2 X Judge Portable Induction Hob
December 15, 2014 - Comment
2 X Judge Portable Induction Hob. Designed for table-top use, this slim and compact hob adds a new dimension to domestic cooking because of its advantages on safety, speed and controllability. The hob provides a valuable additional cooking facility when the kitchen is at its busiest or allows cooking at the dining table. Click to
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More versatile than most induction hobs I was looking for a spare hob for times when my main gas hob is fully occupied. I didn’t want to use a butane gas burner in the kitchen and I’ve found electric hobs slow to heat and cool compared with gas. An induction hob seemed to be the answer. Reading reviews of this type of hob I gathered that, while they are very fast to heat and cool, a drawback with most is that the lowest heat setting is often too high for gentle simmering. I searched around for the temperature ranges on different…
Highly recommended at the price – but NOISY! Overall I am delighted with this purchase, which I bought to supplement my meagre two electric hobs on my Baby Belling mini-cooker. It is light and small (about 32 x 34 cm) and sits securely on four rubber-based feet. It has a wide range of temperatures, from a gentle 60C right up to a scorching 240C, and also has an optional timer. The first thing I cooked on it was a chilli, and I was extremely impressed with its responsiveness, ably handling the initial frying and browning, through to the…
Great at first, but not built to last Very enthusiastic about this when I first got it – used it all the time because our Stanley gas cooker is slow and expensive for hob cooking. First one lasted a few months, then the body cracked (glued it up, seemed ok) but finally it gave up the ghost. A replacement lasted precisely one week, so it’s gone for good. I’m really disappointed because it seemed to work so well! Could have done with another setting between 80 and 100, or even better a continuous control rather than a stepped…