Ceramic Hob?

rhubarbs

Hi,

I am moving to a new house next month that has a ceramic hob. I have never used a ceramic hob and am beginning to worry that cooking as I know it will come to an end! People keep telling me that I'll need to be very careful and buy new pans :eek: Does anyone out there have one? What are they like to use?

Thank you!

susank

I use normal pans - its the induction hob that is different - only thing you need to know is that they are flat on the bottom and not buckled

Pink.

Hi rhubarbs,

This older thread might help:

Can you get stock pots for ceramic hobs?

Pink

thriftmonster

I swapped to one 10 years ago and it's great. Just be careful if you spill hot sugar on it - wipe it off asap. Otherwise I clean mine once a day with Hob Brite - and I haven't found anything else that works half as well.

Magenta_Wolves

I've also had one for years, most pans you can buy now are suitable for ceramic hobs, if the pan isn't all that will happen is that the hob will keep turning itself on and off during cooking. You do have to be careful about putting things ontop of the hob after cooking though, as it stays hot for quite a while after cooking. As it's flat it's so easy to use it as extra workspace e.g. to throw the oven gloves on it, or as my daughter did, put the packet of oven chips on it! Also, if you've got cats who like to explore on top of kitchen worksurfaces, you might find they burn their paws once or twice! Other than that - as thriftmonster says - they're great and so easy to keep clean!

Pollycat

I had a 2nd hand ceramic hob in my old house and LOVED it.
When we moved to our brand new house almost 16 years ago, I had the supplied electric ring hob removed and replaced it with a ceramic one.
It still looks like new - and we do a LOT of cooking.
However, we're always very careful to lift pans off rather than drag them to avoid scratches.

Like thriftmonster, I use Hob Brite to clean it, it only takes seconds.

I'm sure you'll love it.

rhubarbs

Thank you. I feel reassured. I guess I might have to invest in some Hob Brite though!