Induction Cooker

silvercar

I went from gas to induction without a problem. Far easier to keep the Hob clean than have to wash all the bits on a gas Hob. I find it very responsive and can use all 5 rings at the same time without a loss of power.

DullGreyGuy

silvercar said:

I went from gas to induction without a problem. Far easier to keep the Hob clean than have to wash all the bits on a gas Hob. I find it very responsive and can use all 5 rings at the same time without a loss of power.

Which model do you have @silvercar? Haven't seen any where you can have all areas on maximum at the same time, guessing they've capped the outputs to achieve this? Our boost function goes up to 4.8kw per ring so to have all 5 going at that level would be just over 24kw which would mean a 105amp fuse and that'd exceed the 100amp master fuse before the meter. 

silvercar

DullGreyGuy said:

silvercar said:

I went from gas to induction without a problem. Far easier to keep the Hob clean than have to wash all the bits on a gas Hob. I find it very responsive and can use all 5 rings at the same time without a loss of power.

Which model do you have @silvercar? Haven't seen any where you can have all areas on maximum at the same time, guessing they've capped the outputs to achieve this? Our boost function goes up to 4.8kw per ring so to have all 5 going at that level would be just over 24kw which would mean a 105amp fuse and that'd exceed the 100amp master fuse before the meter. 

It’s  Neff T48FD23X2. It’s hardwired to a dedicated circuit.

DullGreyGuy

So according to https://media3.neff-international.com/Documents/specsheet/en-GB/T48FD23X2.pdf the total power handling is 4.7KW if on a 20amp fuse but can be reduced to work on a 13amp fuse. The standard full power on each ring adds to 9.8KW and the Boost on each adds to 16.5KW

As both exceed the total max you cannot use all the rings on full at the same time, you can really only use 2 of the rings on full and a tiny amount of power to a third. Appreciate we dont all cook on full all the time but it is useful for brining a pan to boil etc. 

If you set two of the large rings to full and then attempt to set a third to full does it not show its limiting the power of the others? That would be fairly poor if it doesn't. 

Ours is 7.5KW and 4 zones so can get closer to full on each ring but still not there but when you try to exceed 7.5kw you can see it steps down the other rings to allow you to do it rather than leaving you thinking everything is at the original levels set. 

Certainly 7.5KW is plenty of power to go around for us and our needs, yours is certainly better than the 3KW versions that are plugged in but some with big families/parties etc may appreciate something more powerful than ours. 

NRTurner

We got a Bosch induction hob when we had our kitchen re-fitted a couple of years ago, having previously had a gas hob, and you could not pay me to go back to gas. Much easier to clean, as we went for one that had a completely flat surface, much faster at heating and as we have solar panels, it works out cheaper too.

The downsides were that we needed to replace about half of our cookware, but we used it as an opportunity to get some better pans (we went for ProCook).

The unit price of electricity is currently higher than gas, but you should use less energy overall with induction and it is better for the environment. Once we’ve saved up enough to replace our gas boiler with a heat pump, we’ll be able to completely disconnect the gas supply to our home.

silvercar

DullGreyGuy said:

So according to https://media3.neff-international.com/Documents/specsheet/en-GB/T48FD23X2.pdf the total power handling is 4.7KW if on a 20amp fuse but can be reduced to work on a 13amp fuse. The standard full power on each ring adds to 9.8KW and the Boost on each adds to 16.5KW

As both exceed the total max you cannot use all the rings on full at the same time, you can really only use 2 of the rings on full and a tiny amount of power to a third. Appreciate we dont all cook on full all the time but it is useful for brining a pan to boil etc. 

If you set two of the large rings to full and then attempt to set a third to full does it not show its limiting the power of the others? That would be fairly poor if it doesn't. 

Ours is 7.5KW and 4 zones so can get closer to full on each ring but still not there but when you try to exceed 7.5kw you can see it steps down the other rings to allow you to do it rather than leaving you thinking everything is at the original levels set. 

Certainly 7.5KW is plenty of power to go around for us and our needs, yours is certainly better than the 3KW versions that are plugged in but some with big families/parties etc may appreciate something more powerful than ours. 

Interesting. I’ve never used them all on full. In fact, I haven’t found anything that needs to be cooked above a 7 (out of 9). I’ve definitely used 4 at once, but not on full. Looking in the instructions, the 5 rings have a max power (level 9) of 1.8, 1.4, 2.2, 2.2, 2.2. Though the final 2 combine to 3.6 when both are on. So the max total is 9kw. I’ve never used the power boost, which is higher, but you can only use it for one zone on each side of the Hob at a time.

dND

Throwing a bit more into the ring, 😁

I got a 2 ring induction 'hob' from L1dl which apart from not being able to use my very expensive pan set on it would have persuaded me to go for an induction cooker when I buy the freestanding cooker I want for here.
However, while looking into it I found a reference that if you had a pacemaker you should keep at least 60cm from an induction hob which would make cooking on it impossible.
While I currently don't have a pacemaker I'm of the age where it could be a possibility so I've decided to go for ceramic - ageing being the reason to get rid of gas.

From my experience with an induction hob, always take care to wipe the hob and the bottom of the pan before placing it on and cover the hob when not in use to protect the surface - eliminating scratches and not letting food burn on will keep it looking new for years.  Best cleaner I found was a drop or so of washing up liquid to remove grease and a just damp microfibre cloth.

kimwp

I ordered my cooker on Monday evening, so was a bit gobsmacked to see my post as one of the forum features today! Still interesting to hear people's experiences and choices though.

DullGreyGuy

silvercar said:

DullGreyGuy said:

So according to https://media3.neff-international.com/Documents/specsheet/en-GB/T48FD23X2.pdf the total power handling is 4.7KW if on a 20amp fuse but can be reduced to work on a 13amp fuse. The standard full power on each ring adds to 9.8KW and the Boost on each adds to 16.5KW

As both exceed the total max you cannot use all the rings on full at the same time, you can really only use 2 of the rings on full and a tiny amount of power to a third. Appreciate we dont all cook on full all the time but it is useful for brining a pan to boil etc. 

If you set two of the large rings to full and then attempt to set a third to full does it not show its limiting the power of the others? That would be fairly poor if it doesn't. 

Ours is 7.5KW and 4 zones so can get closer to full on each ring but still not there but when you try to exceed 7.5kw you can see it steps down the other rings to allow you to do it rather than leaving you thinking everything is at the original levels set. 

Certainly 7.5KW is plenty of power to go around for us and our needs, yours is certainly better than the 3KW versions that are plugged in but some with big families/parties etc may appreciate something more powerful than ours. 

Interesting. I’ve never used them all on full. In fact, I haven’t found anything that needs to be cooked above a 7 (out of 9). I’ve definitely used 4 at once, but not on full. Looking in the instructions, the 5 rings have a max power (level 9) of 1.8, 1.4, 2.2, 2.2, 2.2. Though the final 2 combine to 3.6 when both are on. So the max total is 9kw. I’ve never used the power boost, which is higher, but you can only use it for one zone on each side of the Hob at a time.

It is a little academic and have no way of knowing if actually our gas supply had enough flow rate to actually allow all 5 of its burners to achieve their maximum output at the same time or not. It may have had the same problem and just didnt know about. 

We do use max power and boost at times but its mainly limited to bringing a giant pot of water to the boil as the circa 4.5kw max output on full boost will boil it much quicker than the 3kw kettle or its to sear steaks that have already been cooked sous vide and so you just want a nuclear hot surface to create the mallard effect and make it look more appealing but your talking 20s per side as you dont want to cook the inside any more. 

Havent fully managed to teach my wife that a hob has more setting than on and full (likewise the oven) but normally we are similar and everything is done between 4 and 7 also on a scale up to 9. 

silvercar

DullGreyGuy said:

silvercar said:

DullGreyGuy said:

So according to https://media3.neff-international.com/Documents/specsheet/en-GB/T48FD23X2.pdf the total power handling is 4.7KW if on a 20amp fuse but can be reduced to work on a 13amp fuse. The standard full power on each ring adds to 9.8KW and the Boost on each adds to 16.5KW

As both exceed the total max you cannot use all the rings on full at the same time, you can really only use 2 of the rings on full and a tiny amount of power to a third. Appreciate we dont all cook on full all the time but it is useful for brining a pan to boil etc. 

If you set two of the large rings to full and then attempt to set a third to full does it not show its limiting the power of the others? That would be fairly poor if it doesn't. 

Ours is 7.5KW and 4 zones so can get closer to full on each ring but still not there but when you try to exceed 7.5kw you can see it steps down the other rings to allow you to do it rather than leaving you thinking everything is at the original levels set. 

Certainly 7.5KW is plenty of power to go around for us and our needs, yours is certainly better than the 3KW versions that are plugged in but some with big families/parties etc may appreciate something more powerful than ours. 

Interesting. I’ve never used them all on full. In fact, I haven’t found anything that needs to be cooked above a 7 (out of 9). I’ve definitely used 4 at once, but not on full. Looking in the instructions, the 5 rings have a max power (level 9) of 1.8, 1.4, 2.2, 2.2, 2.2. Though the final 2 combine to 3.6 when both are on. So the max total is 9kw. I’ve never used the power boost, which is higher, but you can only use it for one zone on each side of the Hob at a time.

It is a little academic and have no way of knowing if actually our gas supply had enough flow rate to actually allow all 5 of its burners to achieve their maximum output at the same time or not. It may have had the same problem and just didnt know about. 

We do use max power and boost at times but its mainly limited to bringing a giant pot of water to the boil as the circa 4.5kw max output on full boost will boil it much quicker than the 3kw kettle or its to sear steaks that have already been cooked sous vide and so you just want a nuclear hot surface to create the mallard effect and make it look more appealing but your talking 20s per side as you dont want to cook the inside any more. 

Havent fully managed to teach my wife that a hob has more setting than on and full (likewise the oven) but normally we are similar and everything is done between 4 and 7 also on a scale up to 9. 

We have a Quooker for hot water, whatever power that has. I wouldn’t think of boiling water on the hob, especially as we don’t have an extractor near the hob. I’m also far more likely to use my griddle pan for stripe marks on fish, than maillard steaks.