Breville|PolyScience the Control Freak Temperature Controlled Commercial Induction Cooking System
$1,499.95
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The Control °Freak induction cooking system accurately measures, sets and holds 397 cooking temperatures from 86°-482°F. The unique real-time sensing system uses a through-glass sensor to directly measure surface temperature. The Probe Control thermometer precisely controls the temperature of any liquid. The Intensity function gives incredible control over the heating speed to the set temperature. A Create function stores frequently used temperature profiles for simple one-touch recall.
Through-the-glass pan temperature sensor allows the thermostat to touch the pan directly
Directly sensing the temperature of the ingredients, Probe Control can hold temperature stability of ingredients to within 1.8 Degree
The Control Degree Freak’s patented twin fan cooling system keeps you cooking all night, even at searing temperatures in the hottest kitchen
The world’s first induction cooker that can set and hold any temperature from 86 DegreeF-482 Degree for any length of time
Can be used with any induction compatible pot or pan ; cookware should have a minimum diameter of 4.5″ / 12cm and a maximum diameter of 10″ / 26cm.
1800 Watts.
6 reviews for Breville|PolyScience the Control Freak Temperature Controlled Commercial Induction Cooking System
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K. K –
UPDATE 2023: It will change how you cook.
UPDATE 2023:I’ve now had my Control Freak (actually bought a second unit, it’s that good) and I’ve been using it pretty much every single day for over 6 years now. 6 years. Works as flawlessly as it did on day 1. The glass top looks close to brand new (bound to be some scratches after daily use for 6 years) with very minor (ie need to look close to see) scratches. I use lot’s of stainless cookware on this top, from small to large pots and pans.The heating element on the unit is 9″ which makes it provide very even heat especially with good multi-ply cookware.Would I buy it again? In a second.Original review:I can’t speak highly enough about this unit. Yes it’s very expensive, some might say extravagantly so, and I wouldn’t disagree… however this is really an example of “you get what you pay for”.I’ve owned the unit for a couple months now and have used it for various cooking tasks. What has really blown me away is that the temperature control capabilities really are as fantastic as Breville claims. I’ve cooked hollandaise, melted chocolate, cooked eggs of various types, boiled stock and made chili…. I’ve used it plenty. I’ve made hollandaise and walked away knowing that when I set the pan temp to say 140 it will stay at 140. On top of that when you use the “fast/med/slow” heat rate speed setting appropriately you will KNOW you won’t accidently overheat a delicate sauce, for example. No other induction cooktop (or any that I know of) is capable of this.From a quality perspective this thing is top notch. I’ve used my Smarthings linked power units to measure the power draw from this unit vs a cheaper induction cooker and the Breville shows a couple of important things. 1) it pulls consistently. You don’t see spikes like you do on other units that indicates a lack of precise control and 2) it can pull more watts to heat up a bit faster than others.Lastly it looks great and the ceramic glass top is very sturdy and I’ve seen ho visual scratches after using many types of pots and pans, some with rougher bottoms than others.If you are looking for the best and wanting to really change your cooking experience (this isn’t just heat, it’s super control over the heat) you can’t go wrong.
MJD –
Almost perfect, but expensive.
Genius. Precise temperature control. It’s so convenient, and well designed. It very quickly goes to the set temperature, and stays there. I use to use an infrared thermometer, to measure the pan temperature. It worked, but this is much more convenient and accurate. The temperature probe works good too. As noted in a few other reviews, the induction area is medium sized. For the price, it could be bigger (like my induction stove top). But it’s not a big problem, I use a high quality (thick) pan, that distributes the heat, pretty well. The only big down side, is the insanely high price. I used camelcamelcamel, and got notified of a sale. It was still very expensive, but worth it, because of how well it works, and how much I use it.
Fruit Fly –
After the many hobs I’ve used, this is the best
The Control Freak was not a cook top I was actively searching for. What I was looking for was an induction Hob with tighter temperature control. The Control Freak was basically the only game in town as it was the only Induction Hob that kept popping up.I have a couple of very nice commercial induction hobs which I love but the real gap is in the fine temperature control. The Control Freak fills that gap.Things I’ve done, so far;Cooked a Salmon fillet to 120 degrees with the probe, to retain that buttery texture. Then a french omelet to perfection at 225 degrees for 2 min. Added the flaky salmon to the omelet, folded and plated. After a slight drizzle of IGP balsamic vinegar and a tiny garnish, the dish was excellent.2 month addendum:The Freak made the Thanksgiving sauces. Everything else was on the traditional hobs. After Thanksgiving, made a turkey bone broth. I set the timer for 18 hours and set temp to 205. The broth came out clear and excellent. The temp control through the glass and probe control is the piece of the puzzle I was missing. My other commercial hobs do most of the cooking but the fine work went to the freak.Some Conclusions:The larger the coil under the glass, the better the cooking experience. Cheaper Hobs have a small coil which tend to concentrate to much heat into a small area, burning food and warping pans mercilessly. The best cooking experiences I’ve had are with the Commercial Hobs with Larger coils and high quality electronics. This unfortunately drives the prices up.So far the Freak satisfies.I was initially disappointed the Freak is limited to 1800 watts as this is the limit of power to heat a pan. I realize now the lower wattage is not limiting the Hob but easing the heat into the pan slowly, tempering and protecting the pan, also giving more of a gas stove like experience.So far my experience with the Freak is a positive one. I could probably live without it but since I use it every day, I would miss it.
Karen from Groton –
Great stability and build quality
This induction burner is durable and keeps temperatures consistently at temperatures. Makes delicate sauces easy.Comes with its own travel case for easy transport.Wipe down after each use to keep it looking new.Love the include probe feature to control not just the temperature of the pan, but what really matters, the contents.
K –
Basically this thing is amazing, it’s just expensive. The only real cons are it’s quite large (and tall!), but it doesn’t weigh much. It takes up a lot of counter space. It also has a Nema 5-20 plug, so be aware. Our kitchen supports that in most of our plugs, but we had to swap a couple out (and add a 20A breaker) to better accomodate this.You can work around this by using a adapter (they include one) and using the old plug, but it’ll stick out of the wall a fair bunch, and you should probably set the heating speed to “medium” or below, so your breaker doesn’t trip (and your receptacle doesn’t burn out.Anyway, onto the device. It works amazingly. When you are cooking multiple things at once, you can set the pan temperature to just under boiling so it will never spill over. If you finish cooking something quickly, you can just set the temperature to 65°C and it will stay at that temperature.It’s great for re-heating things in not-quite boiling water, and for slow cooking, as well as for keeping pressure in a stovetop pressure cooker — it basically converted our stovetop pressure cooker into an electric one, once you dial the temperature in correctly for your environment.In general, we’ve been using this cooker more than our stovetop, except for things that just require a bit more power (as our gas stove is still a little more powerful than this 1800W cooker, but the efficiency is slightly better on this).The program settings are amazing, we have settings for e.g. cooking soy milk (you don’t want to boil soy milk, but you do want to cook out its beany flavour at 90° for around 5 minutes), and it’s fantastic for deep fryinng, candy making, and basically everything. Despite it’s size, we end up keeping this thing on our countertop more often than not, even when space is at a premium!
The wild man –
The only thing I don’t like is the plug, it came with a 20A plug which is hard to find in a normal kitchen, it does come with a 15A adapter, but I’m not comfortable using a adapter for it , and the adapter is just way too big and heavy, sometimes just couldn’t stay in the placeSo basically I bought a heavy duty CFGI plug from Amazon and replace the original plug.The temperature controls is amazing, specially using it for dessert making, reduced the amount of pots I have to wash afterwards.Perfect for making broth, holding right at 76c for 15 hours, I’ll say this is a must have if you take your food seriouslyDoes great job for anything below 120cNot doing well with sous vide, get something cheaper for this job . You need a pump to make it work right, so don’t do it!Don’t use it for deep flying too, this thing recover heat very slow for large amounts of oil, took almost 10 minutes after dropping 300g of fries from 155c back to 170c (5L oil was at 180c )It isn’t a cheap cook top, and the footprints is extremely large, think twice before you hit the buying button, lol