halogen or gas hob, any benefits over the other

stolt

as per header, we are planning a new kitchen. Alwyas had gas and both the kitchen installers opted for halogen and said it was great. Are there any benefits of either over the other?

thanks

cam101

Just be careful with halogen, as we bought a new property in 2004 and paid quite a bit extra for a halogen hob- when it was installed only the front 2 rings were halogen and the back 2 were standard electric ones. We weren't best pleased as they didn't work as well, and we had opted for it under the impression it was all halogen.

Other than that, Halogen heats up instantly and looks good, but the surface does scratch quite easily.

Enjoy your new kitchen x

TomsMom

Are they talking about halogen or induction hobs? Induction hobs are supposed to be as quick, responsive and controllable as gas and if you're used to gas then you would probably get on well with an induction hob. I'm not sure that a halogen hob is the same.

Have a read of this thread on another forum.

I considered an induction hob for my new kitchen but as a gas user for 40 years I decided to stick with it and have bought a beautiful gas-on-glass hob which I am thrilled with.

stolt

hi thanks for the replies, at the moment they were swaying us to halogen ceramic hobs. But ive been doing a bit of research it seems halogen has a bit of problem its either burnt or raw options!!! the induction hobs do sound the good though and perhaps that what we should suggest.

fitshase

Definitely go for induction. As controllable as gas, instant heat and "safer" (in the way that it detects when a pan is on the ring so is active but stops when you remove the pan).

We got one in our kitchen as there is no gas in there. You have to have pans which are compatible (i.e., they have to be magnetic). Ours is nice and sleek with touch controls so it is so easy to clean as it is just one bit of glass.

It causes the pan to heat itself up (i.e., it doesn't heat the hob up to heat the pan) using electromagnets. Ours has a timer on it so you can set each ring to switch off after a certain amount of minutes (up to 99) and there is a lock function which prevents you accidently brushing the controls with your hand and changing the settings.

I cannot recommend one enough. We have had gas in our previous places but I think induction is fantastic.

Auntie-Dolly

Totally recommend the induction hob. Easy to clean, quick to cook and very controllable. I can see any benefit of a halogen over an induction.

Auntie-Dolly

can = can't!

stolt

thanks for all the replies.