"I was a firm 'gas' man but this hob has converted me. Very slick, easy to clean, user friendly and easy to control. Instant response and extremely powerful - on full power a steel pan with 1" of water comes to the boil in about 20 seconds. It would take 1-2minutes on a gas ring. There's a few extra features, such as timers and auto power reduction which I haven't quite mastered yet but the pause feature is good, low power setting (1) is very gentle, and pan detection which turns off the ring when you lift the pan off works well.
Only negatives are minor and not necessarily related to the hob; My aluminium pans with stainless steel inserts make occasional buzzing and creaking noises which was a bit unnerving to start and there are issues with very small pans if not centred properly. There is also a marked difference between the way aluminium pans and my full stainless steel pans heat up. The heat response from stainless is much more extreme. You definitely need to watch the pans when using full power (P) setting. Controls can get a little flaky if you clean the control area with a wet cloth but the hob doesn't seem to mind things boiling over on the ring area.
All in all, excellent!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
"Just what we where looking for as size is just right along with great price for the product which will look fabulous in our new kitchen - we already have a Zanussi hob and it has served us well for many years - it was a 60cm but the 78cm will be much better fit and hopefully this one will be the same and give us many years of easy and instant use"
"Fast and efficient delivery! Best price too! "
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
"My last cooker was rangemaster and gas which I’ve had for 10 years. So moving to an induction hob was very different. So so much quicker boiling vegetables. From cold water to boiling in a couple of minutes!!! Couldn’t believe my eyes how quick the vegetables were ready. "
"Brilliant. Simple to use and, more importantly, keep clean. "
"Not installed yet but looks lovely and the service from AO has been excellent. "