Feature comparison
SMEG PIC11 food probe vs a cooktop Temperature mode
The SMEG PIC11 family uses a wired probe for food or liquid temperature; that is not the same feature as a cooktop's separate Temperature mode.
What the PIC11 probe controls
The U.S. PIC11BLMUS, PIC11EGMUS and PIC11WHMUS pages describe one induction zone with an external probe, clip and storage case. Target mode can stop when the probe reaches the selected core temperature. Timer mode holds a chosen probe temperature for a selected duration. Product sheets list 104–210°F for the probe. A user who wants cooking governed by an inserted probe may value this setup; the display follows the probe rather than claiming to measure the surface of every pan. Placement still matters, and a setpoint does not guarantee a particular doneness or food-safety result.
How that differs from a pan-temperature setting
The Duxtop 9600LS/9610LS reviews describe a separate cookware Temperature mode: 20 available steps from 100°F to 460°F, with no documented wired food probe. Hamilton Beach 34104 also has a distinct 175–450°F mode; its manufacturer FAQ says the sensor is under the cooktop glass, not inside the food. These controls can help regulate cookware around a selected setting, but they do not answer an internal-food-temperature need. Conversely, the PIC11's published probe range is not evidence that it can hold a skillet at a selected 400°F surface temperature.
Choose around the recipe, not the label
If an inserted probe and one pan are essential, select “probe required” and ordinary compatible cookware; the PIC11 is a candidate when you can find the exact U.S. finish in stock. If the requirement is a pan setpoint, select the cooktop Temperature mode instead and let the PIC11 fall away. If neither matters, compare zone count, actual wattage steps, cookware fit and outlet guidance before favoring a color or feature name. All three U.S. PIC11 colors have the same documented basic plan; their finish choice should not change the control requirement.
The linked SMEG user manual does not print PIC11 on its pages, even though each U.S. product page links it. Treat its clearances and safety instructions as an important manufacturer document, but verify the booklet packaged with the precise model. Product pages checked October 23, 2026 showed the three U.S. variants OutOfStock. Do not substitute the European PIC01BLMEU/PIC01EGMEU/PIC01WHMEU merely because the silhouette looks similar: their pages describe a different 220–240 V supply and Schuko plug.
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