Hi all,

I have recently bought an apartment which has obviously a small kitchen (layout attached). I am looking for hood with a measurement of 2ft (60 cm) and hob at about 60 - 75 cm wide : anything more than this will take up space of my yet to built kitchen cabinet. I found one in Smeg - http://www.smeg.my/product/kset61/ and it costs about RM 1300.

Appreciate some inputs from anyone in a similar situation as I am looking for a smaller hood & hob with a reliable brand reasonably priced.

Thanks,
Sham


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This post has been edited by iamsobloodysick: Oct 14 2014, 02:09 PM

Hi, thanks so much for the links. Do you use any of these that you have suggested or you supply them? I would like to know roughly how much they cost?

Thanks.

Where is your location?

Kajang.

the price is half of SMEG

That's brilliant! But what about the quality - appreciate if you could give some input? And yeah, do you supply them?

electrolux and rinnai, i guess the brands are well-known in the market.

SMEG is for the niche market group of people where they want it be unique.

the info of the product is available thru its official website.

60cm hood is rare in the market.

you dont have much choices.

I made a comparison spreadsheet based on the links that you have provided me. I must admit I am not sure what are the factors I should take into account when choosing the hood. Appreciate experts advice here on this.
Thanks so much.


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first you need to decide if you can install a vented hood. this would be more efficient than recirculating types
recirculating types needs to change charcoal filter.
try to fit in a 900mm hood as this size is more common to find. a 900mm hood matches a 600mm hob better. its only 150mm more on each side.

btw that space for your fridge (1550) will not be tall enough for most fridge out there. maybe can get a single door fridge of that size only.

Found one that I liked with a similar measurement. Panasonic 2 doors. Saw that in an electrical appliances shop in kajang. I have not finalized the measurements though. They are just approx.

Must remember to have gap at both side, the heat exchange for most fridge are on the side.

Thanks for the tips. Will bear this in mind when I scout around for Fridge.

I would suggest you "B" because of ventilation type and more powerful suction power.

thanks for your input. if i go for anything wider than 60 cm, I will lose space for kitchen cabinet. So it's either I compromise on the kitchen cabinet space or the hood. Due to lack of storage space (the unit does not come with a store room), and since I don't do much of the asian cooking style - I thought I will maximise the space available for KC and compromise on the size of hood. And I have used 60 cm hood during my stay in Aus few years ago at a rental apartment - worked quite well, I must say.

Thanks, I was considering the same but looks like Electrolux comes with more feature as well.
Still taking time to do some more search and decide..

Hi all,

What about gas hobs? Factors that determines my choices will be:

1. Price
2. Aesthetics
3. Quality
4. Size : 70 cm - 75 cm
5. After sales-service

Appreciate your tips and guidance.

If you aren't doing asian style cooking as in wok hei, you may consider either induction or vitroceramic as both types have 60cm models.

For gas hobs, the spacing between the hobs will largely depend on the size of wok & other utensils for cooking as some people prefer to fry food and make soup at the same time. If you prefer gas hob and doing light cooking, go for the smallest 2 hob type.

Light cooking is my way for sure - may be occcasionaly, fried noodles or fried rice ! And yes, I am looking at gas hob only - you meant to say 2 burners?

Seldom cook then just those normal rm50-200 type will do. Why want to waste money on something you seldom use? Too much money?
Install the hob near to window and you won't need to use hood also.
Hood need to do regular cleaning also, else it won't work.
When you are cooking, you will still have 20-50% of oil and smoke that the hood can educt out.
Back to basic, no need to see all people has then you need to follow.

- I feel this is completely an unwanted comment. When it's your own place, you want to give your best without splurging too much but still do it tastefully. I find the forumers here (mostly) are generous with the information they share based on their own experience and provide guidance based on the questions/requirement a person post here in a very polite manner. If you really don't have anything to offer at least don't post such a blunt/cold comment just for the sake of posting.

Yes 2 burners.

This is a fact that you can't deny. If you are not going to use it often, why need to buy it?
Better use the money wisely
Trust me, with current so called tastefully ID, it is not practical at all, wood stuffs exposing to oil/smoke won't last long. And you need to spend extra time on cleaning them. Do you know how hard to clean those oil stains? Treat you as a friend only tell you this. People that want to con/slaughter you sure will say good on hood and hob, because they may able to secure business on you.

yeah, my choices are inclining towards 2 burners - practical, I guess. Thanks for your input.

Now your hob will be bigger than your hood
Since you are going for a rinnai hood then you might as well get their hob as well.
http://www.xammax.my/cooking/hobs/gas-hobs?brands=19

This post has been edited by idoblu: Oct 15 2014, 04:56 PM

Bro, the smallest gas hob by electrolux is 76cm and it's also 2 burners.
http://m.electrolux.com.my/Products/Kitche...s_Hobs/EHG7322X

Like idoblu mention just now, domino hobs are also small and can buy 2 of them to place side by side. About 30cm per domino hob.

Elelctrolux domino hob is also 30cm.
http://m.electrolux.com.my/Products/Kitche...Hobs/EGG3322NOX

Can try checking out ariston malaysia to see if they have 2 burner gas hob in the size you need?

I withdrew my post due to the cost of domino hobs

Nowadays 600 size gas hobs are almost non existence. If TS insist on a 600 hood, then a domino hob might fit nicely but the higher cost...

The hood should be slightly bigger than the hob or at least the same size. I haven't seen one installed the opposite way...yet

This post has been edited by idoblu: Oct 15 2014, 05:01 PM

With hood - I am restricting to 60 cm so that I can fully utilize the space I allocated for KC.
As for the hob - I am trying to compromise a little bit and the max I could compromise is just 75 cm. I am happy if I can find one with 70 cm that covers all the factors that I mentioned in post.

I have not decided the brand for hood, but looks like Rinnai stands a better chance of winning! Do you use Rinnai as well and if yes, how is your experience with it so far? Thanks so much for the tips - every little bit helps me.

This post has been edited by Career26: Oct 15 2014, 05:05 PM

Oh - thanks for pointing out, Ariston brand. I didn't even think of it. Will do for sure.

I use rinnai, mine is not the inner burner but the burner is good. My friend use inner burner she like it a lot. Their inner burner are good.

I had a rinnai hob before. It works well and rinnai is suppose to be good for their gas hobs.

Btw who drew your kitchen for you? Yourself or kitchen place?

Nice. Care to share the model no ?

Bro. I just checked mayer singapore to see their ariston gas hob models.

They have a few gas hobs in 75cm and 1 gas hob with 4 burners in 60cm

http://www.mayer.sg/index.php/products/hob...-05-14-17-00-55

http://www.mayer.sg/index.php/products/hob...5/pc-640-detail

If you can find the model in malaysia and price is cheaper than in singapore, can consider if the price is within budget?

My best friend who designed his existing house & holiday house back in Melbourne. I gave him the floor plan and we brainstormed about my budget, practicality (needs & wants) etc...and came out with a tentative design. Just need to adjust here and there based on the actual site dimensions.

Excellent! You are so kind, flooding me with all info! Will go through the links shortly and find out the cost here. Thanks so much - and by the way, I am a lady (noticed you addressing me as bro, couple of times )

Oops I am sorry about the gender mix up! A thousand apologies miss!

Do consider fotile as well, they have the 2 burner(round ones) in 73cm sizes. I see many good reviews on fotile so I gave in to a fotile oven myself. One thing to note, if you go for fotile, check zheilwane out for his price or go to homedec fair because there is extended warranty. Not sure if the extended warranty is also for hobs as I got extended warranty for my oven.

http://www.fotile.com.my/product/hob.html

I dont know how critical is each mm for your space but off hand, i see that the base section where the hob is, is a bit not correct. if you gonna put a 650-750 hob, the base carcass should be around 900 and you get two doors of 450 each. you are only left about 300 - just nice for a pull out bottle/condiments tray. as in the picture now, the hob wont be able to fit because of the framework in the way.

i havent look at the wall section, on how it will align with the base

also to remember to add 20mm on the edges so that the drawers/doors can open.

Thanks so much for taking a closer look at the layout plan attached. I actually shared it here to just give an idea about where the hood and hob will be placed. I have met a few KC makers who had visited the site just couple of days ago and have advised me on what's possible and what's not. I will be also getting the final 3D design from the KC makers with actual measurements based on the discussion I had with them. Once I get that one, the attached measurements will become invalid. Also, I will ensure that your points are taken into account in the final design.

This post has been edited by Career26: Oct 15 2014, 05:54 PM

I also had the same problem. Ended up with Teka, 60cm wide, 3 gas burners and 1 hotplate. Used that for 9 years, still doing ok, but only needs some servicing. I paid about RM900 for that. But I sacrificed wall storage by buying 90cm hood with high suction as I do a lot of cooking.

Hi Rfm,

One of the KC makers did suggest Teka for both hood and hob) but I was a bit skeptic about it as I have not heard much about that brand. Good to hear a positive comments right from the person who does a lot of cooking. I prefer home cooked meals too but will be more of a light cooking and not heavy-asian-type of cooking, So, I reckon 60 cm is good enough for me. Which brand did you go for the hood? - Teka as well? How much did you purchase the hood for?

Yes, hood is also Teka but I bought separately at Teka warehouse sale. 1200m3/hr for only RM700. I don't have any idea what the retail price was. I really didn't have much choice for the hob then, saw something that I like in a KC showroom. The staff helped me to order something similar after choosing from a catalogue. Interested also on the 60cm hood that can be nicely hidden in the cabinet but suction was too low.

My hob looks almost like this.

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Wow! You are lucky to get that price, for sure! Thanks for highlighting about your choice of brand. I am happy that my choices are increasing, which means I can do more research and make a well-informed decision. Would you mind posting a picture displaying your hood and hob? Thanks in advance.

Teka is a German company. If you're looking for an upscale option, try Kuppersbusch (also owned by Teka).

Thanks - not really looking for an upscale option. So long it covers all or almost the factors I listed in my post, I am happy . Have to find out the price and features of Teka to see if it fits into my budget & taste.

Need advice. For condo dwellers, do they normally allow drilling hole through wall for kitchen ducting ?

Teka is not bad. Usually European make models have fairly good performance.

Electrolux is not an asian brand but from sweden. Ariston is from Italy if I'm not mistaken and I have used Ariston vitroceramic hob for almost 7 years. Only one time had the fuse blown.

Japan and Korea brand are also good for certain appliances, e.g; washing machine, TV just to name. For cooking hobs and hoods, I have no experience with using Japan brand like Rinnai etc because I have never used cooking hood and usually use electric hob.

To be honest, if you are doing light cooking.. there is no need for a cooking hood because wok hei style has alot of oil splatters, smoke which requires a cooking hood to suck in the smell etc I guess. But you are probably not doing wok hei cooking I assume?

This post has been edited by S'aimer: Oct 16 2014, 12:17 PM

What does wok hei mean?

Alright - just googled and understood what you meant roughly. No, I wont'. Mine will be more towards fusion of Indian and Western.

Wok hei is a chinese style of cooking using a wok, you can see this in hawker centres where the uncles/aunties fry with a seasoned wok and lots of smoke coming out.

A cooking hood will be suitable for this kind I believe, to suck in the fumes, smells and etc.

If it's indian food. means the smell will be strong as indian food is richly aromatic I guess. I'm not sure if still need cooking hood or not if you have enough ventilation, i.e.; windows at your kitchen


This post has been edited by S'aimer: Oct 16 2014, 12:35 PM

Good stove for Chinese cooking is when you fry vegetables it cook fast yet maintain the crispyness of the texture. This need good stove with strong fire power. When stove does not deliver the heat to the wok, you get soggy vegetable.

[quote=Career26,Oct 16 2014, 12:28 AM]
Wow! You are lucky to get that price, for sure! Thanks for highlighting about your choice of brand. I am happy that my choices are increasing, which means I can do more research and make a well-informed decision. Would you mind posting a picture displaying your hood and hob? Thanks in advance.




There are some quick Teka introduction info just to share with you, also the 60cm hood which you looking for.

Teka Introduction


Teka Hood


Main Advantages of Teka





Next weekend we will be participate at Homedec KLCC (Part 1 @ 23~26 Oct), please feel free to visit our booth at Hall2 1H151. We are happy to explain you more in details about our products & promotions.

I thought condos didn't allow ducted range hoods, only recirculating?

It's not my choice of brand actually, as I got no choice at all . But I'm very happy with the purchase. The hob is still doing a lot of cooking for the family even after 9 years. At the warehouse sale, I actually grabbed a fridge too, also because I have no choice too. Was looking for 60cm wide fridge, with freezer at the bottom. All that I saw either too big or too small. But I'm not very happy with it as the freezer tend to get frost, but it's working fine. Only one time I had to change the panel board and the compressor.

I have actually dismantled the hob when I moved from my condo to another house. It's no longer together with the hood . Sorry got no picture of that.

I have a window in the kitchen with smaller glass panels at the top. I removed one panel, asked the guy who did my grille to design so that I could fit in the ducting. I fixed an exhaust fan and connect it to the ducting. I switch on the fan together with my hood and it works well for me. But the look is ugly. Planned to finally conceal with plaster ceiling but I never did

who say cannot? any reason? mine is condo too will be getting a hood with duct. gonna duct it out through a smaller glass window panel at one corner.

Collecting ideas now. Care to share pic ?

I can't remember where I read about Malaysian condos specifically (perhaps it was on the previous kitchen hood/hob thread that's been deleted). Different condos would have different rules about this. Have you asked your condo management?

Hi all,

I sort of done shortlisting for my hood. Almost at the final stage of shortlisting for hobs - After an exhaustive search, I finally found that Fisher & Paykel has 2 models of 60 cm gas hobs which I really liked (saw them in their main website ; https://www.fisherpaykel.com/nz/kitchen/coo...ps/CG603DNGGB1/ and https://www.fisherpaykel.com/nz/kitchen/coo...s/CG603DNGGB1/) .... One with 4 burners and the other one has 3.

However these models are not listed in their Asia site. F & P Asia site only carries this model: https://www.fisherpaykel.com/asia/kitchen/c...ps/CG604DWFCX1/

Do you think I can request the model that I like?

Would love to hear from anyone here who have used F & P - quality, price, where to purchase, etc.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by Career26: Oct 19 2014, 08:19 PM

I've used their 411L fridge for almost 7 years and not even once have broken down. Still running to date as far as I know.

To my knowledge F&P is a good brand, from NZ but as to their gas hobs, sorry, never use gas hobs before.

I see that not many people are familiar with F&P brand in Malaysia but in Singapore, it's a recognizable brand. Why don't you drop the F&P Asia an email to enquire about the model you are interested. See what they say? Most of the time, there is a chance that they carry certain models that are not even in listed on their Asia site because sometimes some sites don't list the full range of products they carry.

Thanks so much. I am familiar with the brand and I have used the gas hobs during my years in Australia. Happy with the quality. The models I looked at perfectly suits my requirement. I was so excited to find them after an exhaustive search for 60 cm gas hobs on glass. At the same time, I still have my plan B for Rinnai or Electrolux if I can't get hold of F & P. I have taken your suggestion and emailed them this morning. Hoping for a positive reply - everything crossed!

This post has been edited by Career26: Oct 20 2014, 10:22 AM

That's good.

If not, you can contact F&P singapore direct. Some forumers here go to singapore to pick up electronics and home stuff that are cheaper than the ones in malaysia.

More update... Teka Malaysia replied me on the hood few minutes ago. Please click on the link to view the model and the only have this under the 60 cm category:
http://teka.com.my/my/products/view/13039-hoods-tl1_62 and they quoted the price as RM 750.

I have Rinnai, Electrolux and now Teka in my hood shortlist. What do you guys think in terms of price and features? Appreciate your input. Thanks.

UPDATES:


60 cm rangehood : My worry about hood is solved. I am going for either Teka or Rinnai. I have had a look at Teka model at Harvey Norman last week. Price is RM 750.00 and after discount will be RM 639. I feel it's a good deal. I will be checking out Rinnai at their showroom this weekend.


60 cm gas hob on glass : I was excited to find that Fisher & Paykel had exactly what I wanted (Gas hob on glass and IT IS 60 CM!!) However, after enquiring I was told that this model is not available for Malaysian market.
I did find few other brands that have 60 cm hob but their replies were almost the same : Not available for Malaysian market .... Does that mean, nobody in Malaysia use 60 cm gas hob? I did find the vitoceramic ones available in 60 cm but highly priced and doesn't suit my budget. Following are the brands I have scouted for 60 cm gas hob on glass:

1. DeLonghi
2. Teka
3. Rinnai
4. Electrolux
5. Bosch
6. Smeg
7. Ariston
8. Tuscani
9. Fisher & Paykel

I am not sure if I am exhausted of options or if there are other brands that I have not looked at. Appreciate your input here. Most probably my KC installation will start in January 2015 and I would like to make sure that the important appliances are in place.

This post has been edited by Career26: Nov 5 2014, 05:29 PM

If not available for Malaysian market, what about Singapore market? If available for singapore market, can go take from singapore better?

I think my teka VTCM hob is also 60cm but got it for RM1650. Still okay because below 2k range.

Typically, goods aren't marketed towards a region because just not worth it for them to sell a particular line or model if it doesn't suit the market. Asian cooking needs are wholly different from Western, we may not prefer the glass look because it needs to look spotless, etc.

I don't doubt you can actually get the F&P gas on glass hob you want. It just means you'll have to find a supplier or dealer that can get it for you (for a price, of course) or maybe that you'll have to buy it yourself and have it shipped. Also, warranties might be voided or tricky to claim this way.

It'll probably be too much of a hassle. Since your deadline is coming up soon (time will fly), I suggest getting your next best option.

--->I do not want to go for electric hob as it is not economical and if there is a temporary power cut (which is bound to happen in Malaysia every now and then), then I can't even boil a pot of water.


I contacted their exclusive distributor from 20th Oct, A. M. Marketing and they did not respond promptly. I ended up calling all the way to Thailand (that was the contact number given for Asia region) and still no proper response. Finally, I wrote to the HQ to which they responded like this:

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--->Very sorry that it has taken a number of emails and calls on your behalf to find an answer to your question.

I have just spoken to our rep in Singapore regarding the availably of these products in Malaysia and I am sorry the outcome was not what you were hoping for.

Ronnie has advised that these are natural gas appliances and not available for purchase in our Malaysia market, I did inquire as to whether this may change and if the appliance would be available in another form of gas, however he was not able to answer this question but did not believe they would be.

Again apologies that it has taken this long for you to have an answer, and very sorry it is not the answer you had been hoping for.

That's very difficult regarding F&P gas on glass hob.

Mostly is stainless steel.

Sorry to chime in late. Unless you're in a hurry or i f you've fixed your design on kitchen cabinetry, the following sites might help re-orient on design and space usage perspectives.
BLUM Dynamicspace
Cleanup Kitchen Systems (Japan) Kitchen design reviews (via Google translate) Catalog (via Google translate)

Note that I'm not suggesting you get the exact specs as in here esp the second one. What's more important is you get another perspective of how to organise and plan your kitchen storage and workflow.

IKEA mostly relies on Blum parts for their hinges and hence they do adhere to BLUM's storage philosophy. The European triangle workflow is clearly seen here.

It's ok if it's space is really constrained or you have committed the kitchen cabinetry. Just sometimes if these help re-orient how kitchen storage planning is taken, it might perhaps help enable you to get back more space and then expand your options for choosing wider appliances like the 90cm hood as some suggested. The choices are wider.

This post has been edited by halcyon27: Nov 5 2014, 09:23 PM

--->I must admit, I haven't done much research on the electric hobs yet. But, now that my options are less, I might consider getting one after research is done. I have included the link for Teka hobs here Which one is the model that you bought ? http://teka.com.my/products/index/10

--->You nailed it! That's exactly my thought. I am thinking of expanding my choices a little bit more. I made calls to most of the brands I mentioned yesterday and I was told that Rinnai might have a 71 cm or 73 cm gas hob. Also, Fotile has a 73 cm gas hob. So am thinking of considering that and also look at the electric ones which I have never considered in the past. Will update my findings - In the mean time, if you come across anything that will be in line with my requirement, do give me a shout here!

actually its easy to get what you want by taking two modular hobs which are (always) 30 cm in actual width and join them with a joining bar.

here is a list with many gas on glas options for you starting at 748 RM:

http://www.xammax.my/cooking/hobs/modular-hobs

(not affiliated, others also can provide)

Electrolux in SG have the electric hobs in the sizes you require ie nominal 80cm. There's another brand from Germany also quite popular there. They make units for cooking and also with oven attached.

See attached picture.

Model is TEKA VTCM. It is a vitroceramic hob. Got it from www.xammax.com.my

Prices is lower than the fair prices & selling prices. Last year I saw the exact model at homedec fair selling for 2k+

--->Thanks for sharing. I am a bit confused between the terminologies used: electric hob / induction hob / vitroceramic? Any major differences between all these three?

I do have the following questions in mind and hope you and other electric hob users can guide me:

1. What are the factors to be considered when choosing an electric hob?
2. Have you surveyed any other brands before resorting to purchase Teka?
3. How long have you been using it?
4. Are there any specific kitchen utensils required? (sorry, I have never used electric hob before)
5. Anything else that you think I should know .....

My search continues....

This post has been edited by Career26: Nov 7 2014, 06:26 AM

I thought you were looking for a 70-75cm gas hob? Why need to change to 60cm now?

For electric, you got two popular choices - vitroceramic or induction
I dont like to use the term vitroceramic as its just pointing out to the "glass" material. For me the correct term is radiant hob. Anyway dont worry about the terms.

Radiant hobs glows red when its turn on, radiating heat to the ceramic glass top and to your pot/pan.

Induction hobs also has a glass top but it doesnt radiate heat. Simple explanation, it generates a magnetic field which in turn makes the pot/pan itself heat up. This is more efficient since its not transferring heat from one area to another like the ceramic hobs. It is also very fast and it doesnt heat up your kitchen surroudings. But there is a catch, you need induction ready pots and pans. This is not a problem, there's plenty nowadays. Clay pots wont work, aluminum pans wont work. You need pots and pans containing iron. Ask for induction ready cookware

The reason why I think you cant find 600 gas hobs in Asia anymore is because once you put a wok on it, the other burners are blocked. That's why they came out with Asian style gas hobs which you see nowadays - around 700-900 wide. But for electric hobs, 600 hobs are plenty.

btw i bought a Teka Induction hob - 3 burners, yes 600mm. Still in the box though cause my reno havent even started yet. My hood is Teka as well - 900mm. My kitchen space is smaller/shorter than yours I think, only 6ft and I have to put a sink there as well.

Just go with a 700-800 gas hob, it wont eat up too much of your counter space. It wont "match" your 600 hood though. Or if you still insist on 600 gas hobs, go the modular way as suggested by another forumer by using Domino hobs. Two of these will fit your requiremen

http://www.xammax.my/media/catalog/product...30_1g_ai_al.jpg


Whats your budget for a hob and hood if you dont mind telling...?

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 7 2014, 10:41 AM

idoblu has explained in detail in his post already, so I just add on.

The terminology for electric hob simply refer to both induction & vitoceramic hobs as they run on electricity.

While induction hobs doesn't take long to heat up and requires only induction ready cookware, it is also energy saving, child proof compared to vitroceramic hob because induction will heat only the cookware and nothing else so if you or your child place paper or hand on it, it will not burn either hand or paper. This is because when you remove the cookware briefly while stove is on, it will temporarily 'turn off' mode.

The same cannot be said for vitroceramic hobs so you have to be careful not to get burnt. Also vitroceramic hobs can heat any metal cookware as long as there is metal. Think of it as the safe electric version of a gas hob with fire as you will not worry about gas leakage but still need to be careful not to burn yourself.

Downside? Induction hobs are more expensive than vitroceramic hobs.

Previously I had been using a 2 zone vitroceramic ariston hob for many years and it worked well for me so I preferred to get either induction or vitroceramic hob for my new place.

I did my online shopping for my hob, washing machine and fridge as my partner and I were so busy to make time to go down to the actual shops to check out appliances. Therefore the choices are not that many online but with xammax, the choices for induction and vitroceramic hobs is plenty enough for me. The price was another factor for me too so I went with vitroceramic and a 4 zone one because economically, it did not make sense for me to get a 2 zone hob at the same price either when I could get a 4 zone hob as well.

You won't go wrong with European brands for electric hobs. Teka, Ariston, Electrolux etc. The consideration for space between cooking utensils on the electric hob will depend largely on your cooking preferences so take it in mind when deciding on the number of zones and design.

Before I forget, please check with sales or company whether you can utilize all zones at same time to cook. Last time for my 2 zone hob, I was told I could only utilize one zone at a time due to the amp.

Must remember the amp required for the electric hob so that you can inform the wireman to pull a new set of dedicated wires for the hob. No sharing or looping with others.

All Electric cooker (induction, radiant) need flat surface cookware.

This post has been edited by Career26: Nov 7 2014, 03:44 PM

if you go the induction way it would be expensive. i bought mine at 2k and that is after 50% off during their warehouse sale.

for others you can take a look here - http://www.xammax.my/cooking/hobs/induction-hobs

Fisher Paykel is even more expensive than Teka. Here is that hob you wanted in Singapore
http://www.harveynorman.com.sg/fisher-payk...g604dwfcx1.html

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 7 2014, 03:48 PM

i bought IR631 which is discontinued in Malaysia from the Teka Warehouse Sale - yes direct from Teka
http://teka.com/en/products/view/22055-hobs-ir_631

there is a 450mm model which is smaller and may suit your purpose -
http://www.xammax.my/teka-induction-hob-ir-421.html

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 10 2014, 11:38 AM

---> Hey, but I saw the IR631 is still available in their Malaysia website : http://teka.com.my/en/products/view/22055-hobs-ir_631

I have just emailed the person in charge to check on the availability.

Where did you purchase yours from by the way? Xammax?

Please read the first line again on where I bought mine
If it's still available you should grab one
The replacement are IB610 and IR63

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 7 2014, 05:14 PM

Sorry, must have read it in full speed!! Teka warehouse Sale.
Thanks - let's see what Teka Malaysia replies to my email.

Bro idoblu, you got a good buy for your induction hob! Too bad I bought mine much earlier due to the minimum spending requirement for my credit card to get back the full cash back rebate before they reduced the rebate and revised the requirement. Or else I aim the teka warehouse sale also.

This post has been edited by S'aimer: Nov 7 2014, 10:51 PM

It was a lucky break for me. I actually planned on getting this model like more than a year ago but when I check early this year, I found that it's all gone! I check with Teka and they told me that there are new models now, the one I wanted has been discontinued. Anyway long story short, I was told later that they do have two last pieces at the warehouse sale. I bought one of them. Brand new in box. I also managed to buy an opened box hood and oven, oven was 60% off.

So lucky to get it. This brand new piece comes with standard 1 year warranty?

Hmmm...I'm not sure about the warranty period
I bought in May. If it's one year, it's already half gone and I don't even know if they work

How I wish they have a warehouse sale again ....

Got. Every year in May. But new models susah sikit. You can get 30% from the shops now and get a new set

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 8 2014, 11:33 AM

May?! - what a shame. I will be starting my reno by Jan next year. Will check it out. By the way, you were right. They discontinued the model you bought and the other model you suggested is about 4K

When are you planning to start your reno?