Induction hob - would you recommend?

salesaddict

Hello

I need to replace my electric hob.

I've been advised that an induction hob would be more fuel efficient and easier to clean.

I started doing some online research and some people say they have never burned so many dinners and that they are noisy in use.
Also I believe I will need to replace my saucepans if they don't have a magnetic base.

So I would be very grateful for the benefit of your experience and any advice please.

Spendless

I love my induction hob. I've had it for almost 5 years. Very easy to clean Yes you do have to buy new pans if yours aren't suitable. I've burned the very occasional item, by having it on too high and leaving too long but you're talking one item in a pan, not whole dinners - love to know what people are doing for that to happen.

sleepymans

My partner chose one in his remodelled kitchen. We both love it....efficient, easy to clean and he has reverted to a hob kettle which is cheaper to run than a conventional electric kettle as he has solar panels.
Im looking to get one myself as soon as funds allow (I currently have gas....which I am not a fan of)

Gers

Yes, and it’s great. Instant heat, much faster than a conventional electric hob.

I had mine ‘forced’ on me when I moved to a rural area without mains gas. As I didn’t want to use oil or bottled gas induction was the best option.

Most of my pans were fine, stainless steel or cast iron, I only had one which I couldn’t use. Even if you need new ones they’re not expensive anymore.

salesaddict

Spendless wrote: »

I love my induction hob. I've had it for almost 5 years. Very easy to clean Yes you do have to buy new pans if yours aren't suitable. I've burned the very occasional item, by having it on too high and leaving too long but you're talking one item in a pan, not whole dinners - love to know what people are doing for that to happen.

I may have exaggerated with the whole dinners😄It was actually just a stir fry. Thank you very much for your advice.

salesaddict

sleepymans wrote: »

My partner chose one in his remodelled kitchen. We both love it....efficient, easy to clean and he has reverted to a hob kettle which is cheaper to run than a conventional electric kettle as he has solar panels.
Im looking to get one myself as soon as funds allow (I currently have gas....which I am not a fan of)

Thank you and that is very interesting about the hob kettle. I haven't heard the whistle of a kettle for years or may be only ever in old black and white films 😄

salesaddict

Gers wrote: »

Yes, and it’s great. Instant heat, much faster than a conventional electric hob.

I had mine ‘forced’ on me when I moved to a rural area without mains gas. As I didn’t want to use oil or bottled gas induction was the best option.

Most of my pans were fine, stainless steel or cast iron, I only had one which I couldn’t use. Even if you need new ones they’re not expensive anymore.

Thanks Gers, the repairman raved about them and said he fits them all the time and that I'd be better off with a cheap to mid price one. It's just that I ,m trying so hard not to spend money this year and yet things in the flat keep gong wrong. So i want to make sure I do my research and get years of value from any purchase. Not like in the bad old days when I would just stick it on a credit card thinking interest free meant free money for me to spend 😄

sleepymans

salesaddict wrote: »

Thank you and that is very interesting about the hob kettle. I haven't heard the whistle of a kettle for years or may be only ever in old black and white films 😄

Oh yes, the nostalgic "Polly" whistling is a comforting bonus

I can let you have the details of a lovely suitable whistling stove top kettle if you want one!

macman

You may need to upgrade the circuit supplying the hob, depending on it's rating. But it will be more economic, as you are not wasting all the radiant heat of a conventional hob.

freyasmum

I had one in my previous house and absolutely loved it. We will be installing an induction hob when we renovate our new house

I do like cooking on gas as well, but induction boils water much more quickly than the gas hob - or an electric kettle.

Also, it's much easier to clean!

Gers

...and you’ve got some usable flat space too. My kitchen is tiny so I sometimes put a chopping board over the (switched off and cold) hob.