Crooked Chicken Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I'm having a new kitchen fitted soon and not sure whether to go for a ceramic hob (which I have at the moment, so am use to it), or an induction hob (which is more expensive, but more efficient (apparently)). Does anyone out there have an induction hob? Any downsides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Sorry ...its got to be gas for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Gas for me too, I think its fab. We have a big duel fuel range cooker - Gas on top,fan ovens below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 We have an Aga but it isn't working at the moment and have bought a single induction hob from John Lewis as we need something to cook on It's great it heats up so quickly, and cools down the same, only trouble is it will only recognise steel or cast iron pans, and as all but one of ours are copper bottomed, then it's a bit of a faff, but as a hob I love it They are supposed to be very economical too karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 i have gas. if you dont have gas, go for ceramic....much better and easier to clean than induction. plus a lot of pans you cant use on induction hobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Always wanted an Aga We have induction - which is sleek and lovely - but there are very few pans available that are suitable - and because its glass you can spend hours getting it to gleam with no smears (I say you CAN - I certainly DONT ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeymerKim Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I have induction and ditto to all the comments about only being able to use certain pans. With the right ones, it is great and very quick, but I have a beautiful set of copper bottomed pans that are just about useless on it. If I had the choice, I would go for gas, but we don't get gas in the village so I'm stuck! As far as cleaning induction hobs, I use Hob Brite that I believe you can still get from Lakeland - it is great and cleans very quickly. I would certainly NEVER EVER spend hours cleaning my cooker!! KeymerKim x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 We got an induction hob about three weeks ago and it's brilliant. We are in the countryside and can't have gas, so I have been driven mad by a standard, slow, electric cooker for years. All my pans apart from one frying pan and the pressure cooker are stainless steel or ancient Le Creuset, so all work. And I used the pressure cooker once a year or less, so won't miss it. Anything that a magnet will stick to is ok. I checked mine with a fridge magnet. We got the single hot plate one from John Lewis first, to try it out and see if it really was better (before we went to the expense of buying a new kitchen to put it in) . It was so much better we ended up doing most of our cooking on the single hot plate because it was so much more controllable. You could try that - then even if you decide it's not for you, you can keep it as a spare. I wouldn't have thought it was any worse to clean than a standard ceramic hob, as they are all glass. But I haven't had a ceramic one so wouldn't know. It's supposed to be easier to clean because it cools quicker. You can't use it if someone in the house has a pacemaker. It says in the instructions it's ok for use with some pacemakers, but not the old ones. But that's not a problem here! Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked Chicken Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 Many thanks for all your useful comments. We're placing our order for our new kitchen tomorrow morning (I'm SO excited - it's pathetic). Induction hob it will be then - I needed a new set of pans anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Well, I'm late to this thread, but will chip in to say that her indoors has an induction hob (I suppose I should really say we have an induction hob). there is no gas to our village Its brilliant - you don't burn yourself as it doesn't get hot, and its quick. Not that I use if for anything more than boiling a kettle or doing a pan of pasta, but I have watched the boss cook lots of stuff - and it seems to go really well. and it tastes nice. Not the hob, the food. and the hob cleans up OK - no crevices or stuff to trap food (not that I clean it very often, but the boss does go away sometimes to visit her dad and I have to clean it if my pasta boils over). It makes a sort of a whistly sort of noise. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 As far as cleaning induction hobs, I use Hob Brite that I believe you can still get from Lakeland - it is great and cleans very quickly. I would certainly NEVER EVER spend hours cleaning my cooker!! KeymerKim x Same here Kim! You can get it from Waitrose too! We didn't have gas here either and it took some getting used to. It cleans the glass really well, (apparently) We have a ceramic/halogen hob and its fine, heats quickly etc and easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Too late I know - but I'd say gas. We use bottled gas for the hob as there is no gas here or in the last village we lived in. A large bottle lasts over 18 months and we had a switch thing that you fit to the top - when one bottle runs out, you turn the switch so that the other bottle starts and then phone the gas Company and they bring a refill for the old one and set it up. We're on bulk gas now and have a large storage tank for the heating and the hob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
