Bosch PUE611BF1B Serie 4 59cm Frameless Four Zone Induction Hob Black

Product Information

Sometimes you just need a little extra boost when cooking. The improved PowerBoost function in our induction hobs adds even more power to speed up the cooking process. For example, you can now boil 2 litres of water almost 50% faster as you would on conventional glass-ceramic hobs. Bosch uses Schott Ceran glass for its hob, which is super hard-wearing and very easy to keep clean – particularly if I clean up just after cooking. Performance If you turn off the cooktop it saves the last selected setting for a short time. If the cooktop is switched of within a short time again the former settings are still available.

What’s particularly frustrating about the Bosch Serie 4 PUE611BF1B is that its touch controls are ridiculously sensitive. Place an oven tray, or even a tea towel, over the controls, and the hob will start to beep constantly. It’s extremely annoying. This model offers a standard four-zone layout. There are two identical-sized zones on the left, then a larger one for bigger pans and small zone for smaller pans. As a result, it took the best part of 30 minutes under these conditions to bring 1.5 litres of water in a 20cm pan to 90ºC.

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Switching to a 16cm pan on the medium-sized zones (1.8kW on 9 and 3kW on boost), it took 4mins 21secs to bring 1-litre of water to 90ºC. The Plus and Minus buttons are used to move between power settings, but it’s a laborious and slow job, particularly since each zone has half-settings between full numbers, denominated by a “.” after the number. That’s a total of 17 settings – which, realistically, is too many to use; the standard of nine plus a boost would make more sense. The Induction hob: Faster than gas and ceramic hobs, induction is easier to clean and more energy efficient. If you have an old gas hob and want to replace it with an induction model without having to install a dedicated 32A circuit, the 60cm Bosch Serie 4 PUE611BF1B could well be for you, since it runs off a standard 13A plug. It’s fast if using a single cooking zone, but its power limitations become evident when you want to use multiple zones at once. Design and Features

Induction hobs generate heat only where it is needed – in the base of the pan. What does this mean for you? More safety and more convenience. The lower temperature keeps both big and little hands safe from burning. Not only that, but an induction hob brings two litres of water to a boil twice as fast as a glass-ceramic hob, which also saves a great deal of energy.