains over the "Features" data. Dimensions given here are, as the makers themselves warn, only to be used as guidelines in planning--never do anything (such as cutting a countertop) till you have your
actual unit to hand. A very important unit datum is the "MaxPower" value. Many units show individual-element powers that add up to impressive totals that the unit cannot really supply.
That is not a defect or some form of cheating: it is "power sharing", a clever and
useful feature; but, unless the maker is unusually open about data, one can easily be misled into believeing that the unit as a whole is more powerful than it is. Your dollars are buying
cooking power, and you need to be well aware of just what you are paying for in actual cost/power terms for the unit as a whole. Similar to power sharing (though less flexible) is the "power boost" feature many
units have on some or all of their elements. (That feature allows a "boosted" element to temporarily, for some short period--rarely specified, but typically 10 minutes or so--run at some
set level well over its nominal power, to help with tasks like getting large pots of water to boiling.) As with true power sharing, if one is not careful, one can get an incorrect
impression of the true total power capability of the unit as a whole, which, as we just said, is basically what your dollars are buying.
(For much fuller information on power, read our page Kitchen Electricity
101.)
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Wolf Induction-Unit Data
We found three Wolf induction-cooking induction-cooking models:
Wolf CT15I/S
Do we sell it? Yes, though only within California and western Nevada - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Wolf CT15I/S
(maker's product page)
- Elements: 2 (front-to-back)
- Boosted: 1
- Powers:
· 1.8 kW - front, 6-inch diameter
· 1.8 kW (boost to 2.2 kW) - back, 8½-inch diameter
- Max Power: 3.6 kW = 100% [no power sharing except during "boost"]
- Levels: 15+
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 0?
- Induction Elements Made By: Jaeger Hiflux
- Features:
· childproof lockout
· pot recognition
· auto-safety switchoff
· "simmer" & "melt" settings
· residual-heat indicators
- Size: 15" wide x 21" deep
- Cutout: 13-3/8" wide x 19-1/4" deep x 6" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 20 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor - 2 years
· parts - 5 years
- Online documents:
· Planning Guide (PDF file)
· Quick Reference (PDF file)
· Installation (PDF file)
· Use & Care (w/Warranty) (PDF file)
- Price: Wolf Appliance Company, LLC., does not allow posting of definite, known prices.
- Cost/Kilowatt: c. US $540
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Wolf CT30I/S
Do we sell it? Yes, though only within California and western Nevada - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Wolf CT30I/CT30IU
(maker's product page)
- Elements: 4
- Boosted: 2
- Powers:
· 1.8 kW (boost to 3.0 kW) - left front, 8-3/4-inch diameter
· 1.2 kW - left rear, 5-1/2-inch diameter
· 1.2 kW - right front, 6-3/4-inch diameter
· 1.8 kW (boost to 3.0 kW) - right rear, 8-3/4-inch diameter
- Max Power: 7.2 kW = 100%
[apparently can handle 1.2 kW of possible 2.4 kW boost w/o sharing]
- Levels: 15+
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 1 ("alarm clock" - does not control any elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Jaeger Hiflux
- Features:
· childproof lockout
· pot recognition
· auto-safety switchoff
· "simmer" (2 elements) & "melt" (2 elements) settings
· residual-heat indicators
- Size: 30" wide x 21" deep
- Cutout: 28-3/8" wide x 19-1/4" deep x 3-1/2" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel or untrimmed (untrimmed option = CT30IU)
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 40 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor - 2 years
· parts - 5 years
- Online documents:
· Planning Guide
(PDF file)
· Quick Reference
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· Use & Care (w/Warranty)
(PDF file)
- Price: trimmed or untrimmed - Wolf Appliance Company, LLC., does not allow posting of definite, known prices.
- Cost/Kilowatt: c. US $415
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Wolf CT36I/S
Do we sell it? Yes, though only within California and western Nevada - click on the unit name above for the "buy" page.
Wolf CT36I/CT36IU
(maker's product page)
- Elements: 5
- Boosted: 2
- Powers:
· 1.8 kW (boost to 3.0 kW) - left front, 8-3/4-inch diameter
· 1.2 kW - left rear, 5-1/2-inch diameter
· 1.2 kW - center front, 6-3/4-inch diameter
· 1.8 kW (boost to 3.0 kW) - center rear, 8-3/4-inch diameter
· 3.0 kW (boost to 4.0 kW) - right, 11-inch diameter
- Max Power: 10.2 kW = 100%
[apparently can handle 1.2 kW of possible 3.4 kW boost w/o sharing]
- Levels: 15+
- Controls: touchpad
- Timer/s: 1 ("alarm clock" - does not control any elements)
- Induction Elements Made By: Jaeger Hiflux
- Features:
· childproof lockout
· pot recognition
· auto-safety switchoff
· "simmer" (3 elements) & "melt" (2 elements) settings
· residual-heat indicators
- Size: 36" wide x 21" deep
- Cutout: 34-3/8" wide x 19-1/4" deep x 4-1/2" under
- Color: black
- Trim: stainless steel or untrimmed (untrimmed option = CT36IU)
- Voltage: 240
- Load: 50 Amperes
- Maker's Warranty:
· labor - 2 years
· parts - 5 years
- Online documents:
· Planning Guide
(PDF file)
· Quick Reference
(PDF file)
· Installation
(PDF file)
· Use & Care (w/Warranty)
(PDF file)
- Price: trimmed or untrimmed - Wolf Appliance Company, LLC., does not allow posting of definite, known prices.
- Cost/Kilowatt: c. US $375
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