"Syke" > wrote in message
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> At present, I have an electric, solid-plate hob. Ideally, I would like
> gas,
> mainly for controlability. We aren't on mains gas and I don't want
> bottled.
> Would anyone with experience care to comment on the merits/de-merits of
> the
> other alternatives, halogen and do on, particularly regarding control.
>
> Regards and thanks in advance
>
>
> Pat Macguire
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>
I used to have a halogen hob and while it was definitely faster then the
regular type it is not as good as gas. A friend has a german hob which is
electric and very fast and controlable but I'm sorry I don't know the name.
It looks very futuristic with no knobs just touch sensetive controls + and -
but it has the disavantage that if you rest something on it when it is
switched off it bleeps at you to remove the item. I think Miele make a
version of this type of hob. Hope this helps
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