Ceramic top electric cooker

RichinFriends

Hi,
I need to buy my first cooker. I can afford up to £400 though installation would go on top. I've read alot of reviews on Which, Argos, Currys and I can't seem to find one that doesn't get complaints of scratches on the ceramic or paint coming off. Is it because I'm looking at budget ranges? I don't want a big purchase like this to look old before I've had it a month. I've not had a cooker for years so it's a big deal to me. Slow cookers are surprisingly versatile!
Thank you.

gatra_2

It's not just the cheap ones that give problems for years we have had fancy top range Zanussi Bosh Smeg white goods that gave nothing but trouble have now changed to basic Hoover and Candy and not had any problems, we have just had a new kitchen fitted, the hob Howdens Lamona induction costing near on £800 destroyed itself after just 20 seconds Howdens wrote it off and gave us a new one still not used it to it's max yet I'm a little worried it will go bang once more.

macman

Go induction not ceramic.

RichinFriends

gatra_2 - thanks for your message. Yikes, I'd be apprehensive too. I hope by now it's working fine though.
macman - thank you for responding. I will research the pros and cons. 

Carrot007

RichinFriends said:

macman - thank you for responding. I will research the pros and cons. 

There is only one important one.

Induction hobs:

Cons: not to be used by anyone with a pacemaker / icd.

Pros: great in all other circumstances.