What can I say about a gas hob?

Advantages: Lights first time. Powerful wok burner, easy to clean
Disadvantages: wok burner doesn't fit my wok!

...Well, having reviewed our new oven and whilst waiting for the new product dept at Ciao to set up a link so I can praise the company we bought it from I thought I'd do the hob as well. It's a Neff (to match the oven) T2164 and cost £131.49 Not quite the bottom end of the Neff range. The Neff name is synonymous with quality, our last hob was still working well apart from a little dificulty in lighting it largely due to a build up of muck, after 16 years. The new version is black enamel and looks too clean to use in comparison to our old one. It fitted right into the hole left by the old one, which was nice! (Another good reason for buying the same make again) The knobs are arranged along the right hand side, easily accesible and out of reach if you have small children, a useful feature as this hob does NOT feature a flame failure...

Muddy250 10.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of Neff T2164NOEU Gas Hobs

Happy Hobs!!

Advantages: Works very well, fairly inexpensive, easy to use
Disadvantages: Bit runny

...A couple of summer's ago, my husband gutted our old kitchen and put me in a nice new one with all the mod cons, including my new halogen hob! He told me I needed to be careful when cleaning it and the maufacturer's instruction for cleaning recommended Hob Brite, by Homecare. I tootled off to Tesco and found it very easily, in with the rest of the household cleaning products. It cost at the time about £1.25 but it's since gone up in price a little and the last bottle I bought cost me £1.39 from Sainsbury's - the bottle contains 300ml, and to my knowledge does not come in any different sizes. The first time I used my new hob I'd cooked us all a spaghetti bolognese and there were a few splashes of sauce sprinkled over the hob. I left the hob to cool down before I attempted to clean it, as directed on the bottle's instructions...

mightymuffin 04.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hob Brite

Lovely Hob Knobs.

Advantages: Easy to clean, good range of burner sizes, smart.
Disadvantages: None.

...diameter 10cm). It would be great for melting chocolate (but I use the microwave for that!), making sauces and slow boiling. The burners are neat and simply lift off for cleaning. They are very easy to reposition too. ****Ease of Use**** Unlike our Neff microwave, there was no need to refer to the manual to be able to use the hob. It is brilliantly easy to use. You just press down the required Hob Knob, turn to the left and hold down for a few seconds until the ignition lights the flame. Once lit, the flame can be adjusted very easily. The only concern that niggles me is whether the plastic strip at the front could melt if something ultra hot got spilt on it. After 18 months use though, it looks spanking. The hob is also easy to clean. My previous gas hob was part of a combined cooker. It was horrendous to clean and it never looked...

susie191 25.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Neff T 2346 N1

Sparkly Hobs

Advantages: good results, good price
Disadvantages: -

...Recently I just bought a ceramic hob cooker because previously I never really worried too much about spillages around the cooker but now with the shiny black surface dirt starts to show up more easily. I love my cooker and being a huge pasta lover and loving my sauces etc this means that there are going to be spillages whether it's tomato sauce stains, oil after frying these all make a mess if not cleaned quick so this is why I looked into products for cleaning the hob and I found Hob Brite. I have never really heard of many big brands doing cleaning products for the hob. I know there are these cleaning wipe things but to me these aren't reliable although I haven't heard of Homecare who make Hob Brite. I haven't heard of them but I certainly wouldn't forget to recommend if I ever come to the subject of discussing hobs...

ms19 22.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Hob Brite

A good job for the hob

Advantages: Economical to use, leaves hob looking like new
Disadvantages: None

...Last year, we bought a Hotpoint electric oven and ceramic hob to replace the gas ones installed when our house was built, and supplied with the hob was a small sampler bottle of Hob-Brite. I'd owned an electric cooker some years earlier, and I'd always used Jif (as it was called then) to clean the hob. It did the job well, but I thought I may as well use up the freebie bottle of Hob-Brite, even if I didn't carry on with it afterwards. Made by an Ipswich company called Homecare Products, Hob-Brite comes in a bright orange plastic bottle, making it easy to spot on the supermarket shelf, and one of the first things that struck me when I went to use it, was the blue flip up cap, which I found extremely easy to open. I have a touch of arthritis in my fingers, and I find some of the caps on containers, (Cif, to give it the correct name...

silverstreak 12.06.2005 · Read review
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Definitely not a NAFF hob!

Advantages: Sleek looks, good safety features, good quality
Disadvantages: Unresponsive buttons

...When it comes to cooking I am usually a fan of gas hobs. I like to move pans around a lot when cooking to make sure that food doe not stick. With gas hobs there are nice strong metal supports for the pans to rest on and you can be quite violent with no risk of damaging the hob. I have always found electric hobs (particularly the ceramic variety) seam a bit fragile and I?m always reluctant to slide pans around on them incase they scratch, or to put pans down on them heavily when cooking. This hob I am reviewing has been put in my parents kitchen, so although I do not own it, I have used it frequently since it was installed a few weeks ago. The hob itself was bought as an ex-display model for £360, this was a good saving on the normal price of between £400 and £500, however it still makes it quite pricy. Visual: After...

Massey42 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Neff T 1323 XO

The best little hob I have seen

Advantages: Fast, efficient and clean - a great way to cook
Disadvantages: You must use the right pans on it

...If you want a responsive, fast and efficient cooker hob then look no further than this little induction hob. I have to admit I was really curious when I saw it advertised in the Scotts of Stow catalogue as I hadn't really heard of induction hobs although I had seen one demonstrated on QVC a little while ago which had intrigued me. This hob was around half the price of the QVC one at just £29.99 so I was keen to find out more and, being something of a gadget freak, that meant doing a bit of research first to see what induction cooking was all about. Let me stress here that I am not a scientist so for the purists amongst you I accept that my explanation may leave something to be desired but it made sense to me so I hope it will be understandable to others. Basically an induction hob is an electrically powered cooker hob but it is...

laramax 21.01.2008 (19.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Malata Induction Hob

Sparkly hobs as quick as a Hob Brite .

Advantages: Lasts a lond time , great results , good value .
Disadvantages: Smells a little harsh when using

...BACKGROUND ******************* In my never ending quest for a clean house , with as little effort as possible , I have been trying yet more cleaning products . I actually bought Hob Brite a few months ago and have been using it since , about once a week to polish up my hob unit . I have a Baumatic inset oven with a ceramic gas hob . I have had this a few years now but it is still in reasonable condition as I try to look after it . I used to just give it a wipe with a mixture of warm water and washing up liquid , cleaning the metal burner rings with a scouring powder or pad . This scouring however was not doing the metal any good . HOB BRITE *************** Hob Brite is packaged in a bright orange plastic bottle with a flip top lid . There is an inset to press near the bottom of the bottle which you squeeze carefully to...

grafter123 08.06.2007 (09.06.2007) · Read review
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Neff D96M5 60cm silver chimney hood

Advantages: stylish, inexpensive, functional and practical
Disadvantages: maybe a bit noisy

...I fitted out my kitchen in 2006 and furnished it completed with Neff appliances. I solicited some reviews from my colleagues about 2nd level appliance manufacturers and Neff came out as one. 1st level in my opinion - bosch, whirlpool, hotpoint, zanussi 2nd level - neff, smeg 3rd level - miele, fischer/paykel Having never heard of Neff before I duly ordered the integrated appliance brochures and was amazed at the style, functionality and practicality of their products. I selected this hood because I have a small space and the theme was silver, contemporary . It is very stylish and has 2 halogen lights, more than sufficient for the space it covers. Also the grill is dishwasher safe, so I put that in my Neff dishwasher! It has easy to select controls. as for noise, i feel it is a bit noisy but did not have the opportunity to...

jupiter28 19.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Neff D96M5

keep your hob shiny and brite!

Advantages: Hob brite last's ages
Disadvantages: none that i can think of

...Hob brite is a cream cleaner with conditioners, for ceramic and halogen hobs. I've been using this for the past two years and found it to be very good, Hob brite is recommended by belling,creda,neff,tricity bendix, zanussi,rangemaster, beaumatic, stoves and De Dietrich. It's very easy to use, pour a small amount on a cloth or tissue, don't over do it you really do only need a small amount, you'll be there for hours rinsing otherwise. Wipe glass lightly and rinse. I use a non-scratch scourer to get the burnt on bits off, Hob brite recommend you use the homecare razor scraper, unfortunately I lost mine! Do not use on a hot hob, It dries intantly, I use it on a cold hob and have found it works better this way. Hob Brite contains- Less than 30% inert meneral filler Less than 5% none ionic surfactant food grade acid...

muppetlady 25.09.2003 · Read review
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