Induction hobs..... some of the new ones look amazing.

[Rusty Nails]

Did they specify what 'too close' meant? That would seem to be pertinent, possibly critical, information !

With the pacemaker not closer than a couple of feet and certainly not leaning over it.

 

[Sea of vapours]

With the pacemaker not closer than a couple of feet and certainly not leaning over it.

Not overly problematic then :-)

 

[Rusty Nails]

Not overly problematic then :-)

Luckily, I'm not about to find out.

 

[Electric_Andy]

we have a Neff one. It's the best I've ever used. Boils quicker than gas, cools down very quickly, has a timer for each plate, easy to clean. only down side is it beeps and won't work if you get the controls wet

 

[Yellow Saddle]

we have a Neff one. It's the best I've ever used. Boils quicker than gas, cools down very quickly, has a timer for each plate, easy to clean. only down side is it beeps and won't work if you get the controls wet

The only way it can cool down very quickly (quicker than a halogen) is if it has a fan under the glass to cool the induction coil. Is there a whirring noise after turning it off?

 

[Electric_Andy]

The only way it can cool down very quickly (quicker than a halogen) is if it has a fan under the glass to cool the induction coil. Is there a whirring noise after turning it off?

not my experience. the inductions stop boiling as soon as you turn them off. The halogen ones take several minutes. unless I've always used knackered halogens

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The are all that. The system is an on/of system with no variance. Variance is simulated by on/off intervals.

The holy grail of an induction hob has yet to be made. This would be a hob controlled with a set of old-fashioned knobs attched to an umbilical so that the knobs can be placed anywhere you like around the hob.

The virtual slider system is rubbish. My fingers don't work well with them.

The closest to what I'm after is Samsung's system that uses a little magnetic dongle to control the hob - like a mouse. In myu view, nothing beats a knob per plate.

Thanks - I suspected they worked like that but was not sure - nice to know.

As far as the controls are concerned - they are touch sensitive but no sliders - you just tap it to increase from 1 to 9

It does go a bit hay-wire if it gets wet - which is a problem if something boils over - but a quick wipe sorts it out