Electric Hobs

[bobthemonkey]

I need help!

While I don't admit to being a great cook, I'm normally able to do a decent meal every night & not burn stuff or kill myself & others. That being said, I've just moved and have to use an electric hob (ceramic) and can't seem to get things to cook like they would on my old gas burners. It (or the pan) doesn't seem able to transfer any heat to what I'm frying with the result that most cuts of meat start to overcook on the outside while the interior isn't really cooking at all.

[freecar]

You need a gas hob really.

Or an induction electric one and the special pans.

Normal electric is not fit to boil an egg.

[bobthemonkey]

freecar said:

You need a gas hob really.

Or an induction electric one and the special pans.

Normal electric is not fit to boil an egg.

Rental flat; otherwise I'd have done it already!

[Pferdestarke]

They really are st. You're going to have to consider how heat transfers in to food and maybe use a lid to conceal more heat. Also, over roasting is an option.

Or this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-James-Electric-Indu...

[Timberwolf]

I've not had any problems with mine. (Standard electric hob, nothing fancy like induction.) This after everyone I knew told me the moment I moved into a place with an electric hob, I'd be eating salads and takeaway for the rest of my days.

I had one frying pan which I had to throw away because the bottom wasn't completely flat and thus the heat didn't transfer into it evenly. Other than that it's fine. You need to plan ahead more than gas to change input temperature, and for that I'd prefer to cook on a gas hob if given the choice, but that's about all.

One thing I have noticed is the thicker the base of the cookware, the better it works. Doesn't need to be anything that special either - my main frying pan is Tefal, and if anything I get better results than I got with a supermarket own-brand over a gas hob.

[Simpo Two]

At a hunch you're getting exasperated by the time it takes it heat up so setting it to max - hence the burnt outer. But heat is heat, just as has been said ceramic is 100x slower to heat up and cool down.

[Digger]

Renting at the moment, with a crappy electric hob too. I'm even tempted to swap out for an induction and swap back when I leave!

[Melman Giraffe]

Digger said:

Renting at the moment, with a crappy electric hob too. I'm even tempted to swap out for an induction and swap back when I leave!

You need to be careful to makesure you have the right cable going to the induction hob otherwise things can go pop.

[lawrence567]

You want gas hobs or induction if you can afford it (they're effing epic).
& you want a leccy oven!

[Arun_D]

I'm also in rented accomodation and am suck with electric. Obv gas woudl be first preference but to be honest, I get on fine with it. As someone said above, heat is heat.