Andrew Patterson

That price list is really useful, thanks. When you say I take it you mean for the classic/professional ranges? The Basic range has the extraction included doesn't it? I'd need to add ducting, but no additional fans (providing duct run is <6m) is how I read their documentation. Really hoping I'm not missing something which means even more money!

That sounds like an impressive, and probably very expensive setup!! I have the space on our island, but I suspect not the budget! Glad to hear a couple of people saying the slight differences in areas between pan diameters and induction sizes don't make much difference. I think I'm leaning back towards the BORA Basic BFIA. I found another thread on here earlier in the year suggesting this model may be over £3000. More than I was hoping to spend, but given how much I love cooking it has to be right. Does anyone happen to have any recent prices? I will see what our kitchen designer has to say tomorrow, but it would be useful to have a price for comparison!

Lizzie, the hob I'm looking at has the flexi zone which you are talking about, so I guess the larger pans would be covered on one axis, but not the other where I'd still be limited by the 22/23/24cm width depending on hob. I suppose there's also a downside to this, in that if I'm using two pans >22/23/24cm then that's it, no more space for other pans! Before I came across the hobs with integrated ventilation I had been looking at the Neff T51T95X2 which has loads of cooking space. But the advantages of integrated ventilation (I definitely want to duct externally, and due to the positioning of a beam in the ceiling, a ceiling mounted extractor would need a false ceiling. And I read nothing but bad things about the downdraft options) just about outweigh the size, and number, of pans I can get onto the other hob. I think. Maybe. Dilemmas!

@ryder72, which Gutmann hob do you have if you don't mind me asking? I did look at them, although I've struggled to find much information. The kicthen companies I've been dealing with all recommend Bora, but none of them have even mentioned Gutmann, maybe it's not that well known in the UK. What has put me off a little is the cooking zones on the Gutmann hobs seem to be a max of 22cm. A couple of my favourite pans are 24cm diameter, and I have a 26cm frying pan. The Bora Basic BFIA model has a 23cm diameter heating zone which is closer. The Siemens is 24cm. Maybe I'm worrying too much about a cm or two, but I love cooking and want things to work properly, and from what I understand of induction hobs (I have only had gas up until now), if the cooking zone isn't as big as the pan, there's likely to be cold sopts around the edges. Do you use any large pans on your hob and if so, how do you find them?

Hi, I've been offered a really good deal on a Siemens Ex875LX 34E hob with built in ventilation, but I can't find any reviews/comments from owners anywhere on it. Does anyone have one? Would you recommend it? I've also been looking at the Bora Basic, and Miele KMDA 7774 FL, but the price I've been offered on the Siemens is a real bargain, I'm wondering if there's a reason why! If anyone has any experience of the other two products I'd be interested to hear feedback as well. I can find some reviews for the Bora Basic, but not really for the Siemens/Miele.