Larger hobs have five cooking zones and gas hobs often have a central wok burner. This is a high-powered burner used for stir-frying or rapid boiling. Five-zone hobs range in width, but are generally no more than 90cm wide. Having five zones doesn't necessarily mean you'll be able to fit five pots and pans comfortably on the hob, but the extra cooking zone gives more space than a four-zone model. One, two and three-zone hobs Looking for a discount on one of the slow cookers on this list? Cyber Monday has officially begun and is a great time to grab a bargain on one of these tried-and-tested products.

Induction hobs need pans with enough iron in them to work, and not all have this, so you might need to buy some new pans. Dual zones On electric hobs, this allows you to use an inner zone within the main ring, which saves energy when cooking with smaller pans. Heat retention: how the cooker holds heat for safety on the worktop and whether the food catches or burns Functions: additional functions on the slow cooker including browning, reheating, reducing and whether it is hob or oven-safe

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Size: With sizes starting at 1-litre through to a whopping 6.5-litres, choosing the right size for you is imperative. The smallest sizes are suitable when cooking for one or two. 3-litres to 4.5-litres (one of the most popular sizes on the market) serve four, and the large 6-6.5-litre models are super for families and batch cooking. It's also worth bearing in mind that the capacity stated on the sales blurb is the size of the bowl, not the working capacity, which can sometimes be half that. Pie pans;Frying pans;Glass pans;Dripping pans;Pan scrapers;Cake pans;Stew-pans;Cooking pans;Butter pans;Pans (Frying -);Swedish pancake pans;Stir-fry pans;Milk pans;Metal pans;Dust-pans;Muffin pans;Roasting pans;Pancake frying pans;Chip pan baskets;Egg frying pans;Frying pan lids;Shallow pans for cooking;Cookware [pots and pans];Non-electric cooking pans;Chip pans (Non-electric -);Frying pans [non-electric];Cooking pans [non-electric];Non-electric frying pans;Dish covers;Portable pots and pans for camping;Cooking pots and pans [non-electric];Non-electric cooking pots and pans;Grill pans made of precious stone. Five-ring hobs give you more space and cooking flexibility. The fifth zone is often a powerful wok burner that gives an intense, rapid source of heat, perfect for a crunchy stir-fry. We’ve recently started testing these hybrid appliances that let you cook while whisking away unwanted steam, grease and smells at the same time. If you're looking to save money when buying a hob, you have a few options. But whichever route you take, get your hob installed by a professional: a Gas Safe engineer or a professional electrician. Ex-display hobs

Hotpoint Once out of guarantee, Hotpoint will supply a quote for the cost of sending out one of its engineers to fix the fault with your hob, before you're committed to paying. Which? Trusted Traders will help you to find a local company that can assess what’s wrong and maybe fix it on the spot.

Most faults on a hob – whether gas or electric – will require the attention of an engineer. Don’t be tempted to dismantle parts unless you’re qualified to do so, as this could be dangerous. Sometimes Hob tosses light platforming into the mix, too, but these are among its weakest moments. The artsy fixed-perspective camera often doesn't make it clear if the next jump is going to make you land safely or go hurtling off a ledge. Sometimes the camera will even get you killed, as it's a little overfond of not showing you what else is behind the ledge obscuring your character. Sometimes it's a thorny plant that slaps you to death; sometimes it's a big ogre with a club who paints the landscape red with your blood. It doesn't help that Hob suffers from substantial frame rate drops at times, which can cause trouble at the precise moment when you need clarity above all else. It's a good thing respawn points are plentiful and loading screens are short, as these moments threaten to ruin the whole experience.

The inner pot needs to be at room temperature before you start cooking. If you've kept a slow cooker dish in the fridge, you must wait for it to warm up before turning it on. Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, cooling, steam generating, cooking, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes. Hob timers Many induction hobs have a timer for programming zones to switch off automatically when you want them to stop cooking. Broiling pans;Warming pans;Electric pans;Electric frying pans;Stew-pans (Electric -);Pans (Electric cooking -);Frying pans (Electric -). If you like touch controls, there are plenty of options. But equally if you prefer dials, you’ll find many to choose from.

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Refurbished models are usually those that have been returned by the buyer. These are generally a safe bet, and you should get a full guarantee with them. Second-hand hobs

They tend to be worse than gas at spreading heat evenly across the cooking zone, so food can cook faster in the middle than at the edges of a pan. Other enemies, all of which are imaginatively designed, have interesting patterns to learn and exploit, and are usually accompanied by low-level minions who helpfully spew out health-restoring red globs when killed. But, honestly, fighting is the least interesting thing you’ll do in Hob. It’s in the environmental puzzles, which thankfully make up the majority of the game, where it shines. Hobs aren’t yet covered by the new right to repair law that came in for washing machines, fridges and some other appliances in July 2021. This law obliges manufacturers to have spare parts available for up to 10 years after the appliance is discontinued.At the cutting edge of hob design is the venting hob, a special type of two in one appliance that has a built-in extractor fan in an induction hob. This does away with the need for a cooker hood.