Counterpoint - my dirt cheap entry level induction cooktop has been incredibly reliable. We cook intensely with it almost every day and have done so for years. Do I wish it was smarter? Sure. Is it faster to heat water than my old gas stove? Yup. Do I want even more power? Heck yeah.

Only having 1 large burner is stupid, and the 1 large burner it has could stand to be another inch or so wider.

But it has been a definite upgrade over gas. From better air quality to not heating my house up in the summer, to being faster to get pots hot.

> As they become more common and age, I predict induction cooktops will have a much higher failure rate than dumb rheostat controlled resistive element cooktops. Everything has a much higher failure rate than dumb resistive element cooktops. And they are much easier to repair with very few parts: a resistive element and a rheostat.

Agreed, resistive elements are simple, you can still find ones that are 30+ years old and working fine. Same with old gas stoves, easy to repair, dirt simple.

Induction requires fancy electronics, and modern circuit boards just don't have a long life expectancy.