Is it possible to have a cutlery drawer under an induction hob

beaker141

societys_child wrote: »

:huh:
That sounds like a bit of a contradiction?

A cup fell out of the cupboard above and hit the hob - cracking and smashing some of the glass. I've sellotaped it so far and it all still functions, its just abit of a mess that I'll have to get round to resolving!

Predictably - I havent found a replacement glass as yet and I'm faced with buying new again!

david1951

All that would happen is the cutlery might take some energy away from the hob (and possibly heat up), and that's only if the cutlery were magnetic and very close by. Worst case scenario - your energy bill increases by about 50p a month

missile

tonyh66 wrote: »

does your cutlery come out of the drawer nice and warm?

No, :rotfl:

theonlywayisup

tonyh66 wrote: »

does your cutlery come out of the drawer nice and warm?

Induction hobs use magnets to heat what is on the top of the hob. Remove the pan and the hob doesn't operate. The only heat you feel on the hob top is residual from the pan base and not from the hob itself. If you wanted to, you can put a £10 note under a pan and heat it. The note will not burn and it will only get warm from residual heat.

So no, the cutlery won't even get warm.

rosie383

I agree with the above post. Nothing gets warm except the pot on top of the ring of the hob which is in use. Ours is an Ikea kitchen and induction hob. There was an extra kind of heat shield type thing which went between the underside of the hob and the cutlery drawer.
I have never felt even the tiniest bit of warmth under the hob, or even at the parts of hob which aren't in use.
You very quickly realise that you can have other things sitting around very close to the part on which you are cooking and they won't get any heat whatsoever. I frequently will pick up a pan and wipe under it and put it back down as I'm cooking, if I spill something.

david1951

Anything magnetic (very) close to the hob will heat up. In theory the induction field above the hob is just as strong as the field below it. If you whacked all four hobs on and all your cutlery was magnetic, and the drawer was really close, it would likely start to heat through induction.

This is all by-the-by, since I doubt the cutlery will be (a) magnetic or (b) close enough to heat up.

glasgowdan

Nobody has died in our house yet.

cherydee

Thanks very much everyone for all the advice. Looks like I can go ahead and order my pan drawer with cutlery insert.
Off to find a magnet now to test my cutlery

Paradigm

david1951 wrote: »

In theory the induction field above the hob is just as strong as the field below it. If you whacked all four hobs on and all your cutlery was magnetic, and the drawer was really close, it would likely start to heat through induction.

This is all by-the-by, since I doubt the cutlery will be (a) magnetic or (b) close enough to heat up.

I think you are missing the point.
Yes, in theory the magnetic field will be the same both above & below the actual magnets but....
All the delicate electronics controlling the hob are below the magnets & are shielded to prevent damage... electronics are very sensitive to strong magnetic fields.


There will be little or no effect on any cutlery in a drawer beneath the hob, the shielding protecting the electronics will also prevent any chance of the knives & forks in a drawer underneath being affected.

david1951

Paradigm wrote: »

I think you are missing the point.
Yes, in theory the magnetic field will be the same both above & below the actual magnets but....
All the delicate electronics controlling the hob are below the magnets & are shielded to prevent damage... electronics are very sensitive to strong magnetic fields.yes they are wrapped tightly in sheet metal, which diverts most of the field around the electronics


There will be little or no effect on any cutlery in a drawer beneath the hob i agree, the shielding protecting the electronics will also prevent any chance of the knives & forks in a drawer underneath being affected the cutlery is fine due to its distance from the hob, and it not being magnetic, not due to the shielding of the electronics.

I think we actually agree which is a strange argument to have