Which Gas Hob? Buying Guide - bosch-home.com.au

What is a gas hob and what to look for when buying one? What is the best 5 burner gas hob for your needs? Which gas hob dimensions are available? Is a domino gas hob a good choice? These are all common questions when in the market for a new appliance. We're here to help you find the right one.

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When choosing a new gas hob, you'll want to first determine the required size as well as how many burners it should have. Then choose the finish: stainless steel and black tempered glass are popular options. Innovations like FlameSelect provide precise control of the flame and make gas cooking even more enjoyable.

Read on to find out what exactly to look for when buying a new gas hob.

A 90cm gas hob. A 75cm gas hob. A 60cm gas hob. A 30cm gas hob. Our gas hobs come in four different widths to ensure you'll find one that suits your needs and preferences. One benefit of an extra-wide, 5 burner 90cm gas hob: ample space to cook fish, boil pasta and steam broccoli in parallel.

Ultimately, the best gas hob for you depends on factors like your cooking habits and the width of your kitchen worktop.

Pro tip: You can upgrade from a 60cm gas hob to a 75cm gas hob without changing the cutout.

Glass on a gas hob is trending. An elegant black gas hob – in tempered glass or ceramic – adds a sophisticated note to the heart of your home. Meanwhile, a clean-cut white gas hob never goes out of style. For an industrial edge, there's stainless steel or black metal.

A hob is the visual centrepiece of your kitchen, so it's crucial to select one with eye appeal. After all, shouldn't your gas hob look as good as it cooks?

Pro tip: Visit a local Bosch retailer to see and touch the surfaces first-hand.

If it's been awhile since you last bought a gas hob, you'll be pleased to discover FlameSelect, which gives you precise control of the flame.

The advantages? A consistently high temperature to sear a steak. Or a consistently low one to cook creamy scrambled eggs. Making ratatouille? Medium heat always yields perfect results.

Available on most of our models, FlameSelect lets you choose from nine pre-defined power levels. So you always know exactly how strong the flame is – even though you can't see it.

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We are confident that Bosch gas hobs are among the best on the market. Like all our home appliances, our German-engineered gas hobs are manufactured according to high quality standards. When you buy our products, you can be sure to get reliable appliances that will serve you well – meal after meal, year after year.

But don't just take our word for it: accolades from independent test institutes are testament to our appliances' exceptional reliability and performance.

With so many different hobs available online, it can be difficult to know where to start. This guide offers a simple explanation of the main types of hob, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. That way, you’ll be able to focus your search on exactly what you need.

TYPES OF HOBS

There are three popular types of hobs — gas, induction and ceramic.

Gas Hobs

A gas hob uses burners with visible flames, characterised by metal pan supports on top. They’re a traditional choice which is still popular today, and tend to be the first choice for chefs in professional kitchens.

Most of us are familiar with this type of hob in the kitchen. When the gas hob is turned on, a flame lights the gas flowing out of the burners on the cooktop, producing the fire to cook with. You can either use it with gas supplied in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that would have to be replaced when the gas is used up, or piped gas for convenience. As such, determine what type of gas you are using in your home, to select a compatible hob.

ADVANTAGES

• Instant, powerful heat
• Complete flexibility – no set temperature intervals
• Easy to use
• Can be used with any type of cookware

DISADVANTAGES

• Requires a gas supply, so not suitable for all homes
• Can be difficult to clean due to their burners and pan supports
• Less efficient than induction models

Induction Hobs

Induction hobs are unique in the way they heat your pans. They create a magnetic field between the induction element and the base of your cookware, heating your pan directly, rather than wasting energy heating the cooking surface. Aside from a little residual heat, the surface stays relatively cool.

Induction hobs use electromagnetism (generating electricity using magnetism) to create heat inside the cooking pan, rather than from the outside. In a way, it turns cooking pans into cookers, cooking food more directly and quickly, with less energy.

Induction hobs feature touch-sensitive buttons, and different heat settings and programmes for precision cooking, apart from safety features. They come in a variety of sizes and designs, from a portable single-burner to built-in models with multiple burners. There are some models in the market that are exceptionally versatile, such as the Brandt Maxizone and Electrolux Infinite Pure Zoneless (pictured above) induction hobs. With their flexible cooking zones, you can use cookware of almost all shapes and sizes, instead of being confined to specific heat zones.

ADVANTAGES

• Really quick to heat up
• Efficient since no energy is wasted heating the cooking surface
• Stylish designs available

DISADVANTAGES

• Restricted to which pans you can use – cast iron or steel cookware is ideal, but aluminium or copper pans won’t work unless the base has an additional layer which a magnet will stick to

Ceramic Hobs

The phrase ‘ceramic hob’ simply refers to its sleek ceramic glass finish. That means technically, gas on glass and induction hobs are also ceramic hobs. However, most of the time, if a product is advertised as a ‘ceramic hob’, it will be electric, and there are a number of different ways it could work.

Ceramic hobs look similar to induction hobs, but the key difference between them is that ceramic hobs makes use of an element underneath the cooker’s surface, which heats up and transfers the heat to the cooking pan. As such, the surface of the hob will be hot.

ADVANTAGES

• Sleek finish for a premium feel
• Frameless designs are available for an impression of fluidity between your worktops and hob

DISADVANTAGES

• Often more expensive than electric plate or gas hobs
• With standard radiant elements heat isn’t very evenly distributed across the base of a pan and can be difficult to control 

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