Hobsir hobPlug in Induction Hob 4 Zones Electric Hob 60cm Bulit-in Induction Cooker 2800W, Touch control, Timer, Child-safety Lock,13 Amp

Very easy to use and quick to heat,also nice to look and and clean.Why did you choose this product over others?:Looks.

Looks very fine. Controls easy to use. Controls offer graded changes making temperature control easy. Perfectly capable of a very slow simmer. Heat induced across width of saucepan irrespective of size. Has no difficulty with my small 11.5 cm espresso pot. Noisy? Well, there is some noise from the cooling fans BUT drowned out completely by the noise if the extractor hood on even it's lowest setting. Twice as fast as gas and just as controllable. Auto-resize for pot diameter appears to work really well as I can use the espresso pot on all four cooking areas. Boost works very well indeed. Mounted above cutlery drawer without affecting contents in any way even with extended use. Recommended.

Broke our last one so we went for a different one . This was cheaper but it's a hundred times better than our last one [different maker] Easier to use and it's more sturdier.

A bit annoying at times as rings won't work all together

Very nice hob. Value for money. Cooking ability is great. Easy to fit. Looks very stylish.

Induction cooking first timer here. I was sad to see my trusty old pots out to pasture because they can't do the induction hustle. In case you didn't know, if the base of your existing pans are magnetic and are flat, you're good to go. My old pans shrugged as I stroked each one with the magnet of destiny. No fiesta baby. Goodbye special frying pan, sayonara beautiful wok. Thank you for your service.So now you gather yourself and hunt down some induction loving pots. Got me a six pack bundle of granite covered recruits. They look good, but it will take time to feel the level of affection I didn't realise I had for the old crew. Wish I'd appreciated them more, maybe flowers and a movie occasionally.So I've lived with this hob for a week at the time of writing and the smoked glass finish looks good. Turn it on it displays a 'L', with the child lock button needing pressing for a few seconds before you can do anything. The zones are 2x 1800W and 2x 1400W. Each zone can be used separately or you can combine the two on the left (1800W+1400W) for handling larger cooking surfaces. The touch slider control works well. Slide or single touch anywhere along it to set a level. Yes, the timer works, cutting power on the zone when done. Additionally an 'H' illuminates to show you which zones are still hot after each use and the fan, at least so far, hasn't been noisy for me.First testing involved using the smallest new pot boiling via each individual zone, and it failed to detect the pot on two of them. If the zone doesn't detect a pot, there is nothing to heat, so it just flashes an indicator at you while wondering what you've been drinking. After a few times of scratching my head and retrying Homer Simpson style, it turns out that only the lower power zones (1400w) can handle the smaller pot bases. That may prove a useful tip for some people. Also, if you've lifted a pot for a bit of a shake during cooking, it'll just continue heating once the pot is back on the surface.One thing to note is how the hob applies your selected heat levels. I have no idea how other more expensive tackle this, but this one actually sends timed pulses of heat power to the pots; the lower the setting the longer the duration, while the higher the setting the shorter period between actual heat. So, the pot of boiling liquid you eventually set to a lower temperature, if you watch it, you will notice it slightly bubble every so often, rather than a constant trickling over as with a gas hob. This method does work for temperature control, but it does appear strange at first if you haven't seen it before.I wondered if being limited to two active zones at a time might pose a problem, but the reality is I hardly ever used more than two rings on the go with the gas cooker anyway. So no, nothing that can't be worked around on the odd occasion for me personally.After coming from gas rings, my only thing really is getting the shine on the glass surface when I'm done. Glass is unforgiving when it comes to smudges and you tend to be more particular about it.Does the hob work? Well yes; there is no drama, it heats the pots and cooks the food. Although my heart still pines for my old pots, my first foray into the world of induction cooking hasn't been too bad with this hob, so far.If my views change, I'll do an update.

device is problematic with several error messages within 1 year of use

I hd an electric stove before I bought this hob and heated the fact the rings took too long to cool down so my daughter said get an induction hob and what a difference it has made I bought a unit for underneath it to put my pans and I love the fact that it is cheaper too use so would recommend this hob great price.