Philips Viva Collection HD4928/01 Induction Cooktop, Black

This is my 3rd purchase of this Induction cooktop by Philips. I got 2 of these in Oct 2017 and both are working good so far, without a single issue. Earlier it was for my relatives but this time requirement came from my own kitchen. So without any second thought, I ordered this one, owing to wonderful past experience with the same product. ••••••••••••••••••• 🎁 INSIDE BOX ••••••••••••••••••• → Induction cooktop → Safety leaflet → User Manual Cord length: 1.5 m approx Max power: 2100 watts Warranty: 1 Year •••••••••••• ➕ PROS •••••••••••• 1. Stylish & durable cooktop for the kitchen. 2. Works great with lots of preset options for cooking. 3. Works with a good range of iron/magnetic base cookware, bottom diameter 12-20cm. 4. Every mode has an accompanying led indicator above the button. 5. Manual mode in any induction is kind of a blessing to have full control over the cooking process. 6. Many preset modes can also be adjusted as per the required temperature and cooking time. 7. +/- can be used to adjust both temperature and timer. •••••••••••• ➖ CONS •••••••••••• 1. The only thing I miss here is a startup kit, which Philips if it includes, will be a fantastic addon. Still it's a 5-star ★★★★★ device for the price point. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• PANEL & BUTTONS ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Upper Row L-R 1. Manual button 2. Roti/Dosa button 3. Gravy button 4. Residual heat indicator 5. Digital numbered display 6. Stir fry button 7. Slow cook button 8. Pressure cook button Lower Row L-R 1. Temperature button 2. Timer button 3. Decrease button 4. Temperature and power indicator 5. Increase button 6. Pause button 7. On/Off button ••••••••••••••• USAGE TIPS ••••••••••••••• → Use utensils with induction base only. Normal steel utensils also work but are very less efficient. Aluminium ones won't work here. → The glass plate gets hot during usage. Handle it with caution. The residual heat indicator remains on to show the status of heat. → The plastic body surrounds the glass and even the control panel is plastic made. So make sure to handle hot utensils carefully avoiding contact with the plastic body. I had my induction's control panel zone deformed due to this. → Keep vents clean and have sufficient space around induction, for it to have proper forced air circulation. It's an important process to keep the internals cool as its all electronics inside. ••••••••••••••••••••• IMPORTANT ADVICE ••••••••••••••••••••• ▶ Never ever let liquid spill on the induction. It's the major cause of failures in these cooktops. Water or liquid seeps in through the joint of the glass and control panel and damages the electronic circuit there. •••••••••••••••• 🏆 VERDICT •••••••••••••••• Philips goes by the name and never disappoints wrt quality and performance of the product. That's my experience so far with a range of Philips products. ▶ In 2k+ range, this one is recommended without any second thought. Philips also has another model with further attractive looks and touch interface, but that costs 1k more for nothing extra in terms of core features. ▶ Getting a cheaper one is not recommended as you face a lot of issues and generally these devices are not easily serviceable. So to avoid trouble, get a good one. I have tried many different brands like Havells, Prestige, Pigeon, etc but the experience was not good. I even got them repaired 4-5 times but now all are lying in the scrapyard.

I purchased the Philips Viva Collection HD4928/01 2100-Watt Induction Cooktop and overall the experience has been very good. Heating is fast and efficient, which helps reduce cooking time. The touch controls are simple to use and the preset cooking options are convenient for daily cooking. The build quality looks good and the cooktop surface is easy to clean after use. It operates smoothly and is suitable for regular household cooking. One suggestion for improvement would be to make the price slightly more competitive and consider a longer power cord for easier placement in the kitchen. Overall, a good and reliable product from Philips and worth considering for everyday use.

The induction cooktop is easy to use with simple controls and heats up quickly. It is energy-efficient and cooks food evenly. The sleek design looks great in the kitchen, and the smooth surface is very easy to clean after use. The build quality feels sturdy and durable, making it a reliable choice for everyday cooking. Overall, it offers excellent performance and great value for money.

I bought this in 2021 for ₹3,085, and I’m reviewing it after almost 5 years of use. Believe me, this is one of the best products I have ever bought on Amazon. It developed a few issues 3–4 times, but I watched some YouTube videos and was able to fix them myself. The only real problem you may face with this product is if any liquid spills on it and gets inside the cooktop. Apart from that, it is incredibly fast. It boils water almost 3 times faster than infrared cooktops. After using it for nearly 5 years, I can confidently say that it has been a great purchase and excellent value for money.

It is original and working fine for more than 5 years. But reading is somewhat confusing for the first time use .

FIRST.. a note: Amazon needs an hour to upload my 5min video, so i dont know if it will appear in my review. I bet many of us have many useful and practical suggestions for Amazon, but they do not seem to care. SECOND .. Small heads up: a) This cooktop can handle only cookware with base dia (actual flat contact with induction plate) of 12CM to 20CM. b) Stir frying is always better with open flame i.e gas/wok/high flame outdoor burners etc. Saute on this cooktop will be just OK. c) Cooktime, heat transfer, temperature control all depend more on the cookware you use on this. The economical ones on Amazon wont give you best results. d) Do not leave cookware on the stovetop, remove after cooking(heat and weight issues). You can utilise the residual heat on the plate to warm up ghee or butter in any flat bottom dish after you turn power on cooktop off. Turn off mains only after fan has stopped and residual heat light goes off.e) If you like soups, like me, slow cook for 1hr (not possible on gas) to extract max flavor. THIRD..the REVIEW: It starts with a big thanks to the manufacturer,seller,delivery agency,Amazon and all those anonymous support staff who made it possible for my new baby to be delivered home. RetailEZ , tyvm. I look for your name now and will pay extra to get same item from you than from others. Last time, i ordered an oven to arrive 2days before a kid's birthday, they did not deliver it even though it reached the local delivery point and I was a PRIME member at the time. This time, i'm very happy. About the cooktop... 2100W is very good. You need all the power you can get to try to make good stir fry on induction. Used 1200W earlier ocassions, stuff just gets boiled with hardly any caramelization. Preset MENUs... excellent. Manual, slow cook and pressure cook tried out, work awesome. SLOW COOK and Pause features are a dream for those who like to slow braise. NOISE LEVELs....decently low. good volume of indicator sounds and tolerable induction sound even at highest power. CLEANING... easy to wipe clean, liquids do not get into electronic or hard to clean crevices. A simple soft absorbent cloth kepty handy will go a long way to keep baby's face nice n shiny. EASE of USE... controls are simple. IF in doubt, just press MANUAL, then adjust power/temperature with +/- buttons, standby like with gas stove. 2 or 3 times of cooking and you will get the hang of it. VALUE for MONEY... If this is the same Philips company that made my mixie, this cooktop will probably run till parts reach the end of their useful life. I'll be happy if i can use this for five years and save up to buy the next new tech cooktop that comes along. SUMMARY: Just buy it. This review is after 3 days use. But i have used induction cooktops a lot. I would recommend this one to my friends. p.s: Video did not upload. Used to wonder why videos are so short in reviews, now i know. Anyways, it was a 5 minute video demo on a litre of water boiling in Amazons Solimo 3 litre dutch oven with induction base, it took 4.5 minutes to raise 24degC water to a bubbling boil.ty an good day.

Works well. But beware of any spillages damaging the switches. The switches stopped working one by one and finally all dead. Touch controls instead of buttons would have been better

Over all I'm really disappointed by the product and especially cooking experience. I was used to normal gas and it was easy to regulate to propper temperature. This product has only like 8 temperature settings and it is either too hot or too cold and cannot be set in middle. For example when I set 160°C then it is burning toasts and onions... When I set one step lower it is 130°C and it is not enough for frying :(((. Also you need to buy more expensive induction friendly cookware. And even when I invest to expensive Tefal pan it heat mostly in the center and it is much colder on the edges... You can see on pictures that watter boiling only in middle, and toast being burnt in middle and raw outside :((( The pan is very good and has induction area over whole bottom so I'm sure the fault is in this philips stove... You can see the pan from bottom that induction area is almost over whole bottom... Also due to fact that only center is hot then frying onions is taking much longer than on normal gas stove where heat is better distributed :((( And even though you spent more time frying the onions the result is worse... Onion is little burned from outside and still not soft inside... I'm really disappointed by frying experience compared to gas stove... There is one positive side and that is that heating is quick. My pressure cooker star whistling quite quickly. Faster than on gas stove. Also you can set time for like 10 minut and leave it which is quite convenient... Controll is easy. But I hate details. First I love one detail. There is "pause" button which is very cool. If something heats too quickly or you just need to quickly do something else you press pause button and there is no new heat - It is much nicer compared to gas stove where you would need to turn off, light up again and then find right flame again... Here you just press pause again and cook as before... But that is only thing that I love. Otherwise I hate how it is designed.... First basiclly whole top row of buttons is useless. Those buttons are preset temperatures. But anyway those temperatures are wrong or just for items you do not cook... Like there is 'stirr fry' button and it set 180C. It totally burns onion... I set usually 180C for beginning and then soon change for 160C. But even 160C is too much burning... But lower setting is only 130C which is not frying at all. I would need like 150C I guess and it is impossible to set :((( ... Also I noticed another issue that stove is sometimes making automatic pauses. It heats and than probably when it thinks it is too hot then it stop completelly and in like 10 seconds starts again. So instead of consistentn temperatures it is doing on and off. But back to controll. Except from fact that preset temperatures are useless when you want to change temperature it won't let you or let you to do only one '-' but not 2 times '-'. Why??? I don't know probably ill will... You need to first press "manual" button which change temperature completely to 130C and only then you can freely press +/- and set your desired temperature. So basically I never use any preset mode and I always only press 'manual' and +/- to set my temperature... Another control is setting time. I must say satting time is useful feature and I love it, but how it is implemented I hate. When you press time button then by default it set 30 minutes... Ok but when you hold '-' button it jumps so quickly that in one second it counts to 0 and roll to 3 hours.... Holding increment/decrement is so quick that it is useless. It must have implement some idiot... Anyway you can always click one by one. So to set 10 minutes you must click 'time' button and then click 20 times 'minus' button to set 10 minutes... It is doable but pretty annoying. Or I long press '-' it usially jumps directly to 3 hours and then I press 11 times +... Still anoying but I save like 8 clicks... What is super idiotic is that when I want to add 5 minutes I click time and it by default set 30 minutes again :(((( Arrrrggghhhhh.... So instead of just click time and 5 times '+' I need to click 25 times '-' :((((.... Really this must have done some idiot.... Another unpleasant thing is that if you need to change temperature you can not... Imagine something starts burning and you need to wait like 3 seconds and not pressing '-'/'+' and then after those 3 seconds time setting mode is automatically left and it will let you change temperatures again... When controlling stupidity is burning my food it makes me angry :(((( So over all I would buy anything else next time... Maybe it will be worse but I would at least try... Anyway to say something positive at the end I like that product looks quite durable and material quality looks good. Packaging was also well. But power cable is only like 1.2 meters.... That might be too short... But for me just enough... Also I like mechanic buttons, some stove has capacity buttons which is cool looking and totally flat but I like to feel the press and the click. Buttons are under foil so there is no risk of something leaking into them. Cleaning is very easy cos it is almost flat :) Cleaning experience is much better than cleaning gas stove...