Boring: electric hobs
22 December 2007, 11:11 AM
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Boring: electric hobs
My new house doesn't have gas, and an electric hob is like a nightmare come true for me. Are there 'fancy' electric hobs which move the game on a bit? I've noticed that you can spend quite a bit on them now - are they worth it?
22 December 2007, 11:34 AM
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I find the cookware makes a huge difference. I think its something to do with the bases conducting heat too quickly, then losing it too quickly as the hob cycles on and off.
Induction hobs are supposed to be the best...although need still decent pots and pans.
We have a halogen thingy hob, and with normal cookware its pants - on-off-on-off-cold-burnt-cold-burnt etc.
But we've since bought some much better (and expensive) pots and pans that have bases that are almost 1" thick! So they retain the heat and stay at a more contstant temperature when the hob is at low setting - regardless of the hob cycling on and off all the time.
Induction hobs are supposed to be the best...although need still decent pots and pans.
We have a halogen thingy hob, and with normal cookware its pants - on-off-on-off-cold-burnt-cold-burnt etc.
But we've since bought some much better (and expensive) pots and pans that have bases that are almost 1" thick! So they retain the heat and stay at a more contstant temperature when the hob is at low setting - regardless of the hob cycling on and off all the time.
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22 December 2007, 01:19 PM
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We have one of the new range of Samsung ceramic hob jobbies, its fantastic, very good heat control. I was sceptical at first but that was unfounded, good product.
22 December 2007, 09:48 PM
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Induction is the way to go (well, where i will be going!) 
It only works with "iron" pans (so aluminium or anodised or glass won't work), and generates heat by electromagnetic cleverness in the pan itself - so the hob doesn't get hot. Thus it is more efficient than gas, and you don't get food burnt on to the hob.
Not cheap, but you can buy a single-ring induction hob for only several tens of Earth pounds if you want to give it a try!
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It only works with "iron" pans (so aluminium or anodised or glass won't work), and generates heat by electromagnetic cleverness in the pan itself - so the hob doesn't get hot. Thus it is more efficient than gas, and you don't get food burnt on to the hob.
Not cheap, but you can buy a single-ring induction hob for only several tens of Earth pounds if you want to give it a try!
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You can actually boil a pan of water with your hand between the pan and the hob - which is something to behold when it happens.
Just make sure you don't have any pins holding bones together tho....
Just make sure you don't have any pins holding bones together tho....
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