Hobs

[Minnsy]

Gas or induction? Currently have gas - which I seem to forget to turn off... and brother in law has a fancy induction hob, which seems pretty neat. new kitchen going in, and have to make a decision on which to go for. Any idea which is more efficient? And yup, know about only using the right pans etc...

Ta..

[davido140]

As with all senile people (Forgetting to turn it off??? )I'd strongly suggest an electric hob over gas for safetys sake.

[illmonkey]

People will say gas is the only way to cook. We have induction and its brilliant, looks smart gives you a temporary work surface when its off heats quickly.

Say that, if I had a bigger kitchen, it'd probably be a nice 5-6 hob gas one. We went induction as it was cheaper that a nice gas hob but also gave a bit more sense of space and room.

[mr_spock]

Induction. Have had both, induction is faster and easier to clean.

[Huntsman]

mr_spock said:

Induction. Have had both, induction is faster and easier to clean.

Will an induction hob run off a 13 amp socket or do they need a bigger one like a cooker supply?

[Simpo Two]

Huntsman said:

mr_spock said:

Induction. Have had both, induction is faster and easier to clean.

Will an induction hob run off a 13 amp socket or do they need a bigger one like a cooker supply?

Induction, definitely! Very fast, very controllable, absolutely no heat wasted. Even provides useful extra flat area for preparaing food or unloading shopping

My Siemens induction hob specifies 32A (ie peak load with all four rings on full blast) so I used the cooker circuit for it which conveniently was 32A. The cooker runs happily on the old 13A supply which was used for the gas hob sparker.



This is how direct the heating is - the power is blasted straight into the pan, nothing else:




Oh yes, and get an induction hob

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 5th October 15:38