A pro and con I haven't seen discussed too much so far: Huge Pro - since there is no active heat source unless there is pan, nothing happens if the controls ge

A pro and con I haven't seen discussed too much so far: Huge Pro - since there is no active heat source unless there is pan, nothing happens if the controls get accidentally turned on. With older parents I'm very happy they have an induction stove - my dad always hits the controls when cleaning and he can't hear the beeps. Luckily after a few seconds, without a pan, the cooktop just turns itself off again. A significant con - matching pan to hob (burner) size. The more mismatched, the louder/more high frequency squealing you get. It drove me crazy enough I'm seriously considering something like a Gaggenau 400 Series that will auto detect the pan size and location.