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Anyone installed an induction hob after gas and regretted it?

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HalfWomanHalfChocolate · 06/02/2021 14:33

I’m planning a new kitchen. I currently have a gas hob as part of a range cooker (inherited with the house). Definitely going for separate oven /hob next time as the range cooker has been nothing but trouble, but I’m unsure what hob to go for.

Induction jobs are so much more streamlined and easy to clean... but I’m used to the fine tuning of gas. And I am a keen cook who cooks a lot.

Anyone made the switch? Were you happy with the induction hob?

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explorerdog · 08/02/2021 12:31

I got induction hob sized worktop protectors from IKEA. I'd highly recommend as it gives so much more worktop space.
Ours has a couple of scratches and I'm not sure how to fix them
There'd be a lot more if we didn't have the protectors. They just prop up behind the hob when cooking

Idaofmarch · 08/02/2021 12:40

I cook a lot. I love my rangemaster induction hob. It's fast, responsive and simmering much easier than on gas...
Will never go back to gas.

hotchocdrinker · 08/02/2021 12:49

I had a gas hob years ago and loved it. Moved house and redid the kitchen. Went for an induction hob as there was no mains gas, and loved it too. Moved house again, and had a gas hob. I was ready to love it all over again, but hated it. The flames made me hot, and I kept burning stuff like Chili as I couldn't get the heat low enough. I lasted a month before I had a new induction hob installed. Love, love, love it, and would never go back to gas again.

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murbblurb · 08/02/2021 13:19

@Medievalist our gas pipe goes through a wall 3 feet thick, just needs someone with a long enough drill. Other side of the kitchen an issue I suppose, perhaps pipe under the floor if you were keen enough?

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