we have one.
just installed it during our kitchen reno.
i love it
only downside is you need good quality cook wear which is suitable for induction cooking.

my brother is a chef and he prefers induction over gas and swear he will never have an electric cook top ever.

heat distribution is good.

we have an italian brand one but got it half price as it was last years model. its great easy to clean with cerapol, special cleaning stuff..

we got touch control not the knobs as we needed the bench space when the cooktop is not being used.

havent had any issues with food tasting different as the food doesnt actually touch the hot plate, maybe the food tasting different was from an induction oven??? not sure

food cooks well and evenly, havent had any disasters or food taking longer to cook

it is way better than our old 70's stand alone eletric stove lol.