Are induction stove tops still expensive where you live? I just bought one used from a colleague at work and will wire it up today. I haven't really tried to get a good overview of the market since I didn't buy a new one, but I got the feeling that it doesn't exactly come with a hefty price tag nowadays.

I've been using a standalone portable induction system whenever I didn't need 2 or more pots/pans at the same time, so I have some experience how neat the technology is. The fact that it wastes no energy going past the pot (like gas), doesn't require a perfectly sized pot to maximize efficiency and reacts instantly to changes when I turn the knobs made it a very desirable purchase for me. And the fact that it's a fast way to heat your food. I doubt that I'll be using my water kettle to pre-heat my pasta water anymore.