Gas or induction hob?

[Crikeyblimey]

What would you choose??? And why?

That's it really.

Ta

Induction. Had one for 2 years, its great, easy to control, and lovely and clean.
I had gas for 14 years before that, hated it, so filthy all the time.

I think it probably depends on what kind of kitchen you are having too. My slightly industrial looking kitchen and retro range cooker look great with gas. A more sleek modern kitchen might look better with induction.

Gas. Had electric for ages and now have a wonderful 5 ring gas hob in my new house. I love it - cleaner, much more controllable, and I like the fact that it doesn't stay hot after it's switched off.

I'm a bit at how much time seems to be spent cleaning gas hobs. mine never gets that dirty that a quick wipe doesn't clear. or perhaps I just don't care that much!!

Induction all the way!!
We had one out in our new kitchen in our old house and loved it.
It was economical, safe (no open flame and could lock it from ds), it was super quick (boiling liquid in 1min) and IT WAS CLEAN!
We've sjnce moved and have an awful gas range. Love it's a range but I HATE gas!
So dangerous for ds (3.5) as he's knocked the gas knobs a few times, also it's an open flame. Also when I've closed the oven door the waft of air has put the oven out (whole different thing but you get my point).
I cannot wait to get my new kitchen with an induction hob!
So much safer, but also you can put things on timer and go out.
Induction induction induction!!

.....and to add we have an 1897 house and the kitchen will not be a typical modern kitchen, but we will still be having induction, I'll not have anything else :)

I used to have a six burner gas Britannia range cooker - loved the look of it but keeping it clean was a bit of an effort. Also DH had a really bad habit of leaving a ring on really low so you could barely see it (keeping beans warm etc when he had heated them too early and then forgot to turn burner off).

I now have a Miele induction hob and love it! On the highest setting things heat up extremely quickly and it is immediately responsive to changes. So easy to keep clean (just wipe it with an ecloth). Also safe!

Induction! I cook three meals a day and I love it. So quick and responsive.

I hate having to use gas when staying with family. Always getting burnt bits stuck up the side of the pan. Can't cook rice using my absorption method as the gas hob never goes low enough. Gas hobs always seem to need to be lit manually eventually too. Gas hobs are such a pain to clean and it's terrible when something boils over.

Love knowing that if I ever left my induction hob on it turns itself off.

Only pain is when you find a pot or pan you like that is not magnetic. But Ikea has good range of induction friendly.

TwoDogsNoHorse - yes a six burner hob cooker in my old rented house that was a total chore to clean was a big part of my switch to induction. I wanted the responsiveness of gas but not the boiling hot kitchen and cleaning.

I first used a portable induction hob on a cookery course I did at our local university. We had 6 weeks using commercial gas oven and hobs first and the heat with 20 of those thing going for 4 hours a shift in a big commercial kitchen was unbelievable. Then we did patisserie with massive deck ovens like furnaces.

Then we did chocolate and deserts with induction. I never broke sweat. I was converted at that point.

YY More I had forgotten that sweaty face thing. I think it's one of the reasons I like cooking more now. I feel less stressed because I'm not all red faced and hot.

Some people are getting mixed up between electric and induction hobs I think.

I'm used to gas cookers.

I've had a crappy normal electric oven for a while, which is shit.

I'm almost sold on induction. Any used a wok on one?

You can get wok induction hobs, they've got a sunken bit for the wok. Never used one though, but used to do lots of stir fries on my induction with a normal large frying pan.

I've seen the wok induction things. They are like a £££ add on the cooker. They look more for a pro. kitchen than mine.

I do have a flat bottom Kuhl wok which is good on the crap electric hob.

I'm 85% convinced my next hob is going to be induction.
I used to like cooking with gas - but it does chuck off more heat than is used for the food.
Totally hate the electric hob I have a t the moment. Its shittier than shit.

I've had an induction hob put in our new kitchen. I've been using it for about a month now - had gas before. I love it. It is so quick to boil a pan of water. Easy to clean.

Agree with specialsubject about the food burning pan wrecking uncontrollable induction hob
No gas here so I have used an electric hob for 30 years. I cook a lot.
Last year I bought an induction and I hate it.
It's true it doesn't get hot but oh my is it hard to control. I cannot get a big enough pan to use for stove top casseroles and I burn or boil something over every day. I never had this problem with a regular hob.

Is there a lot of variation in quality of induction hubs?
The price range (several £10s to over £1k) on John Lewis/Amazon indicate there must be.

I would guess the price not only reflects build quality + material but also the control circuitry.

A gas hub is just a pipe with a throttle.
An induction has a (relatively) complex electronic/electric circuitry to control the induction magic.

Could Yays + Nays tell me what hub they have and how much it cost?

Ta

I have a stand alone cooker with an induction hob ( couldn't face ripping out a virtually brand new kitchen when I needed to replace the cooker.) Best money I ever spent .
I cook a lot and I nearly burnt one pan in the first week,as its so quick, then its been fine. Had it about 18 months and I love it.
(The electric oven is amazing on it too!)

I know our zanussi induction was £340 and the builders put it in before we moved and capped the supply to the gas.

Dh can't get the hang of it but at least he can't leave the gas ring on like he used to.

guessing I didn't have induction (even though it was marked as one) because it was incredibly slow to heat up and cool down.

that said, my mother has a real and relatively new induction hob and I also find it uncontrollable.

here we've got this one. Although I think we found it a hundred quid cheaper. It's fab.

Mine is AEG. It was about £450 I think. I wanted one that had touch slide controls as we stayed in a holiday house with an induction hob, but to change the temp, you had to keep tapping the numbers until you got to the right one - drive me mad. On mine you can slide your finger along to get the right temp.

Yep. Looks like mine will be German - Bosch (cheaper) or Miele (expensive).

This is mine
www.gbappliances.co.uk/siemens-eh675fv17e-flexinduction-hob-1118-p.asp
It's got a boost function so boils rapidly & is very controllable.
My marmalade was very easy this year

This is mine. Just installed - so far so good. Love the discreet markings.

ao.com/product/T41B30X2-Neff-Induction-Hob-Black-27254.aspx