Need a new cooker, gas or induction?

FreeBear

matelodave said: We had to get new pans as our 50 year old aluminium ones wouldn't work. We got Tesco's finest stainless steel - really cheap as a set. They still look as good as the day we bought them and they get used nearly every day.

Switched from an old electric ring cooker to an induction hob several years ago. Even when I burn food on induction, a short soak is all that is needed to get rid of the black deposits. Previously, would have to scrape the carbon off and use multiple soaks. Hob is also so much easier to clean - A quick spray and wipe down, job done.

Spoonie_Turtle

I'm shocked by all the comments but my only experience of gas is on holiday.  At home we've never had gas, we've had induction for years, but cooking on a gas hob for the first time was like a revelation, I finally understood the saying!  It was a highlight of a holiday to be able to cook on gas.

But I haven't lived with it for cleaning and other practicalities (although when I worked as a PA doing someone's cleaning, they had a double gas oven so I cleaned their hob for the months I did that job - I was younger and relatively well so although I enjoyed it then my feelings might have been different if I'd been older) so it's interesting that everyone so far unanimously prefers induction.

mmmmikey

Spoonie_Turtle said:

I'm shocked by all the comments but my only experience of gas is on holiday.  At home we've never had gas, we've had induction for years, but cooking on a gas hob for the first time was like a revelation, I finally understood the saying!  It was a highlight of a holiday to be able to cook on gas.

But I haven't lived with it for cleaning and other practicalities (although when I worked as a PA doing someone's cleaning, they had a double gas oven so I cleaned their hob for the months I did that job - I was younger and relatively well so although I enjoyed it then my feelings might have been different if I'd been older) so it's interesting that everyone so far unanimously prefers induction.

I was beginning to think that I was the only one who prefers gas  

I had a mega-expensive Zanussi cooker with an induction hob which was OK but once it gone beyond economical repair (after just 4 years!) I couldn't make the switch back to gas quick enough. I can understand the attraction of induction hobs, but for me it would be gas every time. Quite apart from preferring the cooking experience, there are other benefits, such as it still works in a power cut, there's a lot less to go wrong with such a simple bit of kit and (particularly if you're on a TOU tariff (including legacy tariffs like E7)) then running costs can be much less. 

But each to their own....

HillStreetBlues

mmmmikey said:

I had a mega-expensive Zanussi cooker with an induction hob which was OK but once it gone beyond economical repair (after just 4 years!) I couldn't make the switch back to gas quick enough. I can understand the attraction of induction hobs, but for me it would be gas every time. Quite apart from preferring the cooking experience, there are other benefits, such as it still works in a power cut, there's a lot less to go wrong with such a simple bit of kit and (particularly if you're on a TOU tariff (including legacy tariffs like E7)) then running costs can be much less. 

But each to their own....

Agree with that, know someone that in over 60 years have only had two gas cookers and only got rid of the first one due to new kitchen.

matelodave

The big advantage with an induction hob is that it pretty difficult to set fire to anything if you forget it, likewise you cant inadvertently leave it on and blow the place up.

michael1234

DullGreyGuy said:

JohnSwift10 said:

45 Amp.                                     .

Ok, so it won't support the most demanding cookers but is certainly better than many

The above are 2Kw burners which is probably appropriate to have a look at. Some of the more expensive option can go up to 3.5Kw on a single burner but thats really for limited applications beyond getting a very large pot of liquid to boiling quickly. 

45A is 11.25Kw maximum. Taking account of electrical diversity, that should be fine for most ovens/cookers I would have thought ?

Agree with all the comments that Induction is well worth it (and probably safer)

barker77

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65722603

WiserMiser

'Evidence suggests that even when gas stoves are off they leak methane'
That needs explaining.  If true, why aren't there far more explosions?

QrizB

WiserMiser said:

'Evidence suggests that even when gas stoves are off they leak methane'
That needs explaining.  If true, why aren't there far more explosions?

Tiny quantities, small enotthat they disperse without causing a hazard.

Bendo

I wanted induction about 6 years ago but wasn't sure what I had in terms of power to the kitchen when I placed my order with Wren so went gas.

Now I'm quite happy, on agile for electric so can happily cook on gas at peak time.