Induction Hob.

You can't use copper bottomed pans on them and also you can't use them if anyone in the family has a pacemaker or heart monitor fitted.

Sends them doo-lally apparently.

Oh! Didn't know that! Actually used an induction job when we stayed in a holiday cottage last year but nothing happened to DH.

We've got one and are really happy with it. So much easier to clean, heats up really quickly. Turns itself off if anything boils over. Love it!

Did have to buy a new set of pans, but that needed doing anyway.

I had one put in when we had our new kitchen put in two years ago. It took me a while to get used to it, but I like it now. Both my DD and DS have them and are very pleased with them. We all have Neff. What I particularly like is that, whereas I often used to forget to turn the rings on my gas hob off - especially if they were on the lowest setting - this one turns itself off if it can't detect a pan. They are very easy to keep clean. On the downside, I had to change a very good set of pans for ones which were induction compatible, but I got some decent ones from Sainsbury's and they didn't cost the earth.

Interested in this thread, as our new kitchen has an induction hob. I am quite happy to ditch the 30 year old Circulon pans. Very good, but have had their day!

I am looking at a set of Judge pans with glas lids. I would like to keep a Le Cruset griddle pan. Will it work?

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I recently replaced a gas hob with an induction hob and have to say it's the best thing ever. My old pans got the boot too and I went to Lakeland for some lovely new replacements. Really happy with the hob's instant response and its so easy to keep clean. I did buy one cheap saucepan from Sainsburys just to boil eggs in but it takes longer to heat up, so might want to bear that in mind. Treat yourself. Oh and you can test if your existing pans would work by placing a magnet on the base.

I love mine, just a sheet of glass, no knobs etc to clean, and very speedy.

Some are wider than others, and mine has 2 hobs which are faster than the others.

If something spills when cooking, just move saucepan, wipe glass and bottom of saucepan with damp cloth or towel, and replace - I don't even turn it off. I'd never have anything else.

Yes I have one, in fact the one I have at present is my 2nd after we had a new kitchen installed a couple of years ago. Having previously had gas in our previous house, I wouldn't want anything other than induction now, they are excellent, hot immediately, easy to clean. When I initially had induction, my pans became redundant as they weren't compatible. Not all pans will work on an induction hobs and it's surprising how many don't have the induction sign in them.

I switched to induction from gas some years ago and would never go back to gas. I adore induction! I didn't mind buying new pans, either.

BHF advice is that anyone with a pacemaker stays 60cm away from an induction hob. www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/files/publications/large-print/his15lp_pacemakers_0314_a4.pdf

I'm on my second induction hob too, after my DS dropped a heavy jar onto the first one and cracked it! I love mine and wouldn't want anything else now. I bought Tesco saucepans recently and they are brilliant on it. these ones

I had not heard about any possible problem with pacemakers etc., but think that induction hobs are absolutely fantastic - the best thing since sliced bread (not that we use sliced bread!). Do go and buy one without a second thought (well, as long as your hearts are OK. Mine isn't but I think I would risk all for my induction hob!).

We have a 900mm Neff induction hob and I, too, ummed and ahhed, unsure if I was doing the right thing (we had a gas hob) in changing a very long held cooking method but it is just amazing. I HATED and yes, I am being all shouty, the dirt of the gas hob and love (I really do love it) the induction.

As others have said, it can be wiped in a jiffy and is therefore permanently clean, it heats up liquids in seconds and turns itself off when the timer is set. This could be a useful function as we age (I was often called out by my elderly mother's neighbours as they could smell gas and late at night had to drive miles to turn her gas off. She was deaf and couldn't hear my frantic telephone calls or their knocking on her door. I was terrified she would blow the street up!).

I digress: DD1 has a halogen hob and when we cook on it we yawn and wait.... and wait. We are so used to the speed of the induction that anything else seems positively prehistoric.

We already had a set of stainless steel pans so didn't need to change any but if you do need a new set, they will last forever.

Please don't think twice and order today!

PS. I am not, or related to a Neff salesperson!

I have one, I wouldn't have anything else now. I bought some new pans - TKMaxx and Lidl - but am still using a large orange pan which was my mother's, and she had it when orange pans were trendy the first time round! It's SO easy to clean, spills don't burn and really really fast. I tested a litre of water against my kettle, much quicker, but also straight off like gas. I use mine as a slow cooker as you can turn it down very low. Mine has a timer which is really useful. I did need to buy new roasting dishes though, for the making of proper gravy! Lidl obliged again. From IKEA btw.

IKEA, if there is one nearish you, do a great range of stainless steel pans in a varying range of qualities.

Well thanks everyone for your advice and comments. My mind is made up now! The kitchen man is coming tomorrow to design our new kitchen! I must confess I am ridiculously excited about a brand new kitchen , albeit a small one. What has excited me more than I can say is that I have found an integrated oven with a SLIDE AND HIDE DOOR! Like the ones they used in Bake Off! Also the fact that we will have a grill! We moved here 6 years ago, and have been a bit restricted as the grill doesn't work.... So no cheese on toast for over 6 years!

Lucky you kassi, those slide and hide doors look amazing!

The induction hob is quick, clean and stylish. Something went wrong with ours at one point and all that was needed was to change the electronic card inside. No fuss, no mess, the man did it in 10 minutes.

We bought Jamie Oliver pans and they are fine.

Good luck!

Love mine too. I had always had gas hobs before so was a bit reluctant to change. Much easier to keep clean, a more streamlined look, glad I moved to induction.

We bought an electrolux hob when we had a new kitchen 6 years ago. It's grey glass so goes with the kitchen better than the black ones. It's fabulous. We live in the country so have never had gas as an option, however, if we move to civilisation in our dotage I think I would choose induction again. It looks like new. Even better I have a cast iron frying pan that I love and I can still use that.

We had an induction hob fitted when we changed our kitchen. So fast and easy to use, you forget how long some of the older rings used to take till you have to use one (in a holiday cottage).
Most of our pans were fine to use and we definitely use our Le Creuset pans too.

I love my induction hob and found most of my pans worked with it.
It's easy to check, simply see if the base of your pan is magnetic. If it is it will work on the induction. Don't assume a copper pan won't without checking as it could have a 'sandwich' base that is magnetic.
For concerns about pacemakers there is a lot of information to be found and I would say check with your consultant as to which type of implant you have.
Here is just one link that gives some answers.......

conversation.which.co.uk/home-energy/induction-hobs-pacemakers-interfere-safety/

Our house had had the kitchen done when we moved in and included a Miele induction hob. Took a bit of getting used to after gas but it is so quick. No danger to grandchildren as the hobs only retain minimal heat. Yes, had to buy new pans..I bought circulon induction ones and am very pleased with them so far. They have a life time guarantee which is good.
Go for it...

While my Kitchen was out of commission last year , my DD lent me her induction hob , a 2 ring one that plugged in , they use it when camping /caravanning in France , it was brilliant ! I am to get a new Kitchen sometime and might go for this , but I like the gas for when we have power cuts

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Had one for 2 years and would never go back to anything else.

I love, love, love my induction hob. I didn't have to change pans as mine are all stainless steel and the Le Creuset casserole dishes and griddle pan all work perfectly with induction too.
It's a doddle to clean, incredibly fast and looks gorgeous, go for it!
I don't worry about power cuts as we have a couple of camping gaz stoves and a Cobb barbecue, so if the worst happened, we could cook in the garage and carport!