Replace gas cooker with an electric induction hob

Owain_Moneysaver

macman wrote: »

And bear in mind that it'll cost around 300% more to run.

Not necessarily, there's a lot of wasted heat with gas hobs. Commercial kitchens are moving to induction because it saves energy and makes the kitchens more pleasant.

Electricity does cost more per kWh, but unless you spend hours boiling up bones for stock, hob use is a minor part of most household energy spend.

Cooker_expert

dominoman wrote: »

Don't do it. Cooking on gas is so much more pleasant. Immediate heat response and a pretty blue flame!

Just my view.

Induction is much faster than gas, so much so that it shocked me the first time I saw it.

McKneff

If you havent used an induction hob before, try one of the single hob ones first. i have one and I hate it., it pulses heat and I can never get it to go at a steady roll, its on and then off then on and then off,
temperature is 60, 80, 100, why cant it have a 70 and a 90.....

I would stick with your gas to be honest, instant and much much cheaper.

Cooker_expert

McKneff wrote: »

If you havent used an induction hob before, try one of the single hob ones first. i have one and I hate it., it pulses heat and I can never get it to go at a steady roll, its on and then off then on and then off,
temperature is 60, 80, 100, why cant it have a 70 and a 90.....

I would stick with your gas to be honest, instant and much much cheaper.

You can hardly compare a cheap single ring induction plug in hotplate to a quality built in hardwired appliance.

DRP

Cooker_expert wrote: »

You can hardly compare a cheap single ring induction plug in hotplate to a quality built in hardwired appliance.

Agree.

We're teporarily living withthe inlaws who have a new induction hob.

Very controllable, very pleasant (no flame, heat), easy to clean.

I believe the hobs that are properly wired in have the 'boost' option - it is amazingly quick to boil a large pan of water

rustyboy21

I hate electric rings on a cooker, too long to heat up/cool down and uncontrollable , IMO.

We always had gas hobs and loved them, but a few years ago had the kitchen done and had Induction fitted.

It is the best thing since sliced Bread ! Totally controllable, heats a pan of water quicker than a kettle would. Boil to simmer instantly.

Get a hard wired one put in, you don't lose any power with all 4 hobs on. I have even used a Wok on it and it get to the right temperature.

Fantastic bit of kit, well worth changing IMO. A lot of the heat you need to cook in a pan, with a gas cooker, comes from the conducted heat from the pan support( especially if they are cast iron), so that takes time to warm up. Induction heats the pan, so instant in effect.

Waterlily24

I agree rustyboy, best thing since sliced bread lol. We don't have gas here so had to go electric, wasn't too happy with the hob before but since we got the induction hob it's great.

chappers

McKneff wrote: »

If you havent used an induction hob before, try one of the single hob ones first. i have one and I hate it., it pulses heat and I can never get it to go at a steady roll, its on and then off then on and then off,
temperature is 60, 80, 100, why cant it have a 70 and a 90.....

I would stick with your gas to be honest, instant and much much cheaper.

That's my biggest bug with them too, also the fact they switch themselves off if you take the pan off for more than a few seconds.
They have just fitted them in a commercial kitchen where a friend works though and these stay on all the time an reactivate when a pan is put back on the ring. He loves it says clean up is so much easier and the heat in the kitchen is now bearable

McKneff

I cant compare them as I can only go on the induction hob that I have and have never had one of the big ones.

Someone says ';very controlable' so how controlable......

Does if to up in single figures, in 5s in 10s.... Mine goes up in 20s and not controlable at all.