Baumatic B24 Induction Hob Review

Overall Rating

Induction Technology is fast, controllable, clean, safe

Baumatic is the worst appliance manufacturer ever, in my experience.

This was my first foray into Induction Hobs.
We were very impressed with the speed and particularly with the fine control of heating this technology gives.
Everything that can be simmered, boiled or fried in a metal pot, worked a dream.
The fact that the hob never gets too hot, makes for very tidy cooking and easy cleaning.
The touch controls are great, no more plucking off dirty control knobs.
Just remember if the hob is wet or geasy the controls stop working, just give The hob a quick clean with one of those super cloths and hay presto.
There was a slightly annoying clicking noise on the lower power settings, but it fades into the backround of a busy kitchen.

The Bad news:

The Baumatic B24 worked flawlessly for 12 weeks,
then the main ring failed.
then the residual heat "h" display started flickering
then the cooling fan would came on for hours on end
then we started getting a burning smell.

We rang the retailer four times, waited three weeks for a service man to ring to say he was on the way, he asked what product was faulty !!! , when I told him, he laughted and said he didn't repair Baumatic products anymore.

The retailer then explained that Baumatic parts were hard to come by. We were offered a Zanussi model of similar specification, for an extra 400 quid.

The saga continues.

My advise is yes definitely buy an induction hob,
but under no circumstances should you buy a Baumatic model.

Members' Comments onderektighe's Review

• np1 on 13th Sep 2006

  He right
  We had the similar story after 14 months.
  Got different model