Gas or induction hob

[opps]

Tosh. Heat is heat is heat.... the reason why a lot of kitchens use them is reliability... gas is not better at cooking food, oooh the induction hob has gone off call a sparky, the flame has gone out, strike a match.

I would guess that surface of the glass will degrade much faster than replaceable pan stands. Induction hobs are much easier to keep clean but much less forgiving with regards to people slamming down pans.

 

[ericmark]

I was looking at induction hobs and was told they were not recommended if you have a pacemaker fitted, just something to consider for those who have or might have one fitted.

Yes, had to remove mother's in 2015, then 1 month latter she had new pacemaker, which complied with EMC rules, so she could then have one, it was the pacemaker that was out of spec, not the induction hob, and by now unlikely to have an old out of spec pacemaker fitted.

Main advantage with induction hob, the kitchen is cooler as energy goes into the food not the room, there are no combustion produces to get rid of, so don't need a vented cooker hood, more controllable, faster to boil water, easier to clean, safety features like auto switch off after extended time, or if it gets too hot, it assumes something on fire, it is cool faster, so one can walk away without worry of children touching hot parts, child locks, the disadvantage is many have silly touch controls, and my grandchildren like to set the child lock, so wife can't turn it on. The touch controls in my mothers, were a real problem, as not visible from a wheelchair, but this was not really anything to do with being an induction hob, ours has knobs on it, no touch controls. To get a wok to work with an induction hob, they are too heavy, but I note more, and more commercial kitchens are using them, as it keeps the kitchen cooler, and auto turns off when pan removed so far safer.

 

[martygturner]

Yes, had to remove mother's in 2015, then 1 month latter she had new pacemaker, which complied with EMC rules, so she could then have one, it was the pacemaker that was out of spec, not the induction hob, and by now unlikely to have an old out of spec pacemaker fitted.

Main advantage with induction hob, the kitchen is cooler as energy goes into the food not the room, there are no combustion produces to get rid of, so don't need a vented cooker hood, more controllable, faster to boil water, easier to clean, safety features like auto switch off after extended time, or if it gets too hot, it assumes something on fire, it is cool faster, so one can walk away without worry of children touching hot parts, child locks, the disadvantage is many have silly touch controls, and my grandchildren like to set the child lock, so wife can't turn it on. The touch controls in my mothers, were a real problem, as not visible from a wheelchair, but this was not really anything to do with being an induction hob, ours has knobs on it, no touch controls. To get a wok to work with an induction hob, they are too heavy, but I note more, and more commercial kitchens are using them, as it keeps the kitchen cooler, and auto turns off when pan removed so far safer.

I would check the british heart foundations site : https://www.bhf.org.uk/informations...ask-the-experts/induction-hobs-and-pacemakers

Induction magnetic fields don't propagate very far, the 2ft recommendation has a pretty good safety margin built in, so if cooking at arms length an average persons heart would be outside the zone. At 12 inches our work one emits 2 Gauss at full tilt, we were bored and measured it, all the fun stuff happens at the surface. The safe limit for pacemakers is 5 Gauss.

 

[Scally-Ho]

As someone who sports a bi-chamber pacer, I would not chance an induction hob.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Always had gas until tried induction.

Never go back to gas now.

Disadvantages are it needs specific pan types, and usually much heavier especially when full of water etc.

But the control is much easier and accurate.

 

[Rodders53]

Never heard that before. Not saying you are wrong, just never heard it before.

Read the MIs... most refer to it.

Also the advice on BHF and NHS websites https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/pacemaker-implantation/ It's not just induction hobs. Power tools could potentially do stuff too, I expect as hairdryers are listed as 'avoid using too near'.

Most importantly for those with implants:

If you feel dizzy or your heart beating faster while using an electrical appliance, simply move away from it to allow your heartbeat to return to normal.

I've seen warnings signs about induction appliances in use at many a Hotel / Restaurant / Cafe hot buffet so they are not easy to avoid completely.

 

[aveatry]

My problem with induction is that you can not use cast iron pans or shake a heavy wok - slide pans off - without damaging the surface. In my view people who cannot cook use an induction hob. I can also put my 5 ring range cooker top in my dishwasher its in two halves, take off the flame things and am left with a stainless steel area that is also lower than its edges so any spills stay there - unlike a flat induction top.

 

[flameport]

Using a wok involves lifting it to move. No one scrapes a wok about on a flat surface, just as no one should be doing that with any other pan.

Cast iron pans are used by novelty cooking types who like to demonstrate they have spent far too much money on a set of the things.
For actual use they are far too heavy and always have that disgusting oily greasy black residue on them which some types call 'seasoned'.