Re tiny pans - I have a metal cup measure that works on our induction hob - useful when melting a bit of butter or heating a drop of milk. The hob is the one with the knob. I have a hob knob! The only thing that does bug me is it complains if you put a tin down on it. However it has now trained me not to do this. You can arrange all your curry spices in little glass dishes right around the pan though! I wouldn't go other fuel source after having this.
From all I have read, plus the experience of a friend, they heat up faster and cooking times are much reduced. They are a doddle to clean - wipe over with a damp cloth - and they cool down very quickly once you remove the pan, which is ideal as I have inquisitive young children. I've been wedded to gas for years but I think induction is the way appliances are going to go.
Before I got mine I'd take into account the amount of cleaning my old gas hob would require before considering a good fry-up - not anymore - fry-ups galore
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Cloggie, if that is your hob I can see the problem, folk on here talking about chipping, mine has a stainless steel edge. I wouldnt bother making anything dirty on the hob, to melt a tiny bit of butter, would go in the microwave. They are incredibly quick as well and quiet, no nosiy gas flames
I had to go from induction back to gas (thanks to the previous owner of our new place and her delusions of grandeur) and the first thing I'll do when we redesign the kitchen will be to reinstate a Siemens oven which was dreamy in our previous place and an induction hob. Just for the sheer control it offers and the ease of use, there's no comparison. Gas is so inefficient I can't see a single reason that I'd prefer it to induction. Especially when all my pans are either stainless steel or cast iron.
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Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.