New Stove - What to buy?

[Aussie Brenda]

I had a demo with the induction and it cooks twice as fast as gas and turns off instantly, my pots are German Soligen steel and can be used for induction, I have gas and love it but like the clean lines of the glass top.

[Blue Wren88]

We are building a new house soon & I am looking at Falcon ovens.
They have gas cooktop/electric oven & induction/ electric combinations.
I am looking at the induction cooktop but am not sure at this stage as it means
buying new pots & pans! Still researching...

[EmeraldSue]

I wish I did have a Miele. 
My oven is a linea 90cm fan forced electric, and I have a gas cooktop. I did have lots of problems with it, but it is OK now that I have had the hinges and thermostat replaced.

[Mama Fergie]

Sorry  ES I was sure that you had a Miele. No idea why I got it wrong.
Wish I had one too 

[Mama Fergie]

I have just bought a Miele oven and love it! I
 

Lucky you kt2...... Let me know how it goes as I soooooo want one my Ilve is hopeless a total lemon 

[jo_nz]

We are building a new house soon & I am looking at Falcon ovens.
They have gas cooktop/electric oven & induction/ electric combinations.
I am looking at the induction cooktop but am not sure at this stage as it means
buying new pots & pans! Still researching...

Are your pots definitely not compatible?  We have an induction hob, and I was pleasantly surprised to find our pot set worked fine!  Apparently you can just try a magnet on your pots - if it sticks, it will work (so I've heard).  I only had to pass on one small frypan that was not the same type and didn't work.  I LOVE the speed and control of the induction cooktop. 

We have Bosch everything (DH is biased as he used to work for Bosch, although in a completely unrelated area) and they have been great so far.  Also heard great things about service & replacement, well beyond the warranty period. 

[mcmich]

I have an Electrolux pyrolitic oven and wouldn't recommend it. It's great that is "self cleans" but it runs a bit cool. It's okay now that I've worked it out.

[Wonder]

I have a 900mm SMEG electric oven with Gas cooktop. The cooktop is fine but the oven is hopeless and I've been dissapointed with it since day 1. I'm always hoping it will break down and we will have no choice but to buy a new one. I would definitely go with an induction cooktop and electric oven. Even though not all pots/pans work on the induction we dont' use that meany different ones and could make do with only a few options and repurchase a little at a time.

[kt2]

I have just bought a Miele oven and love it! I
 

Lucky you kt2...... Let me know how it goes as I soooooo want one my Ilve is hopeless a total lemon 

It's just fantastic MF! I've had it maybe 6 weeks and love it! It's just the standard 600mm size (couldn't fit the larger one in) with the pyrolytic cleaning function. It also has Moisture Plus function on it ( I haven't used yet ) which injects bursts of steam in the oven while cooking which is meant to be great baking breads and roasts. The temperature starts at 30 degrees, it has rapid heat up which takes maybe 4 mins to get to 200 degrees and I just love the cool touch door! I find that fantastic as our kitchen is open plan with our lounge and dining and is not possible to put gates on with DS who is 15 months. It is also a very even cooking oven, muffins and cakes cook very evenly. I think the one thing that I prefer on my old St George oven was the timer, Miele's can only be set to a maximum of 59 mins and 55 secs and to set it, it is the style where you hold your finger over the arrow up symbol which starts off counting up slow then after a few seconds it gets a real speed up and I generally miss the time that I wanted!  I'm sure I'll get better with practice 

Katie 

[Mama Fergie]

Sounds wonderful kt2 and has all the functions that I would love.
My Ilve is the 900mm as I often cook for between 8 and 14 adults and like to do roasts and slow cooked food when cooking for lots of people. The oven is fine and has the cool touch door which is great when I have the little kids here as wouldn't want ant burnt little fingers. My home is open pan too so impossible to prevent them coming into the kitchen.
My problem is the hot plates keep cutting out so when trying to coordinate  everything I suddenly see that a couple of them have cut out and no longer cooking in which case some things are cooked and ready while others are only half cooked. Have had endless service people here and have had the gas pressure checked but still the same problem. The simmer burner never cuts out nor does the Teppanyaki plate but the other three are totally unpredictable and they are the ones I use the most. . Have asked for a replacement but to no avail they say there is nothing wrong with it 
It wasn't cheap so I am reluctant to have to buy a new one and I wouldn't sell this to anyone else knowing that it is a dud!!!
Love the sound of the moisture plus function which would be great when baking or roasting. I am sure you will get better with practice and that the food will be beautifully cooked. Wish I had bought Miele when we built this house. Was my own fault as I wanted an Ilve but never again.

[obbie]

MF can't you get a replacement oven. Is it under warranty still.

[Mama Fergie]

I have tried that Robyn but Ilve insist there is nothing wrong with it even although they have sent out service people more than a dozen times. My builder tried too but it's not his responsibility as I bought it independently ( big mistake).
I feel it should be replaced as its never worked properly. Sometimes the flames will stay on for 20 minutes or more and sometimes 20 seconds. It's unpredictable and I hate it. 

[obbie]

I would go to A Current Affair, or a show like that.
Always works, when I say that.   

Whirlpool would not warrant my fridge, under warranty, untill I mentioned that.

[Mama Fergie]

Didn't think of that Robyn thx 

[cookie1]

Your pota and pans don't need to be expensive for induction. We bought an induction hot plate for the van and of course our pots didn't work on it. I went to Big W with a magnet and bought a lovely looking set, including a frying pan for $49.99.
If we stay overnight somewhere it isn't worth lifting the thermomix out so we use the induction hot plate.