I have finally saved up enough and am looking into getting a precision cooktop now. I can't seem to find a good review of features online for a comparison of features, all I see are basic short videos. Does anyone have a good idea of the recipies feature on the original and new models.
If I understand correctly:
Recipies:
Usb is the only way to transfer recipes and can only be done on commercial line
Wifi feature they planned on adding was completely scrapped
Recipies only work with 1 prob, pan sensor or the external, cannot switch between the 2
Both home and pro offer the same features on number of steps/how recipes work etc.
Does the home version offer any benefits here? Custom image, recipe name/step/direction display or something that commercial doesn't have?
Built-in recipes are static as there is no network connection, so no plans for downloadable recipes. Meaning home version you have to build your own steps for any recipe not provided out of box
There are no extra/new features in how the recipes work functionality wise, like duration, delays, temp, ramp settings. Everything is the same between home and commercial
I've been debating between the 2 and want to try the home if there are any useful new features, but it looks to me like the only real change is the touchscreen, slightly nicer looking ui, and removal of a second knob. But none of the videos I've seen really highlight the functionality or differences, they mostly just are about how nice a precision cooktop is and gloss over the controls so I can't get a good idea.
And from my understanding of the precision cooktop market in general:
Control freak is still the only induction precision with a builtin contact sensor and constant power.
Vollwrath as a close second but it does not use a contact sensor and is less reliable at pan temp detection because of it.
The impule cooktop which looks like it will be great but is 3x my budget
And vaporware. There is an open source project I am interested in but its early phases and as a programmer, the hardware/manufacturing is the part that I cannot do. If the project makes it to launch, I'll buy one and contribute though
So in short, control freak is still the king for an individual precision cooktop. And if I understand correctly, the commercial might actually be the better pick between the 2, as its slightly more sturdy, has separate physical knobs, and comes with a case for transport which would cost ~100usd to get for the home version.
If anyone knows of a good video for control freak home/comercial showcasing the controls and custom recipes please let me know,, especially if you have a side by side showing the similarities and most importantly, differences in the controls/displays and how you interact with the machine. I can't get a good idea from the snippits I can find on how interacting with them would feel