Induction hob V gas

AH1509

Hi all,
Im back with more confusion.
I am currently looking to buy a house as a single applicant and am finding it hard to decide.
I have always cooked with a gas cooker, asian cooking and chappattis and rice cook best on it so I have been told.
I am viewing a house with a brand new kitchen relaced and I guess my question is i’is an induction hob easy to cook on, how is it different to Gas, would i need new appliances and can anyone give own experiences?

Is it a dealbreaker?

Dean000000

I used to think the same, but in reality you just adapt.

No, it shouldn’t be a deal breaker.

Stubod

We do not have gas in our house so we went for an induction cooker and have been really pleased.

It is as "controlable" as gas with very similar cooking characteristics, and almost instant "heat".

[Deleted User]

Induction hobs are great - clean, quick, responsive.

You may need new cookware, as they need a magnetised base.

But if I had to go back to gas, I doubt it would be a dealbreaker. Once you know how to cook, it's not hard to adapt.

G_M

The only disadvantage is if you use a (proper) wok.


The flat-bottomed ones for electric hobs (of any kind) don't compare with a rounded one with flame going up the sides.

OldMusicGuy

Gas cookers and hobs are being phased out as they are environmentally unsustainable. I heard an item about this on the radio. They interviewed Ken Hom and he said all the top chefs now use induction hobs, including him. He cooks all his signature dishes on an induction hob, so if Ken Hom can do it, I'm sure you can.....;)

Ken said that 10 to 15 years ago it was true that gas hobs were better than induction, but not any more. We are moving to a new build house and have decided to go with induction rather than gas for all the above reasons. We are sticking with gas CH though as I don't think the technology to replace that is as proven yet.

G_M

Yes but you are quoting Ken Hom........

coffeehound

AH1509 wrote: »

I have always cooked with a gas cooker, asian cooking and chappattis and rice cook best on it so I have been told.

Someone posted here probably a couple of years ago complaining that his new induction hob could not be set low enough to cook rice by the Indian method where it is steamed on a very low heat.

I've seen reviews for portable induction hobs that also say the lowest seting is not low enough. Think I would be checking what the lowest power setting is for each hob when choosing.

bouicca21

The burners on my modern gas hob are more difficult to control than I expected (based on gas cookers I had in the distant past). I've been impressed by how much more controllable induction hobs are, and would love to have one. Sadly I don't have a powerful enough circuit.



GM is probably right about woks, but how often would you use one?

Lungboy

coffeehound wrote: »

Someone posted here probably a couple of years ago complaining that his new induction hob could not be set low enough to cook rice by the Indian method where it is steamed on a very low heat.

I've seen reviews for portable induction hobs that also say the lowest seting is not low enough. Think I would be checking what the lowest power setting is for each hob when choosing.

Fancier induction hobs have a huge suite of cooking settings, including ultra low induction for slow cooking and steaming.

adindas

If you are cooking a lot you should also take energy cost into account. In term if energy cost, gas hob is generally cheaper.