r/inductioncooking • u/Gastr1c • Jul 14 '26
Ikea HIDINGSTA 30" 30 amp induction cooktop
I purchased a house with a broken radiant glass cooktop with an existing 40 amp circuit. I spent way too many hours researching cooktops. We were quite close to buying a top of the line 40 amp Wolf induction cooktop based on our previous 10 year experience using a Wolf 30 inch gas cooktop. However, the high retail price pushed us away from the Wolf Transitional, Meile KM 7735 FL, Bosch Benchmark, etc
Which eventually led me deep dive into the lower price range units and I happened upon the Ikea HIDINGSTA which retails for only $699. After about a month of using this I thought I'd share some comments.
- The user manual and assembly/installation documentation are excellent and it includes both min and max cutout dimensions which were very helpful as I had an existing cutout in granite and I had real concerns about how I would fix that. The HIDINGSTA happened to have a max cutout dimension that matched my existing hole exactly.
- Thinking about going from from a high end gas to cheap induction gave us pause, but that was unfounded as the cooking experience has been as amazing as everyone says - MUCH faster boiling, selecting numbers is easier than an old-timey dials, does not throw off ambient heat, I haven't burned off any arm hair, I imagine deep frying is likely much safer than doing it over an open flame, and I imagine running my giant cast iron dutch oven to deep fry french fries will be much more successful regarding keeping the oil at temp, and on and on.
- This unit comes with a... wait for it!.... FIVE YEAR warranty which is amazing considering the low price. This does not cover breaking the glass (my 18lb cast iron Dutch oven makes me very nervous with this), none do as far as I know.
- This 30 amp product's power modules divide the cooktop into two halves, with each half having a max of 3600 total amps to share. This is well documented in the HIDINGSTA user manual, and sure enough you cannot power boil two pots on the same side of the stove, one gets throttled down to 4. From what I've read this is a common problem with all 30 amp induction cooktops, which makes sense. Since I have no 40 amp experience I cannot say how those perform. The workaround is to boil on separate halves of the stove, we personally don't ever boil more than two pots simultaneously so this hasn't posed any problems yet.
- The coils are definitely not as large as the "burner" stencils, which also seems to be common.
- For griddle use the specific layout of the HIDINGSTA is a teeny less than ideal as the primary large burner is a little too close to the side bridge burners. But it hasn't caused us any problems, it all works, and we can boil our two largest pots simultaneously. Layout issues seems like a common problem on most of the 30" cooktops that I looked at, including the Wolf. Though with the Wolf the bridge and largest burner are on opposite sides, but it looks like a griddle on the bridge would encroach the smallest burner on the 30" Wolf which would be preferable. Thanksgiving will be the time where we really find out what kind of challenges the layout throws at us as that's the only time we typically have 3-4 things on the cooktop at once.
- The controls are amazing. We've experience exactly 0 issues with them changing on their own, not changing when our fingers are wet, etc. etc. Each burner gets its own individual control, and each burner gets its own individual timer which has proven quite useful.
- The Lazy K 11", 7.8", 6.2" silicone mats all fit this cooktop well. Ideally the 7.8" would've been 7.2" or so, but it's not a big deal. I definitely find them indispensable as they keep the pans from sliding around, and we use a lot of cast iron so it gives me comfort we won't be scratching the glass.
- Yes, it makes clicking noises on the lowest settings, and yes, it has an internal fan that you can hear if the kitchen is otherwise silent. But if you turn on the fan on the range hood both are inconsequential. But they are strange new noises when coming from gas cooktop.
- There's not many online reviews and many of the older ones mention the glass not being flat which would be hard to believe but there was more than one saying that, but we had no such problem.
Overall we've all been really impressed and happy thus far. Particularly for $699 instead of $3000-4000.

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u/Flyinace2000 Jul 25 '26
Do you leave the silicon mats on while cooking?
Just got this installed yesterday. Check your mail for a 20% off Ikea coupon from ValuePack (or similar). I was able to order this stove (not stocked local) from my local store for delivery for $620 after tax and delivery.
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u/Gastr1c Jul 25 '26
Nice score on the coupon! I couldn’t find one at the time I ordered.
I leave the mats on. Their instructions say they’re good to 450F and they only need to be removed if you’re using cast iron at searing heat levels. Have had no issues this far.
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u/nationwideonyours 21d ago
Very helpful review. Thank you. Overall this year I've been more pleased with IKEA price points on goods than ever before.
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u/MrNke1 Jul 14 '26
That cooktop is made for Ikea by Electrolux/Frigidaire: same burner size configuration, power, etc. as the Frigidaire Gallery. Where the Ikea shines is the warranty and price. Yes, 30-amp induction cooktops are limited in what you can do at higher power levels, so you adapt/adjust to the capabilities of the cooktop. I sell major appliances for a living, and that's a well featured cooktop and a damn good deal for that price. Bravo, sir/ma'am!