Induction Hob.

Thanks, GD. I'm getting a five ring one. Keep looking at all the old pans I'm going to have to get rid of - including my 40 year old pressure cooker!

You won't regret it, hummingbird. My son has a five ring one, but he does a lot more cooking than me. There are a few times I wish I'd had an extra ring, though.

I'm so glad I looked at this thread. We currently have a big range cooker, but when the kitchen is replaced next month, we're having a five ring induction hob. I've been feeling very nervous about it, and keep wondering if I'm doing the right thing. I'm feeling very reassured, thank you!

There is no comparison ann . Induction has all the benefits of gas i.e. control - without the mess. I was slightly dubious before I had the induction hob but was soon converted and would never change. You can get an all-in-one induction hob/cooker too.

I have just noticed that Welshwife referred to a ceramic hob. I assume there is a world of difference between ceramic and induction.
I had a ceramic hob some years ago and hated it. It was very slow , the surface scratched very easily and it was hard to keep looking good. I replaced it as soon as I could but it was not a separate hob it was a freestanding cooker so was expensive to change the whole thing.

I'm another induction hob addict too. So easy to control and to clean. Go for it kassi

Also a big yes to induction.
We got big drawers instead of cupboards, and high gloss doors, 4 years on very happy with both.
Get a 5 year guarantee on your dishwasher, according to our local repair man all most new dishwashers are rubbish (including Neff / Bosch). We have had 3 repairs on ours.

Aim looking forward to getting my lump sum from my little pension, the induction hob is second on the list after a new bathroom. I've been looking at the ones open AO.com

What an interesting thread. At the moment I have a gas cooker and I HATE it - we bought it because in our area of France we used to be subject to frequent cuts in the electricity supply - we have a tank of LPG gas buried in the garden. I had been used to electric fan ovens and a ceramic job in UK and it was a bit of a shock going back to the gas oven. I have an Ariston which looks quite glam - but useless really - one wide oven and only one shelf! Three slim roasting trays will fit across the width. It is useless for baking cakes as the gas element/pipe goes straight across the middle of the base - lengthwise - it is a tad like putting stuff on a hob which is enclosed so I need to use a baking tray with one or two layers of cardboard on it and stand cake tins/trays on that.
I was thinking of replacing things with an electric fan oven and a ceramic top again as I loved my previous one and the control of the heat plus the ease of cleaning.

Juggernaut I make my DH cook smelly fish on the camping stove, outside or in the garage

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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!

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

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

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...

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/

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

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.

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'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 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