If you have an INDUCTION HOB could you help me out? (Not ceramic or electric, they're different)

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my parents have one, its a pain in the bum tbh! it turns itself off if stuff spills on it, turns off if you pick up the pan for a second, its a nightmare. my dad loves cooking and despite paying fortune to have their kitchen done they are getting rid of it and getting a gas one.

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I have got an induction hob!

I really wanted a gas one, as I have always used and loved gas, however DP vetoed me as he wanted the sleek look of an induction hob.

Pros:

-Looks lovely. Is very sleek and black and goes very well with the minimal designed kitchen. Would not look good in a shaker style kitchen though lol
-Incredibly easy to clean. Just wipes off with a J cloth. Because it doesn't get very hot in real terms nothing ever sticks.
-No heating up time as in electric hobs. You turn it on, put a pan on top and it 'heats' straight away.
-No dangerous flames.
-They do get very hot - hot enough to stir fry with, not like electric hobs which are useless for this purpose.

Cons:
-We had to buy new saucepans. My Le Creuset still work on it (thankfully otherwise I would have brained DP with the griddle pan), but none of my other steel pans, woks and frying pans did. When buying pans you have to make sure that they are labelled 'suitable for induction' because most aren't. Luckily DP bought a load of cheap pans and woks from Dunelm Mill, of all places!
They make a funny intermittent buzzing noise. This is very normal, and it's very quiet, but at first I thought the bloody thing was playing up.

They are very good and I now much prefer induction to gas, funnily enough.

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Mine does switch itself off momentarily when you take the pan off, however because it heats immediately when you put the pan back on it is absolutely fine.

Doesn't switch off when you spill stuff though, I admit that would drive me mad.

I don't know what make it is - will have a look tonight and post later.

The main good point is the ease of cleaning. After years of cleaning those gas trivet things it is great just to wipe after use and it looks brand new.

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Yes, it is an odd concept. I tried to explain it to my mum re molecule vibrating etc and the other science around it, she said 'don't be so bloody stupid, they (scientists) can't do things like that yet'

They don't get hot - very weird to take a sizzling wok and the hob itself is just a little bit warm.

Think that's what attracted DP - it's a boys' gadget type hob!

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Okey dokey will do later

I love my induction hob.

I have a duo - two gas rings and two induction rings. I prefer the induction but the gas is reassuring in the event of a power cut.

It doesn't switch off if there is spill but you can program it to switch off so I often start off things like soup or tom sauce for pasta and go out leaving it to cook.

It's a Brandt

They do take a little getting used to. Occasional visitors find it irritating but people who use it regularly (like my Dad who always cooks for us every day when he comes to stay) get used to it and think it is brilliant.

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We've got a Bosch one.

It does have a very annoying switch off mechanism - slightest spill and everything goes off.

Very easy to clean.

Very receptive to slight temperature adjustments.

I've got used to it but I'd choose gas over this any day (we don't have mains gas here so its not an option). Gas is much better for stir frying, imo (we eat a lot of stir fries).

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Sorry, I just go in from work and it's a Sauter not Brandt.

Ohdearwhatamess there's no mains gas around here but we have a bottle outside and got the hob fitter to drill a little hole in the wall to put a pipe through.

Mine is a Die Dietrich (I know, I have never heard of that make either). Supposed to be top of the range according to DP, bless him.

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Die Dietrich is a very good brand or so my MIL tells me.