Hob Electric Makers Index

Which hob? Most consumers tend to buy the same make of hob as their oven, this is because electric hobs are so similar. Also electric hobs are usually very reliable and on average have a long life span. There are two main types of hob, sealed plate (these are the solid metal plates) or ceramic glass. Sealed plate hobs are normally very cheap to buy, but they are quite expensive to run. This is because they are very slow to reach cooking temperature, this also means they are very poor to control. If something is starting to boil over, you have to remove the saucepan from the heat because it takes so long to cool down. Less and less people choose sealed plate hobs, this is also because the cost of ceramic has reduced over the last 5 years.

There are different types of ceramic hob to choose from, with halogen, touch control, induction and sensor. The most popular choice is a standard ceramic hob with control knobs, however with the price of touch control models reducing more and more consumers are choosing these. The main benefit of choosing touch control is the easy clean factor. As most touch control hobs are frame less or border less, there are no grease traps just a flat sheet of toughened glass. The cost of induction and sensor hobs are still quite prohibitive and are usually priced above the £500.00 mark. There are obvious safety advantages to using induction or sensor hobs, but not every consumer can afford to spend such a large amount on a hob.

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