Choosing an Induction Hob

JohnB47

I've been doing some research on this and I have a question. I've read that some Induction hobs come with Ceramic Glass, which I believe was first designed to suit 'Ceramic Hobs', which have a heating coil below (or maybe a halogen lamp).

So, am I right in thinking that you can get Induction hobs that have Ceramic Glass and some that do not and presumably come with a sort of toughened glass instead? Many Neff Induction hobs are described as having 'Ceramic Glass', whereas others (e.g.Bosch) don't state the material used.

This might explain some reviews I've seen about the hob surface being difficult to clean/polish - I think these are the non Ceramic glass ones.

So, can anyone clarify?

I'm also interested in any makes or features that people can recommend. Thanks.

suisidevw

Not a clue but I have a Neff induction hob and it's the danglies. Recommend

McKneff

And don't be fooled into thinking that you have to use these silver coloured frying pans, food sticks like the proverbial, I bought a ceramic frying pan that is compatible with induction hobs and its the bees knees.

ryder72

All induction hobs come with ceramic glass. Toughened glass wont cut it as the heat levels involved are too severe. The quality brands all use Schott ceramic glass. I dont know if there are others there but Schott is what Miele, Gaggenau and BSH use.

Ceramic is not scratch roof and some scratching cannot be avoided.

suisidevw

Neff also use Schott. Ours was about £350 which I thought was reasonable?!

JohnB47

Thanks everyone.

So Neff use schott? How do potential buyers find this stuff out - the sites selling Bosch ones don't say much about the type of surface used. Also, I've read about not going for ones with 13 amp plugs. Good advice? Also, what about things like power boost - useful? Lastly, what is 'quick start' (used on some Neff ones).

Thanks again.

suisidevw

Ours is this one and would certainly recommend. It has timers to turn off on automatically and has power boost etc: Neff T40B31X2GB

JohnB47

suisidevw wrote: »

Ours is this one and would certainly recommend. It has timers to turn off on automatically and has power boost etc: Neff T40B31X2GB

Thanks. I've had a look at the spec for that one and it seems to be just what I want. However, it's one that has a 13 amp plug, rather than being wired in, which some people say is to be avoided. Have you found any disadvantages to this?

Personally I can't see why 13 amp wouldn't be sufficient, even if all four burners were being used.

Oh and can you tell me how you increase the heat level - do you touch and hold + or do you have to press + repeatedly? If touch and hold, does this work controllably? You can't try these things out so I'm trying to find out all of the pitfalls beforehand.

lee111s

I have a belling one. It's great!

suisidevw

Haven't found any disadvantage whatsoever, no complaints so I certainly wouldn't let that put you off! If Neff sell it as a 13amp and not hard wired, I'd listen to the pros!

To increase heat you press 'on', then choose your burner on the pad and press plus. This automatically puts it on 9 (which is the highest but you can also go one more to B which is boost). If you choose the minus it puts it on 4 so halfway which is much more of a gentle simmer. It can also be locked etc.We use it for our kettle too, it takes the same time as our Dualit electric one and means one less thing on the sides. We have quartz worktops so don't want htem cluttered... Pic below albeit not great....

onomatopoeia99

JohnB47 wrote: »

Personally I can't see why 13 amp wouldn't be sufficient, even if all four burners were being used.

13A gives you the same heating power as a kettle to cover all four rings. This may be sufficient to your needs, only you can know the answer to this, but if you regularly use multiple rings on a high power setting then you may find it limiting.

I have a Neff which I hard wired in at the weekend, it can be configured with the buttons on the front to tell it the maximum power it can draw. Since it's on a 32A circuit, that's about 7KW.