Yes, an induction hob was my first choice but the professionals - Miele - recommend against it because I have a knife drawer underneath so I would be foolish to not follow their advice. I have a very small kitchen - about 7' x 9' - and a full redesign is not on the cards. At least, not right now.
Yes, an induction hob was my first choice but the professionals - Miele - recommend against it because I have a knife drawer underneath so I would be foolish to not follow their advice. I have a very small kitchen - about 7' x 9' - and a full redesign is not on the cards. At least, not right now.
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We have a Bosch 5-ring induction hob and it sits directly above the cutlery drawer so not sure why Miele are recommending against it.
Pan wise we use the ProCook Elite range - seem to be very good on induction especially the Wok!
Pan wise we use the ProCook Elite range - seem to be very good on induction especially the Wok!
How far above and do you have anything in between?
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The work tops are 38mm and the hob is 51mm so it only sticks 13mm below.
We brought it as part of our kitchen and Wren sold us a sticky foil heat-reflective sheet that goes on the bottom for a fiver (it was a compulsory item we couldn't take off) - I'm pretty sure it doesn't do a lot but Bosch say in the manual that only a 5mm gap between the bottom of the hob and the drawer is required anyway. Like this: https://www.screwfix.com/p/unika-al...SP2oDhgakl1fG5RPG3RoCrDwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Here's the link to ours https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/product-list/cooking-baking/hobs/induction-hobs/PIV851FB1E and the manual here FYI showing the measurements: https://media3.bosch-home.com/Documents/9001093674_I.pdf
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We have a Seimans induction hob above our cutlery drawer- it's been there now for near 12 yrs. -You will find the cutlery gets warm but we have had no problem- This was fitted by kitchen fitters and I updated the hob a couple of years ago with another Seimans- What I did find is there wasn't any way the heat could escape from the cutlery drawer except over back of drawer and down to back of the units which have vented kickplate.
So I took/cut out that wooden batton across front as really it wasn't doing anything as worktop is a thick one.
The wife worked this out herself that if she opened the drawer and put something on front edge it gave the hot air somewhere to go easily while doing a long cook like stew.
We have had no problem at all with the hob or the heat underneath even before I modified the top of unit.
No way would I ever go back to a Ceramic hob.
Also make sure you buy one with a temp control for each ring not one that you press button first to select your ring then adjust -they are a real PITA.
So I took/cut out that wooden batton across front as really it wasn't doing anything as worktop is a thick one.
The wife worked this out herself that if she opened the drawer and put something on front edge it gave the hot air somewhere to go easily while doing a long cook like stew.
We have had no problem at all with the hob or the heat underneath even before I modified the top of unit.
No way would I ever go back to a Ceramic hob.
Also make sure you buy one with a temp control for each ring not one that you press button first to select your ring then adjust -they are a real PITA.
How far above?
Right. I have no vents. I suppose I could drill some holes in the back and install some grommets.
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from bottom of hob to top of side rail of drawer - 25mm.
We also have a plastic knife holder in there and the top of it is same height as top of side of drawer.
I have to say I don't remember reading anywhere that there should be a certain height between drawer and Hob base.
We had our kitchen units from a Kitchen showroom, -we told them what we wanted -gave sizes said where cooker and hob was going and at no point did they say you can't put hob there or sorry you can't have a drawer under hob.
So 12 yrs on it's still working fine with no signes of heat burns or anything else.
You could put a small fan in kickboard under unit door to draw air out or in from units.
Same I have induction hob on top of drawer, I personally think its incredibly close to the hob but its been like that for years, stuff gets warm underneath but never too hot just tepid, I have no cooling vents just vents into drawer space, it does have a big hole at the rear to floor.
Missus often has it going full bore all rings no issues, when it gets hot it does throttle down from P to a lower temp but its rare.
When our original broke during covid I couldn't get many replacement that was as slim as fitted I was left with about 3 options, that miele, an aeg (the original one) and this one which was a cheaper version of the AEG, almost same internal but less fancy glass.
Missus often has it going full bore all rings no issues, when it gets hot it does throttle down from P to a lower temp but its rare.
When our original broke during covid I couldn't get many replacement that was as slim as fitted I was left with about 3 options, that miele, an aeg (the original one) and this one which was a cheaper version of the AEG, almost same internal but less fancy glass.
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Thanks. I meant to the knives below.
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25mm to top of knife holder - the knives slide in horizontally so top of knife it level with top of holder and top of drawer.
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here ya go-- 40mm top and 15mm from base of hob to top of the knife holder
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They look like my worktops as well 
The knife holder is raised up - in my drawer I don't have that just a cutlery tray so it sits a bit lower.
The knife holder is raised up - in my drawer I don't have that just a cutlery tray so it sits a bit lower.
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Another here, I have mine above my cutlery draw. Never any issues with it, its been like this for years - I have the AEG IKB64401FB
As covered above, mine is hardwired to a separate fuse location. Just make sure you're not buying something that is plug in (they suck
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We have always had drawers under the induction hobs that we have had without any issues at all. I would still go for an induction hob - they are far superior to ceramic and you will regret it.
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I love the induction hob as well and wouldn't remotely go back to all gas and definitely not ceramic - the only change I would make (with hindsight) is to get a mixed 4-zone induction and 1-zone gas unit that AEG do. We've spent the earth on a decent induction friendly wok and it's not too bad but the wok experience is definitely better on gas! Sadly we had all the gas piping ripped out so it's not a viable retrofit anymore without trashing the kitchen again.
Learnt a new word, thanks