New Hob advice – Induction or Gas

[JustinL]

Hi,

After purchasing a new dishwasher and double oven my wife has decided we need to buy a matching hob!

At the moment we have an old gas hob which used to match the oven (seperate) I will probably stick with Neff as they are the make of our new oven and dishwasher, makes life easier. I am just wondering if their hobs are okay and also is it worth changing to induction or sticking with gas?

Thanks for any advice.

[Martin]

Re: New Hob advice – Induction or Gas

In the long dark cold winter months ahead when the National Grid power network fails to deliver and vast areas are without power for days. It’s a comfort to know that you have at least got a gas hob and can cook something on it for dinner, oh, and a nice cup of hot cocoa. 😉

[JustinL]

Re: New Hob advice – Induction or Gas

Martin wrote:In the long dark cold winter months ahead when the National Grid power network fails to deliver and vast areas are without power for days. It’s a comfort to know that you have at least got a gas hob and can cook something on it for dinner, oh, and a nice cup of hot cocoa. 😉

Haha I wonder which one you prefer 🙂

[cockney steve]

Re: New Hob advice – Induction or Gas

A gas hob is likely to have an igniter and flame-failure devices to wear out…it’s unlikely you’ll wear out even today’s poorly engineered taps.burners , likewise are pretty robust…..
I’d guess a repair would cost under £100 for an igniter-module replacement.

An induction hob will make your eyes water for almost any part that can (and will) fail.

Hedge your bets,gas hob is more reliable,responds instantly and never suffers a power-cut.

Ovaltine, please, Martin 😀

[JustinL]

Re: New Hob advice – Induction or Gas

cockney steve wrote:A gas hob is likely to have an igniter and flame-failure devices to wear out…it’s unlikely you’ll wear out even today’s poorly engineered taps.burners , likewise are pretty robust…..
I’d guess a repair would cost under £100 for an igniter-module replacement.

An induction hob will make your eyes water for almost any part that can (and will) fail.

Hedge your bets,gas hob is more reliable,responds instantly and never suffers a power-cut.

Ovaltine, please, Martin 😀

Cheers I have decided 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} to stick with tried and tested Gas Hob, the wife will just have to suffer. I take it they are all very similar? I’ll prob go with a Neff to match the other 2 new Neff appliances we have.

[Martin]

Re: New Hob advice – Induction or Gas

JustinL wrote:Cheers I have decided 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} to stick with tried and tested Gas Hob, the wife will just have to suffer.

Just remind her that all professional kitchens and chefs only use gas anyway. TV chef programmes abound with the domestic equivalent and the Neff logo on them is easy to spot. 😉

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