Gas Hob versus Induction Hob

I had gas all my life until a few years ago. A holiday let had a touch induction hob and I was an instant convert. Got my neighbour ( my builder!) to install me one and it’s so easy to use and clean. Good excuse to buy some lovely shiny pans!
One note of caution though - I’ve chipped a bit off one corner and another tiny chip off one side by knocking a Pyrex dish against it. I think you might be able tp get them with some sort of protective edges now though.
I’d never go back to messy gas hobs.
Not sure how I’d boil a kettle for a cup of tea though if we had a power cut…

I've got an induction, it heats as fast as gas if not faster, it's very easy to clean and we aren't ever going to blow the house up.

I bought this one, and although it's no longer available there are other similar ones. It's as smooth as glass and so easy to clean. I'd never go back to a messy gas hob.
Amazon Cookology 60cm Ceramic Hob

I have an induction hob. I wouldn't cook on anything else now. So quick to the boil and so easy to clean.
I've never lived in a house with gas in the kitchen.

Induction hobs are wonderful, super quick, safe and so so easy to clean. Yes, we had to buy new pans, but shopped around and got some Jamie Oliver tefal ones on sale. We’ve had one for 12 years and completely sold. Good luck with whatever you decide on.

Chestnut

I bought this one, and although it's no longer available there are other similar ones. It's as smooth as glass and so easy to clean. I'd never go back to a messy gas hob.
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Just to add, I didn't have to buy new saucepans, not sure why you would. I have a set of three basic saucepans bought in 2006 for £29.99 which which are still going strong! One of my best buys ever.

I had a Range cooker with a gas hob and electric oven but I chose an induction hob when I had my kitchen refitted 8 years ago, inspite of always having had gas and not liking electric cookers. Wouldn’t hesitate to have another. So easy to clean and cook with and no flames to burn. My DD replaced her gas hob, after seeing and trying mine! I chipped the edge of mine very soon after installation. Replacement was covered by our insurance. Lakeland sell a cover that is kept in place even when in use. I also would not go back to gas. A word of caution though, we were told they are not suitable if the user has a pacemaker. Whether this is applicable to newer hobs, I don’t know.

Re -pacemaker. DH has one - no problem.

Induction hob every time for me! I've had mine for six years, and no chips 🤞
It's far quicker than the gas hob we had in a rental property just beforehand.
Any saucepan that attracts a magnet will work on an induction hob so it's easy to check if your current ones are suitable.
A quick wash over with a soapy cloth and a buff up with a towel is all the cleaning required 🙂

We had a dual gas- induction hob a few years ago as my OH insisted gas was better to cook with. After a few years he admitted the gas was never used and was much more difficult to clean. We got rid of the hob and bought a bigger induction one. It’s brilliant. It switches itself off if anything boils over, you can’t burn yourself on it and it is so easy to clean. We have a little camping stove in the garage which we still keep in case of power cuts! ( hasn’t happened yet).

Love my induction hob. Fast and clean always looks neat and tidy. I could never get my gas hob clean too fiddly.

I used gas for 40+ years and loved it. Then I moved to a house with an electric ceramic hob and absolutely loathed the horrible thing. So, when the kitchen was rebuilt last year, it was the ease of cleaning which persuaded me to opt for induction.

Nine months on, I'm a complete convert - fast, responsive, simple to clean. You can boil over a pan of custard and all you need to do is mop up with paper towels and a wet cloth. No dried-on scorched brown bits and no horrid burning smell. Bliss!

The only downside was having to give away my lovely old crêpe pan which didn't have a steel base but it was a great excuse to spend hours in the cookshops to find a replacement.

I've also got an induction hob, 8 years old and still looks like new

Chestnut

I bought this one, and although it's no longer available there are other similar ones. It's as smooth as glass and so easy to clean. I'd never go back to a messy gas hob.
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That's a ceramic hob, not an induction hob.

chestnut you appear to have a ceramic hob - not an Induction one (which is why your saucepans did not need replacing). Ceramic hobs are not as fast nor as safe as induction ones. Uses a different way of heating.

I cooked with gas all my life. Moved into a flat when I was 78 years old with a ceramic hob and when cleaning it all up discovered the sealed off gas pipes underneath. For a few minutes I seriously considered having gas re=installed, then thought better of it. Used that cermic hob for two years, slower to heat saucepans, but learned to turn off before finished cooking. Easy to keep clean. When I had kitchen re-done, changed that for Induction hob and would never now have anything else. So quick, so clean, so safe.

Someone on here mentioned a cover for such hobs (to help prevent damage from dropping thing on it - it is after all toughened glass). I purchased something, which looks good, and is supposed to stay in place when in use, but I cannot see the circles or controls through it, so cannot use it all. Has anyone got one that tays in use but does show all the controls?

I love my induction hob and hate cleaning my DD''s gas one when I go there. I have a Miele and it has a metal rim all around so no chance of chipping.
You can get good pans from ProCook online although I found some of my old pans still work. They just need to be magnetic on the bottom.

In our last house and in this when we moved in I had a gas hob. Then when we had the kitchen replaced my son recommended that I have an induction hob fitted. Wouldn’t change it for anything. It’s super fast (it can boil a pint of water faster than an electric kettle), very controllable and easy to clean. Biggest plus for me is that if I forget to turn it off it does it for me. Don’t hesitate. It’s a no brainer.

Timely thread. We are having our kitchen refitted in a week's time. My current Ragemaster has a gas oven and hob but we have opted for an all electric Smeg with an induction hob. Slightly scared but heartened to hear all the positive comments. Dd2 has one too which she loves.

Gas hob and electric oven for me.
I have a Lacanche range and love it, it’s a real workhorse.

Forgot to say, all the rings have individual timers.

induction every time and apart from cleaning, neat appearance etc it is supremely energy efficient. Energy goes directly into the steel in contact with the hob, so I can often use much smaller pans knowing that I am not heating the surrounding air. Safety aspect is also a biggie. I like that mine has timers on two of the four rings.

Induction is a very simple process, copper coils producing an emf, electromagnetic field. This magnetism changes direction quickly with the alternating current and the magnetism goes directly into the pan, producing eddy currents which heat the pan. Nothing dangerous about any of it and no gases to breathe in

I am aware of winter power cuts and have a standby triangia set and meths in a safe container, in my garage

When my DH had his pacemaker fitted, they told him to steer clear of being too near induction jobs.

www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/ask-the-experts/induction-hobs-and-pacemakers

Last year I changed my gas hob to induction. I really like it, so easy to keep clean, boils water really quickly especially on power boost. Mine is a Hotpoint and the only drawback is I find the touch controls sometimes a bit slow to respond or unresponsive- need to tap a couple of times.
My daughters hob is on the kitchen island and just after fitted her husband accidentally threw his car keys on it and chipped the corner. So on her recommendation I bought an IKEA stainless steel trivet to protect it but my hob has a metal surround but I find the trivet useful for putting the hot pans on.
I did have to buy new pans and bought a set of Scoville pans, they are brilliant, not expensive, very easy to clean - still look brand new.

We had gas hobs until 5 years ago, our range cooker was no longer efficient.
We now have an AEG slot in cooker with an induction hob, I would never go back to gas, the kitchen is so much cleaner, the hob just needs to be wiped over, I dry mine with a soft cloth, it looks like new.