2024 Buyer’s Guide to Induction Hobs

When it comes to hobs, there are various styles and models available, but induction hobs deserve a special spotlight for their efficiency, sleekness and overall safety features.

If you’re in the market for an induction hob, then you’ve come to the right place. This buyer’s guide contains some key features and other considerations to keep in mind while you browse for your new induction hob.

Why choose an induction hob?

There are a few factors that set induction hobs apart from their conventional electric and gas counterparts. Firstly, they can raise heat very quickly using a magnetic field to heat up a metal coil beneath a glass-ceramic surface. They can bring a pan of water to boil in two to three minutes, around 20 to 40% faster than gas and electric hobs.

Induction hobs are also generally safer given the absence of an open flame. They also heat only the cookware and not the rest of the surface, so there’s less risk of burning yourself.

Finally, induction hobs are efficient, capable of cooking food evenly and precisely. The flat surface is also easy to clean. Additionally, induction hobs use far less energy than other hob types and don’t heat up your kitchen as you cook, so you’ll be saving money along with the planet.

Hob Size and Configuration

Induction hobs come in various sizes and cooking surface configurations to suit your kitchen and personal preference. They have two or more cooking zones of varying sizes to accommodate different pots, pans and other cookware. You’ll even find some models have a flexible, zoneless area or entirely full-surface cooking capability so you can cook anywhere atop the hob.

Safety Features

Induction hobs are already the safer hob option, but many models come with additional safety features for extra peace of mind. These include child safety locks, sensors to cut off heat if foreign objects are detected on the cooking surface, and automatic shut-off functions in the event of overheating or a pan overflowing.

Power and Control Settings

Many induction hobs come with a wide range of power options, allowing you precise control over the temperature of your food based on your cooking needs. You can also choose how you control these power settings, from a digital interface and LCD touchscreen, to knobs and wheels.

Design and Additional Features

Lastly, induction hobs are available in a variety of styles to suit your individual tastes, ranging from sleek, minimalistic steel grey to glossy black glass.

Induction hobs also come with a variety of extra bells and whistles to make the cooking process even breezier. These include a ‘keep warm’ function, residual heat indicator, auto pan detection system, delayed shutoff timer and energy monitoring system.

Before you go, have a look through our collection of induction hobs, with a range of sizes and styles and state-of-the-art features to choose from. Our induction hobs are also simple to install, so you can get cooking your favourite meals in no time at all.