To not change from a gas hob to conduction

Fo they crack easily and can you still not use Le Cruset on them? I use my casserole daily. Nobody told me I couldn't use Le Creuset - if been using both pans an casserole on an induction hob for about 5 years. Haven't managed to crack the hob yet.

Le Creuset themselves say "Our Enamelled Cast Iron*, Stainless Steel, and Toughened Non-Stick cookware are all suitable for induction hobs, as are our enamel-on-steel kettles."

Le creuset is fine on it. We have one with a bridging unit which is handy for the big oval casserole dishes.

If 4 hob rings is not enough, consider getting a 4 ring one anyway and an extra plug in single ring unit. We did this - bought the portable single ring to cook on during renovations and to keep for a spare - and it turns out I didn't really need more than 4 after all as I never use it. Pleased I didn't go for the bigger hob and have more worktop space instead.

Induction is safer, much easier to clean and more flexible in where it goes - gas has to be a certain distance from an opening window. If the glass cracks you can get it replaced, it's just a part like any other. My heart is with gas and I do miss it, but gas fired boilers will be banned at some point so time to move on.

That might be your hob possibly, I find my induction hobs get very hot very fast, I rarely, if ever, use max heat.

Highly recommend induction. I've used gas and electric and I'd never go back to either if I could help it.

This.

Strangely, my 40 year old battered saucepans are fine and the large saucepan of water heats up to rapid boiling in approx 90 seconds.

The newer pans wouldn't work.

Simple way to test is with a fridge magnet. If it sticks to the underside of your pan, the pan will work on your induction hob.

When we had a new kitchen last March we swapped a gas hob for induction.
Its much better from a cleaning point of view and I don't regret it BUT you can't really get the heat you need for some things.
Stir frys aren't quite as good and I was just trying to make flat breads and they didn't work as well

My DD has just fitted a plug-in induction hob as she has solar panels and is about to have a heat pump installed. Is this something you might be considering in the future?

Another converted from gas to induction….the cleaning is what sells it to me!

I had the choice last year and stuck with gas.

This! We've got a lovely gas range cooker but planning to sell it and get an induction one for this reason. V bad for health.

I hadn't decided before we had our kitchen done so we ended up keeping gas but having the electrics sorted so that we could switch in the future if needed.

Also went for a thicker 3cm worktop as I think a lot of induction hobs need more space under them.

I was nervous of changing from my familiar gas hob but I adore my induction now I'm used to it. I was worried it would be fragile and it really isn't. Very energy efficient.

I’d never switch, I hate induction.
we have a nice gas gaggeneau hob which you can control the temp easily (like the majority of decent UK restaurants.)

You may well need a new fuse box if you've been using gas - potentially a significant extra electric load. The other potential faff is making all your aluminium pots redundant.

It's probably worth getting a new fuse box anyway, in case you need any other electrical work doing in the future, some things might not be able to be done if the box isn't modern enough, we had to have a new one just to have more sockets but ours was from the late 80s.

No induction hobs do not “plug in” FFS. They draw a big current and they need a dedicated 6mm cable direct from the consumer unit (fuse boxes are so 1954).

allow about £350 for the electricians time and materials for the induction hob connection

if your electrics aren’t up to date to allow the hob to be wired in, you need to upgrade your installation anyway. If the kitchen is being redone the extra cost is in the noise.

I am so confused by the love for induction. Can you even use a wok on them?

We moved into a house with an induction hob and only had to replace one saucepan and a tiny frying pan. We actually used my old le crueset stuff now which we rarely used in the old house. My husband did manage to crack it after he dropped a cast iron casserole dish on it. I don't even know how he did that. I really like it but I do miss gas for being able to char peppers. To be honest I probably only used to do that every couple of months so it's not a big loss. I do feel it's the only part of our house that is vaguely future proof.

Hate my induction one. House had a gas one when I viewed it. Would definitely prefer gas.

Yes you should swap. No you will not regret. Went from gas to induction when renovating our last home. We have now moved to an older home with a gas hob again and I hate it.

I loooooove my gas hob, induction seems so much slower to me. I'd not be without it by choice.

I think those who are evangelical about induction hobs are focussing on the easy clean aspect.
Gas is better for proper cooking

Have used induction for 15 years, they are as responsive as gas, easier to clean and I’ve never burnt a pan with mine.

I love our induction hob and would never go back to gas for all the reasons above.

The only downside of induction that I can think of is that it can interfere with heart pacemakers. If you have anyone in your family with a pacemaker they should make sure they are 60cm away from the hob when it’s switched on.

I think my manufacturer was just over cautious, as I said it was a decade ago. Curset say yes, so check with the manufacturer when you go to buy. Could you not put the induction onto the 32 amp oven circuit or do you have a gas oven too so no 32 amp at all? My oven is a plug in as are lots these days. It is a Hotpoint which is the same as Whirlpool which also plugged in.