New build - no permission for gas hob

Murphybear

deannagone said:

Problem with an induction hob, is it will also cut out every time a splash of water hit the hob from a boiling pot.  Can be very very irritating to find your boiling veg aren't hot at all and have to get the tea towel out on wipe down duty yet again.  With a family of four, and the small pots you can often buy nowadays, its a constant problem for me.  I wish I didn't have an induction hob. I have to use a humungous stock pot to boil potatoes in now, and still have to be careful of splashes;.

Yes its easier to clean.., also have to be very careful of scratching the surface of the induction hob too.., no sliding of pots allowed.  Pots have to be spotless underneath to help prevent this.  I have a heart attack if my 24 year old cooks on it because he always gets pots grimy underneath.  Its caused a few 'don't you care about this precious pot/hob' arguments as I picture me trying to smooth /clean the bottom of the pots again - very bad if he fries stuff as he likes to do.

We’ve used induction hobs for years, never had one cut out due to a splash 

pinkteapot

deannagone said:

Problem with an induction hob, is it will also cut out every time a splash of water hit the hob from a boiling pot.  

I've had Siemens and now AEG induction hobs and neither has ever done this! And I am not a careful cook - things are always boiling over because I'm not paying attention. 

Induction is as good as gas for dropping the heat instantly when you notice the mess and turn it down. 

I actually found that boiling over was much worse for a gas hob - I sometimes made that cut out and the igniters refuse to work until it had all thoroughly dried out inside. 

Ashworks

I agree, induction is way easier to control so pans shouldn't boil over unless you leave them on high and walk away. On the rare occasion it does happen my induction range top keeps going no problem. I had a lot more over-flowing issues with my gas hob. 

deannagone

I'm not lying though lol.

ic

A gas hob with touch controls would have the same problem.  If it happens a lot just turn on the child lock.

AdrianC

ic said:

A gas hob with touch controls would have the same problem.  If it happens a lot just turn on the child lock.

The in-laws used to have a halogen hob with touch controls. Gawd, I hated using it. Those controls were revoltingly unusable.

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