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Induction Cooker

I've decided to replace my very old gas cooker with an induction cooker. I'm looking at the AEG CIB6732 over a less expensive one because it has knobs which appear to allow little adjustments of the hobs rather than just increments of 1,2,3...9 which most of them seem to have (which is what previously put me off making the change). However I can't find any information online to confirm that I can make little adjustments as is possible with gas, does anyone know if that is how it works?
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  • Doozergirl
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    edited 27 May 2024 at 6:22PM
    Induction hobs are incredibly responsive, with no discernible difference to cooking on gas. 

    The increments of 1-9 are perfectly good.  You will learn what numbers you need to use and when.  

      I cooked on gas for years and there have only been benefits to cooking on induction - ease of cleaning being the main one.  
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  • Racky_Roo
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    I wouldn’t go for an expensive induction hob, they all pretty much do the same thing. I’ve had various ones and the one i bought from AO.com for about £150 was perfectly adequate - remember you’ll most likely  all new saucepans so save the money for them
  • silvercar
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    My (Neff) induction Hob has numbers 1 through to 9, but there are also halfway settings, depicted by a dot after the number. There is also a ‘keep warm’ option that I guess is below 1. So effectively 18 different settings. I know that my gas knob turned slowly, so had infinitely levels of heat, but I would think 18 is enough for anyone! 
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  • ic
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    My Samsung hob has numbers 1 to 15, and P.  So 16 levels.  I can't discern any difference to a prior hob that had ten levels - I just have to wind the knob up and down past more numbers!
  • Descrabled
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    edited 27 May 2024 at 10:35PM
    We have said AEG cooker and the induction hob does have 9 levels of heat plus a boost available when the other hobs allow. Their is a digital display of the power levels on the cooker top just behind the digital clock. The hobs have a fail condition that occurs if no pan is on the hob. There is also a boil over alarm that beeps (also beeps when cleaning). It is very controlable and you quickly learn the appropriate power levels to use.
    The oven is well insulated and is very quick to reach temperature. We used to warm dinner plates in our old cooker`s upper oven (grill) from the heat of the main oven but the AEG oven is so well insulated that little heat transfers.
    One reason to buy this cooker was the adjustable feet to allow the exact height to be set.
    It is, however, an expensive appliance at £1k+. We do like it and don't regret the cost.

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  • FreeBear
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    Doozergirl said: I cooked on gas for years and there have only been benefits to cooking on induction - ease of cleaning being the main one.  
    I grew up with an old Creda (or was it Belling) free standing electric cooker. Having switched to induction, the pans never seem to get the same level of burnt food in the bottom. On the rare occasions food does get burnt, a soak overnight lifts it off.

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  • kimwp
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    Thank you everyone! I went for it in the end - a clearance offer on AO meant that delivery, unpack and removal of the old cooker was £745 and the manual gave me confidence that there are at least half settings, as the Neff described above has. A survey of family and the posts above gave me confidence that 18 settings would be more than enough. There were only two cheaper ones and they didn't have some other features I wanted. The cheapest was £540, so the £150 one bought by a poster above was a good deal!
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  • kimwp
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    We have said AEG cooker and the induction hob does have 9 levels of heat plus a boost available when the other hobs allow. Their is a digital display of the power levels on the cooker top just behind the digital clock. The hobs have a fail condition that occurs if no pan is on the hob. There is also a boil over alarm that beeps (also beeps when cleaning). It is very controlable and you quickly learn the appropriate power levels to use.
    The oven is well insulated and is very quick to reach temperature. We used to warm dinner plates in our old cooker`s upper oven (grill) from the heat of the main oven but the AEG oven is so well insulated that little heat transfers.
    One reason to buy this cooker was the adjustable feet to allow the exact height to be set.
    It is, however, an expensive appliance at £1k+. We do like it and don't regret the cost.

    Edit. The wifi signal to the extracter fan interfers with our digital radio which is slightly annoying.

    Remember that eithee we travel first class or our children will.
    Thank you, this was a really useful post. 
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  • FreeBear
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    kimwp said: The cheapest was £540, so the £150 one bought by a poster above was a good deal!
    I think I paid £80 for my induction hob. A Cooke & Lewis one from B&Q in a New Year sale.

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  • kimwp
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    Ah! Hob, rather than cooker, makes sense that they are cheaper. 
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