I've only using it for a few days (I'll try to update more when I've used it more), overall it seems to be pretty good but there's one annoyance that is enough to deduct one star. The fact that it would be so easy to avoid makes me go down to 3.
The good:
It seems to work as expected, induction is just the best way to cook offering the responsiveness of gas combined with the convenience of an electric stove while saving energy.
The oven also seems to work well, it heats up quickly, bakes (pizza at least) evenly and quickly.
The accessories, especially the baking trays, seem to be of good quality. heavier and stiffer than I expected.
The bad:
The telescpoic rails (2 are included) are essentially useless. [To understand the following, please refer to the attached picture.] The rails T1 and T2 are meant for the telescopic rails. They're actually pretty useless without them because of the bent wires. However, they're also inconvenient with them because you need to extend the telescopic rails before inserting anything since there's not enough space above. The ends of the telescopic rails essentially block themselves when not extended. Telescopic rails are supposed to make your life easier, not more complicated. The bends also make it impossible to use rails 1 and 2 with the telescopic rails because there's not even enough vertical space to fit the rails+baking tray. Luckily rail 3 seems to be seen as the standard height, so I can just place one pair of telescopic rails there. True, but then you cannot use the rotisserie spit anymore because it sits too high. So literally the only rails where a telescopic rail would be usable without sacrificing other functionality is rail 4, but that's so high that I will rarely use it.
The worst part is that it would be so simple: remove the bent wires for T1 and T2 and lower rail 3 a little so that you can use the spit in the either with or without telescopic rails. It would make it possible to use the telescopic rails in all spots while not removing anything (again, T1 and T2 are pretty unusable without telescopic rails).
It's one of the things that are immediately obvious as soon as you start to actually use the oven or even think about how you'll use it and where tonplace the telescopic rails. Clearly nobody ever tried to actually use it. My suggestion would be a simpler construction, less material, less bends, less welding, so even cheaper... while offering more. ?♂️
?♂️The mediocre:
Lower temperatures in induction cooktops are often achieved by simply alternating between on and off. That is the same here. So far it has not bothered me here since the intervals are short enough, but in other situations/use cases, itay bother me at some point. Previously (other, cheaper cooktops), getting a heavy cast iron pot that reacts slower has mostly solved that issue for me.
I wish the area that actually heats up was a little bit bigger, especially for the larger cooking zones. I'm actually thinking of taking another star for this from the overall rating, but to be fair, 3 is already lower than it deserves as an overall product. I'm just mad that the solution would save Hyundai money while offering a better product.
Next, I'll try to make a rotisserie chicken. After removing the telescopic rails again. ?
Update:
I moved and now bought a (cheap-ish) Bosch (not induction) stove. The Bosch has better temperature control for the oven (more precise according to my thermometer), better built quality, less functions/accessories (no rotisserie spit & function, only one baking tray) but everything feels just a bit better. The telescoping rails for the baking trays make sense, the knobs for controlling the temperature feel better, the (ceramic) hobs actually heat up to the size they are, ....
I was not unhappy with this Hyundai. I am not unhappy to go back to regular ceramic hobs. I will not buy induction again if I do not know the size of the spools they're using. I knew before buying that the additional funtions of the oven would not interest me as much as others. I'm impressed with the temperature control of my new Bosch (I've seen much worse on a more expensive NEFF) and I will live with the downsides of ceramic hobs now, everything else seems to be a bit more to my liking though.
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