To not change from a gas hob to conduction

I loved gas but moved in to a house with induction. There was a learning curve, and we had to buy all new pans, but now I love it. It's just as responsive as gas. I'd say it's less good if you do a lot of wok cooking as the pans need a fairly big flat bottom on ours.

I raved about it to my Mum, who decided to get one too, but she hates it. She got a smaller one than me and she can't fit all her pans on it in the way she likes. I think, like everything, some are better than others.

I read a thing about the cost of running different hobs. I expected induction to be cheaper as it's efficient, but it actually wasn't because of electricity costing more than gas.

If I was getting a new kitchen now I would be happy with induction or gas.

What can't YOU cook on induction that you could on gas?

@TangerineDr3am

are you going any other renovations? I needed a new consumer unit (fuse box) when I had a new shower fitted.

it was an expense I hadn't planned on, but I don't remember it being a huge expense. If it's going to play a part in whether you feel gas or get induction you need to get an actual cost ang if you're going bathrooms you might need it anyway.

i don't like induction. I'm a 'pan fiddler' & I hate the way they go on/off BUT that's just a 'me' thing, I can't abide cars that turn themselves off either. I always struggle with the controls too.

However when I replace my kitchen I'll be getting one, because I hate gas even more! (And everything else is so dated)

I don't own any le Crusset so no idea about that, but it sounds like you just need to check out each brand.

i really don't understand it all very well, but i know that when i come to need one, ill be looking at getting a high powered one as I know a few people didn't and are limited on how many parts (old term rings) will work at any one time.

Op I did loads of research about 3 years ago when we had our done. I'm thrilled we decided to ditch gas I don't miss it at all.

The induction is brilliant, safe, easier for dc to cook and cleaner air.
But apparently you do need to stand back because of radiation risk??
So easy to clean and ours was a cheap ikea one to try to see if we liked it

@TangerineDr3am We have a 2cm worktop with drawer underneath, and it's absolutely fine. I'm another one that previously loved gas but was converted to induction when it was in our last rental. We just redid our kitchen in our new house, and I never even considered gas. Did go for an 80cm hob which is great if you cook a lot/ need 4 rings.

I was initially like this but our house idnt have gas when we moved it. Tbh I love my induction hob. Much easier to clean and just as good as gas for response (we paid to get a decent one). I hate going to my parents to clean the gas hob after cooking.

I had induction and found it annoying- if something boils over you have to throughly dry it before you can use it and if your fingers are greasy etc it can't switch it on, you can't use small saucepans because they have to totally cover the area. When I had a new kitchen went back to gas and was much happier with it. Would only go for induction if you have small children or cats as the safety aspect probably outlays the annoyance of it.

Look around and you will find Induction hobs that you plug into an ordinary socket. In fact that's why we chose the one we did(Neff), because we HAD to change the gas one due to worktop it was in had been lowered for a the previous owner and we wanted it regular height. The the extractor above it was too low and couldn't be removed, so it was induction or nothing. They might use more energy but since they only heat up the pan there is no wasted heat up the sides of the pan, and they turn on and off instantly.

Swapped from gas to induction 2 years ago and it's so much better.

It heats insanely fast, is so much more energy efficient.

The only down side is cooking pancakes as it beeps at me when I take the pan off the hob to flip them!

Ours is 28mm and we have a functional drawer directly underneath.

I think having experienced one induction hob you didn't like is not necessarily a reason to rule them all out, especially if it's in a holiday let or rental. A £500 hob could be a completely different beast to a decade old and/or entry level one. The plug in single hob we have had very little in common with our AEG 4 ring with bells and whistles. They both boil a pan of water quicker than the kettle does.

Must be v old, mine is around 25yo and has a 32a rcb in it for cooker but couldn't run another, so an auxillary CU was fitted to allow 40a to new Shower.

Good luck with whatever you decide on but upgrading CU may well be a good idea even if you decide on staying with gas.

£350 would be mates rates around here!!!

OP my DC just had a new 'consumer unit' (aka fuse board) so that they could have an induction hob, pyrolytic oven and a power shower pump - including vat it was £500 (SE).

The cost of having to upgrade electrics can vary quite widely depending on the amount of cable required and how complicated/straightforward it is to run the cable.

OP my DC just had a new 'consumer unit' (aka fuse board) so that they could have an induction hob, pyrolytic oven and a power shower pump - including vat it was £500 (SE).

We got our induction hob 18 years ago. It has a few scratches on it but it's never cracked or broken. It's 90cm wide and it's highest setting is properly hot for stir frying and can be set low enough to slow cook. Love it and would never go back to gas.

@theeyeofdoe - many commercial kitchens are going over to induction as it's cooler for the staff to work (alsocheaper to run and easier to clean).

We stayed in a self catering a while that had an induction hob, I absolutely hated it.

We are in the process of moving and one of the non-negotiables was that there had to be a gas hob, or at least the necessary pipework to fit one.

I’ve tried cooking on an induction hob, hate it. When we had a new kitchen I insisted on gas.

for one thing you can’t take the pan off the hob and hold it over the heat for a stir fry or scrambled eggs etc.

My induction hob is brilliant - just a bit vocal (likes to beep if it's wet or something hot isn't where it should be). It gets hot VERY fast if you use the right setting and just needed a bit of getting used to. Really easy cleaning and feels more future proof though planned obsolescence means the current hob will probably break before gas becomes outdated. We happened to have a new fuse box as we had to rewire the house before putting it in anyway as the electrics were so old. You might want to consider how old your current fuse box and wiring is and whether you might want to upgrade anyway - would you ever add an EV charger, for example? If so, updating might be in order.

We’re just renovating our kitchen and am going for an induction range cooker. I’ve always had gas but know so many friends who have switched to induction and absolutely love it. Also although I loved my gas range I absolutely hated cleaning it!

An older plastic cu can run 40 or 32a rcb's

How do you think kitchens ran electric cookers back when plastic cu's were the norm?

Plastic were allowed to be fitted up until 2016... Funnily enough early regs banned metal as it was thought to be an shock risk!!!

But there may be other reasons you cannot have a 32a rcbo in your existing CU.

Having said all that, love gas for cooking.

You couldn't pay me to go back to gas now. Definitely nothing tricky about it.

We have induction and we love it. So clean, so easy.

4 chefs on why they prefer induction

https://chatelaine.com/food/chefs-induction-stoves/

We adore our induction hob, so glad we changed from gas. it’s as responsive as gas but silent and so easy to clean!

Our kitchen is 10 years old now and we had this choice at the time. We stuck with gas and I haven't regretted it. Every induction hob I've used has had issues. Either they don't seem to get hot enough, have fiddly buttons or make strange humming or whining noises that drive me crazy.

Induction at the time was going to be far more expensive due to the cost of the job and the amount of new cable we'd need from the fuse box.