Switching to induction - how did it go for you?

Hello everyone,

our kitchen for the house is planned and all appliances have been selected.

So far, I have only cooked on a regular electric ceramic hob and will now switch to induction.

As a hob, we have chosen the Siemens ez977kzy1e. However, I wonder if I can really switch so easily after 20 years of using an electric hob..

What concerns me most is the much talked about "buzzing" on the hob and the lack of residual heat when you turn off the hob :D

How did you experience your switch? Has anyone perhaps even switched back to electric? And how long did it take you to get used to it?

So we adapted very quickly. I don't even know what you mean by totals and I find no residual heat very practical. You don't burn yourself. What we find absolutely terrible is the touch control. In our new kitchen, we will have rotary knobs again.

Induction is great - you will never want anything else again! If a touch control is too fiddly, Neff has a clever solution with a rotary knob that you can remove (called "Twist Pad"). Since Neff and Siemens are identical except for this type of control, you can check it out as well.

We have individual induction hotplates from the Swedish store in our temporary kitchen and I was very surprised HOW loud they are. I hope the final hob is at least a bit quieter (it's a Bora), but you could hear it during the short test in the kitchen studio as well. Well, we'll see how it is when something is simmered for hours.

But so far I think it's great for cooking. In combination with the new pots it heats up super fast, cools down quickly afterwards, which doesn't bother me (and my husband is also the kind of guy who doesn't think about the residual heat and just puts something on it :rolleyes:, so even better).

New pots were overdue anyway.

You learn to cook differently, and then it’s fun.

My mother nagged me in my ears for weeks, whining about whether she can do it.

She doesn’t want to exchange it anymore now.

Hi,
Induction is great, you won’t want anything else anymore. In terms of cooking behavior, it is quite similar to a gas stove. Very high power when needed, which can also be quickly reduced again.

Yes, at full power the pots can start to buzz, the induced currents in the pot bottoms are not insignificant either. But it doesn’t really bother and at least for us, it only happens in "burst" mode.

Important, check if all your pots are induction-compatible. We had to part with two beloved roasting pans.

Best regards,

Andreas