Gas hob to electric

Hi tanith, I hope you don't mind me jumping on the thread, but I am currently thinking about changing our dual fuel range cooker (1 electric fan oven, 1 gas oven, gas grill and gas hob), to all electric with an induction hob. It has seen better days and needs replacing. I do use the grill a lot, can anyone tell me how a modern electric grill compares with a gas one? E.g. does it heat up as quickly, is it as adjustable etc? Thank you.

We changed from a gas hob to an induction hob, our plumber did the job, he sealed off the gas supply and installed the induction hob in the work surface. We find four rings enough as we don’t cook big meals much. I made sure I got a hob which didn’t have a metal surround as I thought this would harbour grease and grime. We did have to replace most of our saucepans and other pans used on the hob as most were not suitable.

Oh, I mourn my lovely gas cookers of happy cooking days gone by. There's no gas supply in this area, so it's electric only. I DID get an induction hob when the kitchen was fitted. Found it was useless for anything needing a steady heat, like stirfry or similar. And then I accidentally broke the stove top. New glass would have been hundreds of pounds so now I've got some cheapo electric hob. Works better than the induction, but looks terrible in no time! Wish I had the option of good old, manageable gas. Labour intensive cleaning and all.

I don’t know what induction hob is.
Someone mentioned gas jobs are difficult to clean. Why? I have a ceramic gas hob and it’s the easiest thing to clean. Just wipe clean.

Induction doesn’t suit my cooking style and I wouldn’t be without my gas hob, although I get the points about cleaning. Mine is a chunky range cooker - 20 years old now and almost as good as new. Friends have had two or three induction hobs in the same time - they don’t seem to last very long.
I’m not sure that they are particularly safe either. My mum has still managed to boil pans dry, and leave empty pans on the heat as there is almost no visual prompt that the ring is on - I didn’t realise that you could get them with knobs and will look out for these for her as she does need to replace a hob.

I hope that your swap goes well tanith.

Madmeg

Wouldn't have anything else but Induction now. Make sure you use the special cream for it if you want it to last. Also good if you have small children or clumsy adults cos only the surface touched by the pan gets hot. The response from cold to boiling is amazing - quicker than boiling a kettle of water.

I agree about the speed, I now have a stovetop kettle with a whistle rather than an electric one.

tanith

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

I think it was common before ceramic and induction hobs were widely available. The only electric ones were the solid type which were far less responsive than gas. Personally I have induction, having previously had ceramic which were nowhere near as good,

I'd always been used to a gas hob in our last house, we changed from a ceramic, which I initially wanted to change back to gas, but for some reason I couldn't and then the sales person told me about 'inductions' which I hadn't heard of. Since having those, and apart from having to make sure pans are compatible, I'd never go back to gas. Sorry that doesn't answer your question, just a thumbs up for induction hobs.

Yes, it’s not a big job but requires an accredited/qualified gas fitter to close off the existing gas supply. An electrician then just has to check that the existing wiring can cope with the higher electrical load. If it can, then the cost will be around £200 or so (south of England). We had this done when my very elderly mother moved into her flat last year. The gas hob was one of those flimsy types and so totally unsuitable in many ways for a very elderly person.
We had a ceramic hob fitted, which she is used to. If anyone thinks they will need a pacemaker, then be aware that you won’t be able to use an induction hob. She doesn’t have a pacemaker nevertheless, because if this issue, I decided that a ceramic hob would be better for her. Like an induction, it’s very easy to keep clean and looks great and is very easy to operate. The newer ceramics are also much quicker at heating up these days - although not as quick as induction.

I changed from gas hob to induction last year, I like others who have posted love my induction hob from the safety aspect, instant control and cleaning. My hob is one of the hobs on the market that can be plugged in to a socket, there are several like these I purchased mine from Currys.
As someone else has said if you read the user manual they do come with a note about if you have a pacemaker fitted.

Wouldn't have anything else but Induction now. Make sure you use the special cream for it if you want it to last. Also good if you have small children or clumsy adults cos only the surface touched by the pan gets hot. The response from cold to boiling is amazing - quicker than boiling a kettle of water.

Had electric and gas hobs over the years. Kitchen refurbished 3 years ago and changed from gas to induction. Love it. If you do go for inductiongo for the biggest you can. The extra space and say five rings make life easier.

We had a gas hob, 9 years ago this week I was emptying my kitchen ready for my new one 😊 can’t believe it was 9 years ago, it it must be right though as it came up on a facebook memory 😂🤣😂. It was suggested that we change to electric - we went for an induction hob. Brilliant. Most of my pots and pans worked on it but I did treat myself to new ones… that was the law…new kitchen new pots and pans. One thing that we were asked though was if anyone that would be using it had a pacemaker… no one had so we had the induction hob 😁

My eldest AS recently moved into his first flat which unfortunately has a gas hob and he hates it as he’s only ever known induction hobs. The previous owners did a lot of Asian cooking so the hob has definitely seen better days. It’ll be changed sooner rather than later, as he hates having to dismantle the whole hob when cleaning it.

Yes keepingquiet. We have two single induction hobs safely perched on top of our gas hobs. (I like contingency!) Everything is cleaner now. Fabulous things.

Just a note of caution. If you have a pacemaker I think induction can interfere with it. I only say this as we know someone who had to have one removed back to electric. Was advised by his dr . Worth checking

Used a gas hob for 40+ years. A few years ago we moved to a house with an induction hob. I LOVE it! It is so easily controllable.
The only disadvantage was having to buy new steel pans, but they don’t get burnt outsides to clean.

It isn't just what the builders put in. My last range cooker had a gas hob and electric ovens - one fan and one conventional. For exactly the reason mentioned by SueD.

We have just had a new range with 2 electric ovens and an induction hob.

& gas hobs always look unsightly

Having only a glass hob to wipe, gives me extra twenty minutes a day to do another chore 😂

tanith

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

It used to be that people had a gas hob because many cooks preferred gas to electric due ti it being more controllable. Now we have induction, that rule no longer applies. Electric ovens maintain their temperatures more evenly than gas, hence the gas/electric combo. As I say, though, I don’t think those rules really apply now.

I got the gas hob changed to induction in my new house, I wasn’t going back to scrubbing the hob and cleaning burners!

tanith

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

It's a common arrangement in properties this age ( 35+)

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

If you have enough room, not changing the position of your hob, you could always include gas hob ring.