Induction

[undyingking]

Anyone out there got an induction hob? Be interested to know what you think about it, etc.

Comments

[chrisvenus]

My parents have one and I think they are great. All the responsiveness of a gas cooker, easy to clean, very thin so drawers below them are practical. I believe you need to make sure you have the right pans - I think the my parents said they just tested with a magnet whether they'd work or not, but I suspect that most stuff probably works, just some that doesn't.

I defintiely want an induction hob myself. They are great. :)

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I've tested our pans just now with a magnet, and of 13 that we have, only 1 works it :-( but as you say, the actual hob may be a bit more forgiving…

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

Dad has one and I think he likes it. In fact, he got rid of his conventional cooker and just has an induction hob, a toaster oven and a microwave.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I bake bread and T makes cakes and things, so I don't think we could do without the real oven. Interesting idea though, they do take up a lot of space.

[hatmandu.livejournal.com]

We got one as part of last summer's renovation madness, as we're not on gas. It's excellent - very quick and effective, and safer in that only the pan base gets heated. Only drawback was having to replace some of our old, non-magnetic saucepans. "+1", as I believe the kiddies say these days.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I have heard that it might need its own circuit, can't run off our existing domestic ring -- is that so in your case?

[hatmandu.livejournal.com]

Sorry for tardy reply. We had the whole place rewired and the electrician put the hob on its own circuit (and the oven on another), so I guess this corroborates what you've heard.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Mm, I've since heard there are a few 13A ones now, but most are 30 or 32A. Oh well, I suspect a certain amount of rewiring was going to be needed anyway.