Hob recommendations??

[Kram]

Inductions best if your cooking involves boiling pans - soup, potatoes. Quickest way to get heat into water.
Very good with cast iron to cook steaks or frying. Get a sillicone heat mat to insulate the pan from the hob. Anything hit and it takes ages for the glass to cool down, bleeps if you wipe too soon, annoying as I cook in the early hours very often and always clean up before I eat.

Induction has disadvantages, glass tops easily stained or overheated. Do not use enamelled cast iron for frying steak as you can get hot enough to transfer the enamel.

Induction bleeps at you. If you turn it on and remove the pan it'll complain. Pause it for 20 seconds and itll go off. There is a timer, never used it.

Woks. Yet to find a good one, you essentially want a massive high sided, flat bottom frying pan to do stir fry on an induction hob.
Deep frying doesnt work in a normal wok, not enough aurface area and the oil will bubble like crazy, well below temperature.

 

[brightspark]

As fast or faster than gas for heating stuff (I do a lot of boiled eggs it is literally seconds that the water is fizzing). Great fine control (ours is 0-9 on each element with half steps between so 20 odd settings). Move pans between elements and its instant to keep the heat on - we do this all the time when you move a sauce to the back to simmer etc. Virtually instantly cools when you take the pot off (still warm but you can put your hand on without burning almost straight away) and no indirect heat escaping (so if the kids are close they can touch anywhere around the pot without touching heat). Beacuse the heating stops as soon as the power is off the timer function works really well - great if you want to boil eggs for 4.5 mins for instance.
we have young kids and I wouldn’t have anything else now purely from a safety point of view.
bad points - they do scratch (at least in our house !) that’s just one of those things. Ours has a slight gap where the glass sits on a rubber gasket on the island and it is a trap for crumbs/rice etc which bugs me a bit - just harder to clean. There are some with “chrome trims” - I believe this would solve that issue.

seal round it with a bead of silicone. use masking tape to make a neat joint easy to remove with a stanley knife blade

 

[Parm]

As fast or faster than gas for heating stuff (I do a lot of boiled eggs it is literally seconds that the water is fizzing). Great fine control (ours is 0-9 on each element with half steps between so 20 odd settings). Move pans between elements and its instant to keep the heat on - we do this all the time when you move a sauce to the back to simmer etc. Virtually instantly cools when you take the pot off (still warm but you can put your hand on without burning almost straight away) and no indirect heat escaping (so if the kids are close they can touch anywhere around the pot without touching heat). Beacuse the heating stops as soon as the power is off the timer function works really well - great if you want to boil eggs for 4.5 mins for instance.
we have young kids and I wouldn’t have anything else now purely from a safety point of view.
bad points - they do scratch (at least in our house !) that’s just one of those things. Ours has a slight gap where the glass sits on a rubber gasket on the island and it is a trap for crumbs/rice etc which bugs me a bit - just harder to clean. There are some with “chrome trims” - I believe this would solve that issue.

Well said, and yes I agree with the slight gap and crumbs. I use a tooth pick to clean it out

 

[reb78]

Any thoughts on these?

PWP631BF1B_BK | Bosch induction hob | 4 zones | ao.com

This Bosch induction hob has 4 zones, pan detection, a residual heat indicator and a power boost feature. Order today, get it tomorrow at ao.com

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IKE64450XB_BK | AEG Induction Hob | ao.com

This IKE64450XB_BK induction hob from AEG has 4 cooking zones to choose from, pan detection which only heats up zones when cookware is placed on top, and a PowerBoost function. Free delivery available at ao.com

ao.com

PIE651BB1E_BK | Bosch electric induction hob | ao.com

This 4 zone induction hob from Bosch has a lockable control panel, easy-to-use touch controls and a programmable timer. Free delivery available at ao.com

ao.com

IKE64450FB_BK | AEG Induction Hob | ao.com

This IKE64450FB_BK induction hob from AEG has 4 cooking zones to choose from, MaxiSense zones which detect the size of your pans, a FlexiBridge feature and can communicate with a compatible cooker hood with the Hob2Hood feature. Free delivery available at ao.com

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I'm tempted by one of the AEGs. Possibly the cheaper one with the stainless surround. BUT is it handy to be able to let the pans sit over the edge sometimes - i.e. on a 'busy' hob? The surround would prevent that.

 

[Newlands]

Any thoughts on these?

PWP631BF1B_BK | Bosch induction hob | 4 zones | ao.com

This Bosch induction hob has 4 zones, pan detection, a residual heat indicator and a power boost feature. Order today, get it tomorrow at ao.com

ao.com

IKE64450XB_BK | AEG Induction Hob | ao.com

This IKE64450XB_BK induction hob from AEG has 4 cooking zones to choose from, pan detection which only heats up zones when cookware is placed on top, and a PowerBoost function. Free delivery available at ao.com

ao.com

PIE651BB1E_BK | Bosch electric induction hob | ao.com

This 4 zone induction hob from Bosch has a lockable control panel, easy-to-use touch controls and a programmable timer. Free delivery available at ao.com

ao.com

IKE64450FB_BK | AEG Induction Hob | ao.com

This IKE64450FB_BK induction hob from AEG has 4 cooking zones to choose from, MaxiSense zones which detect the size of your pans, a FlexiBridge feature and can communicate with a compatible cooker hood with the Hob2Hood feature. Free delivery available at ao.com

ao.com

I'm tempted by one of the AEGs. Possibly the cheaper one with the stainless surround. BUT is it handy to be able to let the pans sit over the edge sometimes - i.e. on a 'busy' hob? The surround would prevent that.

If you sit the pan off-centre the hob will complain and switch off the affected ring. The same happens if you use a very small pan on one of the big rings. If you occasionally need a fifth saucepan on the go, maybe worth buying one of the portable single-pan induction hobs from Lidl as an extra - they’re only about £30, and usually appear once or twice a year.

 

[Dilkris]

if its wired in 6.0mm on a 30 amp supply it can take up to 15kw on a standard cooker allowing for diversity

I need to understand this - please help - if Volts x Amps = Watts - how can you draw 15 KW through a 30 amp breaker? (30 x 240 = 7.2KW.... ???)

 

[brightspark]

I need to understand this - please help - if Volts x Amps = Watts - how can you draw 15 KW through a 30 amp breaker? (30 x 240 = 7.2KW.... ???)

its called diversity there not all running at full capacity at once so therefore arent pulling full current like an electric shower where the load is constant . here explains Maximum Demand & Diversity for Electrical Installations - YouTube

 

[Guest 10992]

We've got a Smeg induction hob. We've had it for years without a problem. The downside is your are limited by what pans you can use on it. We had a nice set of Viners saucepans when we bought it and they were all entirely useless. Even some pans marked suitable for induction hobs...aren't, due to lack of ferrous content. The upside is they are quick to boil, easily controllable and easy to clean. So my wife tells me.

 

[Fastdruid]

Inductions best if your cooking involves boiling pans - soup, potatoes. Quickest way to get heat into water.
Very good with cast iron to cook steaks or frying. Get a sillicone heat mat to insulate the pan from the hob. Anything hit and it takes ages for the glass to cool down, bleeps if you wipe too soon, annoying as I cook in the early hours very often and always clean up before I eat.

Induction has disadvantages, glass tops easily stained or overheated. Do not use enamelled cast iron for frying steak as you can get hot enough to transfer the enamel.

I think that's a specific issue for yours. Ours has never stained or overheated (or beeped if you wipe too soon). Ours is 6 years old and looks almost new. A couple of very small scratches if you look very closely. Hadn't run into the issue with enamel but that's because we had to buy all new "induction" stuff when we got it as nothing we had previously worked!

Only issue with ours is that if you rest a metal tray over the controls it will bleep at you, and if you're "cleaning as you go" and wipe over the controls with a wet cloth *while* cooking it can think there is a fault (because all of the options have been triggered at once) and shut down.

Induction bleeps at you. If you turn it on and remove the pan it'll complain. Pause it for 20 seconds and itll go off. There is a timer, never used it.

Ours doesn't beep if you remove a pan but will shutdown after a certain length of time. Timer is excellent as we can set them per ring so would use it for eggs, pasta or just "simmer for 20mins" stuff etc.

Woks. Yet to find a good one, you essentially want a massive high sided, flat bottom frying pan to do stir fry on an induction hob.

We have a circulon which is pretty good. I would say however that is one thing that gas does better as it doesn't just heat the base but the sides as well.

 

[James1979]

Another vote for induction. Siemens here. Came with the kitchen as a bundle.

It has a boil function which is proper voodoo stuff! Dunno how it does it but makes the kettle boil in about half the time.

wouldn’t go to anything else now and that’s from a life long gas fan.

I have a tefal wok with a red dot in it. Works fine. I cook a lot of wok food - spent time in that part of the world and love tfood. On the round tuit list is a wok burner with gas bottle outside the wall. I think Parm has one?

No complaints at all here. Only thing is, diversity aside, it’s picky as hell about the power availability. I had it on 6mm and it didn’t like 3 rings on. Kept clicking and surging. Upgraded to 10 and it’s fine.

 

[reb78]

So. Had a mid range AEG Induction hob fitted this morning. Its a bit noisy! What noises do yours make? My expensive le creuset pans seem to make a bit of a screech on it! Cast pans are quieter.

 

[123hotchef]

So. Had a mid range AEG Induction hob fitted this morning. Its a bit noisy! What noises do yours make? My expensive le creuset pans seem to make a bit of a screech on it! Cast pans are quieter.

sounds similar to my AEG then you can hear the buzz when its on high heating up water

 

[daleyd]

Yes, there are a few models like that, but as @brightspark says they’re a bit of a faff, especially when you’re balls out cooking the Christmas dinner

I will sometimes take my jumper off, but I insist on wearing underwear when cooking Xmas dinner.

 

[reb78]

sounds similar to my AEG then you can hear the buzz when its on high heating up water

It is quieter as you turn it down. The screechy noise is a pain though - i really dont want to change these pans! I'm worried I should have just stayed ceramic!

 

[123hotchef]

It is quieter as you turn it down. The screechy noise is a pain though - i really dont want to change these pans! I'm worried I should have just stayed ceramic!

you will get used to it

 

[reb78]

you will get used to it

I hope so! I am a bit OCD about noise so I have to activley block out things like this which i struggle with when i know they are there! It is a new thing though so will give it some time.

Looking at some of the nicer cast iron cooking sets they arent silly money and will go well with the Rayburn once that is fitted too - I can use my le creuset on that quietly too!

 

[marlinspike]

I don't think ours makes any noise. Possibly a slight hum at times. The cheap IKEA pans are induction, as are the Schonville non stick pans you can get at Asda. My biggest gripe is that on ours you need the right size pan on the right size hob or it doesn't turn on.

 

[Newlands]

I will sometimes take my jumper off, but I insist on wearing underwear when cooking Xmas dinner.

You need to live a little, even if it’s only once a year

I hope so! I am a bit OCD about noise so I have to activley block out things like this which i struggle with when i know they are there! It is a new thing though so will give it some time.

Looking at some of the nicer cast iron cooking sets they arent silly money and will go well with the Rayburn once that is fitted too - I can use my le creuset on that quietly too!

I had to buy some new induction-friendly pans and I got them from Pro Cook. The granite finish non-stick frying pan is really good, and the only non-stick that lives up to its name. Also got a few decent knives from them as well that are excellent.

 

[reb78]

You need to live a little, even if it’s only once a year

I had to buy some new induction-friendly pans and I got them from Pro Cook. The granite finish non-stick frying pan is really good, and the only non-stick that lives up to its name. Also got a few decent knives from them as well that are excellent.

I was looking at the procook stuff. I put a case iron griddle pan I have on the hob and apart from the humming it was silent. Procook are out of stock at the moment but do a set of five good looking cast pans for £250 that are induction friendly.

 

[reb78]

Is this a con...? https://www.easternitv.com/procook-...le-pan-with-tough-enamel-coating-p-457129.htm

Its £249 and out of stock everywhere else! (and I have never seen that website before)