On Sun, 12 May 2013 00:06:33 +0100, Lobster wrote:

Our current gas hob is knackered (now two rings down and counting) and
given that obsolete replacement parts are prohibitively expensive it
needs replacing.

SWMBO, bless her little cotton socks, has been told by somebody that
induction hobs are the way forward.

I know zip about these other than I can see they are expensive - does
anybody here recommend them? Also, are they straightforward to fit (we
do have a dedicated radial oven cable already)

Thanks

I really do recommend them. When we built a new extension, we toyed with
having gas cooking but tried a cheap single plug in one from Lidl,
£29.95, to tide us over while kitchenless and we were converted. We
installed a proper four ring one in the new kitchen and love it.

The downside, as already mentioned, are that the pans need to be made of
steel or cast-iron. Aluminium or SS won't work unless they have a
magnetisable base, which some do. Take a magnet when shopping for new
pans, or testing suitability of existing ones! Most cookware now shows
what it is suitable for though.

If not used for severe frying, you can put a square of kitchen towel
between pan and hob and cook "through" it and further reduce cleaning
though nothing burns-on anyway, unlike halogen.

The single hob gives a fifth ring if needed and is well suited to taking
outside for summer cooking. The paper towel trick always raises questions
at a BBQ from the uninitiated ;-)






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Steve