Replacing Gas Hob With Induction Hob.

[mikhailfaradayski]

looks nice, also expensive.

Im not letting Mrs. Faradayski see that

 

[mikhailfaradayski]

just noticed it would appear as though its an Australian or New Zealand manufacturer. Even though they have a UK phone number, i can imagine that a UK agent would perhaps be hesitant supplying them.

Spare parts supply could be a nightmare for them and then they would attract a lot of grief from unhappy UK customers.

 

[Mark Elvin]

Just getting a general lack of enthusiam from anybody who has anything to do with Fisher & Paykle. Basically got told by the woman on the phone that she can't find it on her system so it can't exist.

Next best thing is this - http://www.taw-sales.co.uk/products/1180 has exposed burners but touch control, so less cleaning than conventional gas.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Oh look - another triumph of stupid k***-head design over function.

With a conventional style of pan support you can put any size pan on any of the rings.

What happens with this one if you want to put a large one in the middle?

Or want two small ones at once?

It's not quite as dumb as one I saw at a show a few months ago, which was sunk below the level of the worktop, making it impossible to use a frying pan, but it's close.

 

[DCC]

You are so 1970s BAS, get with the program! Get yourself some GU10 downlighters, a trendy cooker and maybe a designer polished worksurface and you'll be good to go

Just another vote for induction, I've got one and I have to say it beats gas hands down - you can cook things without the kitchen getting stinking hot, its very controllable and responsive, dead easy to clean and fast too.

Yes there are downsides like everything, the comment earlier in the thread about frying is correct, if I did a lot of greasy fry-ups or stir-fry type things I'd still want a gas burner.

From a consumers point of view I'd say applying diversity to an induction hub is tantamount to negligence - Put yourself in the place of a typical 'user'... you give me a volume boost button that goes to 22 and I'm going to use it! or in other words the boost function gets used it every time I need to heat a pan of water, usually when other things are on the hob doing their bits at the same time.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You are so 1970s BAS, get with the program! Get yourself some GU10 downlighters, a trendy cooker and maybe a designer polished worksurface and you'll be good to go

Sorry - I'm afraid I'm one of those recidivist luddites who still sees, and uses, a kitchen as somewhere to work, not to stand in the doorway admiring.

But if you want trendy cookers, I am going to get one of these:



Oh damn - sorry - I've chosen one because it works...

 

[Mark Elvin]

well, I see the kitchen as both somewhere to work, but I still want to walk into it and go "wow, this is nice".

As for the hob I bought this - http://www.taw-sales.co.uk/products/1180

and the oven this as it has a decent height on both ovens due to the controls being down the side - http://www.taw-sales.co.uk/products/4415

Also fits in well with the 'vertical surfaces stainless steel, horizontal surfaces black' theme.

Thanks for the input chaps.