Induction Hobs
Discussion
Interesting topic.
Recently I was talking to a friend of ours who is a very good cook. He always said you couldn't beat a gas hob for controlability (sp?); however, he moved to a house which had an induction hob and now says he wouldn't go back to gas. Siemens or Bosch (same thing really) is the make.
I have to get my OH over to try the hob out as that'll save me having to install an LPG tank when we get round to installing the heating during the renovation.
Recently I was talking to a friend of ours who is a very good cook. He always said you couldn't beat a gas hob for controlability (sp?); however, he moved to a house which had an induction hob and now says he wouldn't go back to gas. Siemens or Bosch (same thing really) is the make.
I have to get my OH over to try the hob out as that'll save me having to install an LPG tank when we get round to installing the heating during the renovation.
I've got an Ikea one...bargain.
It's quite amazing how quickly it will boil a pan of water on the boost settings.
Only problem I have, and this may be my carp pans, is that it's easy to burn food onto the pan bottoms if you have it too hot.
Any recomendations on decent pans anyone? Mine are just plain old stainless steel jobbies.
It's quite amazing how quickly it will boil a pan of water on the boost settings.
Only problem I have, and this may be my carp pans, is that it's easy to burn food onto the pan bottoms if you have it too hot.
Any recomendations on decent pans anyone? Mine are just plain old stainless steel jobbies.
dave_s13 said:
Any recomendations on decent pans anyone? Mine are just plain old stainless steel jobbies.
take a look at these - http://www.stellarcookware.co.uk/good quality, lifetime guarantee, not overly pricey...
Steve_W said:
Interesting topic.
Recently I was talking to a friend of ours who is a very good cook. He always said you couldn't beat a gas hob for controlability (sp?); however, he moved to a house which had an induction hob and now says he wouldn't go back to gas. Siemens or Bosch (same thing really) is the make.
I have to get my OH over to try the hob out as that'll save me having to install an LPG tank when we get round to installing the heating during the renovation.
I was really disappointed when I moved into my current place as it didn't have gas either, and I hated the halogen hob that was there. I changed it to a De Dietrich induction hob and I'd now consider having one in future, even if gas is available, as I'm that impressed with it.Recently I was talking to a friend of ours who is a very good cook. He always said you couldn't beat a gas hob for controlability (sp?); however, he moved to a house which had an induction hob and now says he wouldn't go back to gas. Siemens or Bosch (same thing really) is the make.
I have to get my OH over to try the hob out as that'll save me having to install an LPG tank when we get round to installing the heating during the renovation.
dave_s13 said:
Any recomendations on decent pans anyone? Mine are just plain old stainless steel jobbies.
I picked up some Stellar 7000 pans for a bargain price at TK Maxx. I'm not sure how often they have those type of offers, but they'd certainly be worth checking out as they seem to be very good, even standing up to my cooking. 
Dave_ST220 said:
What is the energy rating on these things? Do they eat the electric or super efficient? Cheers
They use a lot of power if you set them to max BUT almost all that power goes straight into the bottom of the pan (not up the sides like gas) AND they're not on full power for very long. For example, on a scale of 10, rice simmers at 2.5, potatoes simmer at 3.5 and saute potatoes are perfect at 7.5.So you need at least a 32A supply but they are very efficient - and no sticky-up bits. The party trick is to place your hand on the hob half an inch from a pan of boiling water
Note also that the moment you lift the pan off they stop... and resume when you replace it. No ferrous metal = no power = no heat. 'Stonishing.
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 1st June 13:00
jason s4 said:
How long before the first person comes on to say they have had to have the circuit boards replaced due to incorrect installation? 
You just drop them in the hole and wire them up... well I did and it worked Neighbours had an issue with theirs but it was ex-demo/showroom.
Simpo Two said:
You just drop them in the hole and wire them up... well I did and it worked
That's what I thought until I discovered the induction hob was a couple of mm bigger than the hole left by the halogen one. 
Hence a mate spent the afternoon carefully grinding out my granite worktops to accommodate it. Once it was in though, the installation was easy. The other thing that's maybe worth mentioning is that you have to make sure there's sufficient air flow underneath them though, as apparently they have a tendency to overheat.
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