Samsung Ceramic Hob with 4 Cooking Zones, With Touch Control, Colour: Black, Material: Glass, C61R2AEE

This is my 2nd of this model job, my last one died after 5years for the price I was happy to buy another with the extended warranty just in case, it has many great features, one of my favourite features is that it will turn itself off if a pan spills over, it has a built in timer, it heats up immediately, it has a child lock and of course it looks fantastic, it comes with the wiring loom already attached so is very easy to hardwire in, I would definitely use a qualified electrician so as not to overload the fuse on your main board that you plan to run it off of, this is a very easy to use great looking job at a fantastic price.

Unfortunately our previous hob ( different manufacturer) was damaged beyond repair. Being a Samsung fan we replaced it with this particular model due to the preferred layout of the hob heating zones. Have delayed reviewing item until we had used the product for a while. Very pleased, particularly like the features of the touch screen controls. Unlike the previous hob, which would switch on when wiping the surface, (very annoying), this hob due to the better quality switching, does not occur. We also found the previous hob surface scratched very easily, but again due to obviously better quality this is not an issue with the Samsung hob. Important- unless you are proficient electrician I would definitely recommend one when installing, the wiring instructions maybe confusing

Love it works well easier cleaning great hob

Look good and big enough for family but the burner pan very heavy which make it hard to get quick clean .

A nice hobs, and easy to use.

When we moved recently and one of the first things we did was replace the old hob with an induction .We chose this one for the name and good price and must say we are very happy with it.

I chose to buy this product based on user reviews and my trust in the Samsung brand, but after using it for two weeks, I experienced complete disappointment. It was installed by a professional electrician, and unfortunately, the product broke down after two weeks. Tests and measurements performed by the professional electrician revealed that the control system and the on/off buttons were not working. As you can clearly see in the video, although the on/off buttons are not working, there is electricity on the left side of the product, but there is no electricity on the control panel and the right side of the product. I would also like to mention that the ceramic glass of the product has permanent scratches and stains. Therefore, I returned the product and requested a full refund. Amazon accepted my request and issued a full refund, for which I thank them. I should also add that electrical appliances are really a matter of luck.

We removed our gas supply as we only used gas for a four burner hob and we wanted to avoid the extortionate daily standing charge for the gas supply, which was more than the cost of the gas we were burning! This hob was easy to install, it looks very stylish, and is easy to keep clean. It does require a dedicated 16A power supply, but luckily for me I had an old oven power supply terminating in a socket next to where the hob was going, so I could use this. I fitted myself with no problems. Technically it should be fitted by a qualified electrician, but having done many domestic wiring jobs I was confident to fit it my self, and so far no one has died! The wires may look complicated as they have the option for a three phase connection, but if you know what you are doing around domestic electrics and read the instructions and the labels on the wire carefully, it is not that difficult. Please note, this hob cannot plugged into a standard three pin socket. We needed to replace most of our saucepans so they will work on an induction hob, but this was not a big deal. Cooking on the hob takes a bit of getting used to. Each 'ring' has nine power levels + a boost setting, but these power levels control the pulsing of the ring rather than the power output, i.e. on a low setting the power level of the ring is the same as on a high setting, but it pulses on and off, with only a short period of time on. As the power levels are turned up the 'on' pulses get longer, and on the 'boost' setting there are no pulses, it is just on all the time. If you have a pan on simmer or a low roiling boil, the simmer or boil also pulses i.e. the boil rises and then drops back, and then rises again. Once you get used to this, and how to achieve the power level you want, its all fine, but it is a different technique to a gas hob. The other point to be aware of is the speed of response. Old style electric hobs take time to heat up, and they then remain hot for a while after you turn them down i.e. if you have a pan that is about to boil over and you turn the ring off, the pan will still boil over unless you physically remove it from the ring. That does not happen with this Samsung induction hob, the pan will react almost instantly to a change in the power level. There is no heating up time, you turn the ring on and the pan is hot in seconds. If the pan is about to boil over and you turn the ring down, the pan stops boiling almost instantly. If anything does boil over, it's easy to clean up the smooth glass surface. We are really pleased with this hob and thoroughly recommend it.