Brilliant reviews and easy to follow your guide. I have purchased almost everything bosch for our new kitchen. I thank you for taking the time to review these. Much easier than having to read the books!
Great review, thank you so much for posting it, it's really helped me pick and moving from gas to induction. Looking forward to getting our kitchen redone. Great insight on tje different cooking zones and installation issue. Thanks again
Finally a UK review of Hobs. However it is always best practice to run separate circuits to allow you to isolate the protective devices. Also you need to add the power factor as you will find that if it is a 7kw machine and is .95pf the maximum load would be 32amps. However for fuses to trip requires continuous power draw which if you were to see the power curve draw never maintains a constant power draw of the full rating as the other plates and oven go on and off and maintain temperature. The only risk is wacking everything on max at the exact same time and to then sustain it until either the fuse melts or trips or cables burn out. Cables burning out is not likely to happen if you have a 32amp fuse because your cables would have been oversized for that breaker. That is if it was installed correctly! Keep up with the good videos!
I live in a small bachelor flat and just bought a 2 burner Media induction hob. I had to buy some sort of expensive heavy bottomed pans as I noticed with my Ikea ones that boiling eggs on a medium low heat the water would boil madly for about 4 seconds then nothing then boil madly again etc. The heavy bottomed pans are better but notice today that cooking brussel sprouts with a small amount of water with the lid on the same thing was happening - due to less water therefore less heat retention. Do the more expensive induction hobs overcome this problem with better heating controls?
I am considering this hob as well as a combo with the oven, it's a bit out of our budget though... But after you review it is so hard to resist! Just one question, is the surface prone to scratches?
Hi!! Thanks :-) The surface on mine is holding up well - its no different to any ceramic/induction hob really. I have noted a few hairline marks but nothing that you would notice up close. Of course be careful with what you place on it and how you move things around - heavy based pans may mark if you shake the pan around while cooking? I really like both the oven and hob combo.... wish I could have purchased the Series 8 model of the Hob but that did push my budget too much!!
Thank you for your review. I have really tried to use the pan check mode to check compatibility on my pans. I can't use it, despite following the instructions. Can you please help.
Hi!! Thanks for the question... I actually have never used the feature ether. I never bothered checking my pans since I knew they were good anyway. I will try and give it a go and see if it works on mine.
Hi, how are you getting on with this hob 5 years later? Also I'm surprised nobody mentioned to you that with Diversity you can realistically run both the hob and oven on the same 32a circuit to their full potential.
Hi, I have been told that I could increase the power and it would all be ok, but I haven’t done that yet, it works perfectly well as it is with the reduced power. The hob is in perfect working condition and still looks like new, so really pleased. I don’t use any of the feature like perfect fry or linked hobs.. the timer is useful! Haha! Good job, very pleased
A question I get asked a lot and I haven't found an answer to is whether the FlexZone can be used with three or four smaller pots and heat all of them (at one power level) at once. Is that possible?
Hi, I have not tried this, do not have enough small pans, but I guess if you were to turn on FlexZone and place four small pans on each section, the pan detection would assume its one large pan and apply heat to all four pans. You would not be able to adjust the amount of power for each section, they would all be the same... but I guess its technically possible!
Thanks for your effort, Does this have power consumption display ? If yes, may you shoot videos showing us how much KWH does different food consume ? Pasta ? Rice ? Steak ? Chicke ? ... Etc
Hi! If i have a large frying pan (around 26-28 cm in diameter) which is the most suitable area to cook on the hob? In the user manual the flex zone is defined either as a large 40 X 24 cm zone, either as two 19 cm in diameter areas. This is confusing for me....If i put a pan let's say 25 cm in diameter on the lower or upper 2 smaller zones of the flex zone, does it heat 24 cm of the pan or 19 ?! Thanks!
Hi! I would ether put it on the front right hand side as this is the largest space. I have a large rectangular pan that I sometime use on the flex zone in the middle, and active flex so it only heats the two middle sections. However I find that its best just to use the large right hand one for bigger pans. Although, I have used the smaller back right one for large pans too and it works fine? Regarding Flex zone... there are four small areas, if the base of the pan covers an area it will heat up when you turn on flex... also if you move the pan around on the flex area it will change as necessary. So it adapts to one, two, three or all four small zones - but only on the areas where the pan covers as it must use the magnets to detect if the pan is covering. Does that make sense?
You should read the specific manual on their website, not the user manual, specification manual shows all the pan minimum to maximum for each zone. Hope that helps.
I have the same oven and mine is a plug-in version (european socket). Maybe you could just get your oven a normal plug and use the socket of your previous oven, so that you don't have to limit your hob?
Hi, I didn't even know you could get a plug in version? To date however everything seems to be ok with the setup I have got. I actually do not see much difference with the hob limiting because using just one burner does not impact on the power draw, its only if I use all four at the same time do I see a reduction in power and actually that never really happens. Thanks for the info !
Great review. Now, with the perceptive of time, do you have any important thoughts you didn’t share in the video? I’m considering to buy the series 6...
Hi! Thanks for the feedback. I must say I am very happy with the hob, it’s not faulted once, induction is amazing and I wished I had it for ages. I am glad I didn’t overspend on the series 8 model, I think this one is just right.
Did your electrical friends not mention diversity? If you do the diversity calculation which is standard practice you should find both items are fine on a 32amp
Thank you for posting this video. It is very helpful! We are having the same problem with the power. Where did you find the information that told you that the hob could be downgraded? We are looking for an induction hob, but we're not sure which ones we can choose from. I have tried contacting Bosch directly but they are being very slow!
I found details by looking in the user manual for the model I was buying, of you go to the websites of various brands you can download the manual and look through, normally at the back in the settings section.
Hi, you have Child Lock active.... just hold your finger on the child lock icon under the light for around 3 seconds, until it bleeps off... That should sort it.
Tirivaeni Moffat Ngarande sorry not sure about this, I believe it requires a 240v supply, even though you can adjust the wattage, I think it may draw too much power to work off solar? You can turn it down to 3kw in the settings but I think it may drain too much energy?? Sorry not too sure on this one?
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink thanks for the instance response. Your video volume is also not at constant decibels. Maybe recheck and equalise sound.
Excellent review. We're considering purchasing the Bosch 60cm Serie 6 Induction Cooktop PVS675FB5E hob which is model below the one you've reviewed here. You mentioned in the first part of the video that your power work-around was to limit the amount of power the hob draws. Could you advise how to do this?
Hi, I did this quite a while back and can't recall the exact thing I did. But basically if you look in the instructions towards the back it will tell you how to access the settings menu and you will find the power settings in there.
@@everythingandthekitchensink Thank you for coming back to me. Yes we had the cooktop installed and found the instructions for power usage is in the manual. Cheers, Kev
Hi, sorry not had that error message. I did hunt around online for an answer but can't find anything. It does say in the manual that if you get an error message to switch off at the mains, wait and turn back on and try again. if it happens again, you need to contact technical support. If the hob is brand new you should be able to get it sorted by Bosch.
Hey! If you apply the principle of diversity, you should be able to freely use both the hob and the oven without having to limit the power of the hob. The total consumption of both appliances equals 11 kW or 11000 Watts (the hob is 7.4 kW, the oven 3.6 kW). That is equivalent to around 48 amps (11000W/230V). Neither the hob nor the oven though draws maximum power all the time. You don't cook constantly using all 4 burners on level 9, do you? The oven, after a few minutes, also uses much less than maximum power. It also switches on and off just to keep the temperature constant. According to the principal of diversity and the relevant regulations and norms you should be able to connect appliances with maximum power up to 15kW with a 32 amp fuse. Here's the formula: 10A + ((30%* (48A-10A)) = 21.4A Perfectly fine for your 32A fuse
@@everythingandthekitchensink Don't worry! You've got a 32A trip switch which will come into effect in case much larger current starts flowing through the cable. Have you got any idea how big is the cable - 6 or 4 mm2?
Just one question... You say you chose a "non plug in" hob, over a "Plug in hob", because plug in doesn't give the power you need. Then you throttle the power to approximately the same power as a plug in....... and pay a premium to do so. Surely this makes no sense whatsoever?....
Hi, I see your point. It is reduced in power slightly but no where as low as a plug in model would be so I am getting a much better option. I also wanted the features you don’t get on the lower end plug in models, so to get that I had to compromise and limit the power a little.
I would bet you are not limiting the power of each burner but total max power. So if you are cooking and using just one burner, I bet you will still have the same power.
Daniel Peixoto Martins yes I think you are right about that. I have still to use all four at the same time so I guess reducing the power isn’t impacting me at all.
@@nigel8499 Hello, I only have one oven. My dedicated cooker circuit is 32 amps. The total amps of the max hob and oven together exceed this, therefore this is why I have reduced the power of the hob. I believe the limit is only when all burners are on max, if one is on it will deliver full power.
@@everythingandthekitchensink follow up question. How is this holding up? My parents bought pretty much the same induction hob about a year ago and it was so go I just ordered one for me. Any problems so far?
Thats really bad ! Just run a 8 mm2 wire from hob to circuit breaker, just a one hour work and you will be good to unleash the full power of the induction hob ! There is no use of buying the 7+ kW hob if you not gonna run it on full power.
I would have liked to do that, but it would have been too much of a big job because of how my house is built and access to the fuse box etc. I have no found any issues with reducing the power on the hob, as others have said, it only matters if I used all four at the same time, otherwise the hob I use gets full power. I tend to only use two at a time, so I don't think it impacts me at all. In future kitchens however, I know what is required.
6mm is fine apply diversity calculation and it will bring the rating from around 48amps for bosh oven and hob down to around 21amps, a 32amp mcb is good for 15kw.
Seems to me you spent more money on a product that your not getting full benefits of. Get the electrician in and have done. And please will everyone how bought an induction hob stop telling us it boils water before you get it out of the tap. It’s not that important 😬
Hi Dan, I'm planning to buy an induction cooktop from BOSCH, and I would like some advice as I find the people at BOSH and the stores that sell their cook tops to not be very helpful. Is there any way that I could contact you via email?
Brilliant reviews and easy to follow your guide. I have purchased almost everything bosch for our new kitchen. I thank you for taking the time to review these. Much easier than having to read the books!
Your welcome... I have a habit of having to have everything the same brand... so got carried away buying all the same brand :-)
Great review, thank you so much for posting it, it's really helped me pick and moving from gas to induction. Looking forward to getting our kitchen redone. Great insight on tje different cooking zones and installation issue. Thanks again
Nice review, just replaced my broken NEFF induction with the Bosch 6 series, very happy with it, thanks for the info.
Thanks for the power advice. Much appreciated. Great review too.
This review was incredibly helpful, explained everything so well, and really helped me make an informed decision on which model to choose
Thank you!
Top notch review and much appreciated. Thank you! :)
I'm impressed with your explanations, praises to you!
Finally a UK review of Hobs. However it is always best practice to run separate circuits to allow you to isolate the protective devices. Also you need to add the power factor as you will find that if it is a 7kw machine and is .95pf the maximum load would be 32amps. However for fuses to trip requires continuous power draw which if you were to see the power curve draw never maintains a constant power draw of the full rating as the other plates and oven go on and off and maintain temperature. The only risk is wacking everything on max at the exact same time and to then sustain it until either the fuse melts or trips or cables burn out. Cables burning out is not likely to happen if you have a 32amp fuse because your cables would have been oversized for that breaker. That is if it was installed correctly! Keep up with the good videos!
Great in-depth Review thank you
Hi. Thank you for the great review. Just wonder would it be quicker to boil water in a kettle on the hob or your standard plug in type?
Great video, and really useful information. Thanks
I live in a small bachelor flat and just bought a 2 burner Media induction hob.
I had to buy some sort of expensive heavy bottomed pans as I noticed with my Ikea ones that boiling eggs on a medium low heat the water would boil madly for about 4 seconds then nothing then boil madly again etc.
The heavy bottomed pans are better but notice today that cooking brussel sprouts with a small amount of water with the lid on the same thing was happening - due to less water therefore less heat retention.
Do the more expensive induction hobs overcome this problem with better heating controls?
Great review many thanks 👍👍👍
Very well done review. Thanks :)
Great Review!. Informative Und Clear Und Well Organized.
Big Thanks From Kuwait :-)
Who gave this a thumbs down? Losers!
Very informative, thank you.
Great review! Merci beaucoup ;-)
Very good review!
I am considering this hob as well as a combo with the oven, it's a bit out of our budget though... But after you review it is so hard to resist! Just one question, is the surface prone to scratches?
Hi!! Thanks :-) The surface on mine is holding up well - its no different to any ceramic/induction hob really. I have noted a few hairline marks but nothing that you would notice up close. Of course be careful with what you place on it and how you move things around - heavy based pans may mark if you shake the pan around while cooking? I really like both the oven and hob combo.... wish I could have purchased the Series 8 model of the Hob but that did push my budget too much!!
I had a hob like this for 5 years and had no idea you could press in-between the numbers!
Thank you for your review. I have really tried to use the pan check mode to check compatibility on my pans. I can't use it, despite following the instructions. Can you please help.
Hi!! Thanks for the question... I actually have never used the feature ether. I never bothered checking my pans since I knew they were good anyway. I will try and give it a go and see if it works on mine.
Hi, how are you getting on with this hob 5 years later? Also I'm surprised nobody mentioned to you that with Diversity you can realistically run both the hob and oven on the same 32a circuit to their full potential.
Hi, I have been told that I could increase the power and it would all be ok, but I haven’t done that yet, it works perfectly well as it is with the reduced power. The hob is in perfect working condition and still looks like new, so really pleased.
I don’t use any of the feature like perfect fry or linked hobs.. the timer is useful! Haha! Good job, very pleased
A question I get asked a lot and I haven't found an answer to is whether the FlexZone can be used with three or four smaller pots and heat all of them (at one power level) at once. Is that possible?
Hi, I have not tried this, do not have enough small pans, but I guess if you were to turn on FlexZone and place four small pans on each section, the pan detection would assume its one large pan and apply heat to all four pans. You would not be able to adjust the amount of power for each section, they would all be the same... but I guess its technically possible!
That's what I thought - thanks for the reply and keep these reviews coming. 👍🏼
With the flex zone, can you use a pan in the middle of the two, ie covering two of the small zones, one from top and one from the bottom? Thanks!
Hi! Yes you can. There are four smaller zones and when they detect a pan base they activate.
@@everythingandthekitchensink brilliant! Thank you
Thanks for your effort,
Does this have power consumption display ?
If yes, may you shoot videos showing us how much KWH does different food consume ?
Pasta ?
Rice ?
Steak ?
Chicke ? ... Etc
Great review ......many thanks
Gilly wife of Mark
Hi! If i have a large frying pan (around 26-28 cm in diameter) which is the most suitable area to cook on the hob? In the user manual the flex zone is defined either as a large 40 X 24 cm zone, either as two 19 cm in diameter areas. This is confusing for me....If i put a pan let's say 25 cm in diameter on the lower or upper 2 smaller zones of the flex zone, does it heat 24 cm of the pan or 19 ?! Thanks!
Hi! I would ether put it on the front right hand side as this is the largest space. I have a large rectangular pan that I sometime use on the flex zone in the middle, and active flex so it only heats the two middle sections. However I find that its best just to use the large right hand one for bigger pans. Although, I have used the smaller back right one for large pans too and it works fine?
Regarding Flex zone... there are four small areas, if the base of the pan covers an area it will heat up when you turn on flex... also if you move the pan around on the flex area it will change as necessary. So it adapts to one, two, three or all four small zones - but only on the areas where the pan covers as it must use the magnets to detect if the pan is covering. Does that make sense?
@@everythingandthekitchensink Thank you! Very useful and clarifying! Nice video by the way!
How did you get on with larger based pans, were they too big? What’s the biggest base you could use? Thanks.
what size are the coils so i can get suitable saucepan etc. I understand about the roaster dish but I want saucepans that just match the coils
You should read the specific manual on their website, not the user manual, specification manual shows all the pan minimum to maximum for each zone. Hope that helps.
Can you do a demo on power limit please?
I have the same oven and mine is a plug-in version (european socket). Maybe you could just get your oven a normal plug and use the socket of your previous oven, so that you don't have to limit your hob?
Hi, I didn't even know you could get a plug in version? To date however everything seems to be ok with the setup I have got. I actually do not see much difference with the hob limiting because using just one burner does not impact on the power draw, its only if I use all four at the same time do I see a reduction in power and actually that never really happens. Thanks for the info !
Great review. Now, with the perceptive of time, do you have any important thoughts you didn’t share in the video? I’m considering to buy the series 6...
Hi! Thanks for the feedback. I must say I am very happy with the hob, it’s not faulted once, induction is amazing and I wished I had it for ages. I am glad I didn’t overspend on the series 8 model, I think this one is just right.
THANK YOU!
Did your electrical friends not mention diversity? If you do the diversity calculation which is standard practice you should find both items are fine on a 32amp
Thank you for posting this video. It is very helpful! We are having the same problem with the power. Where did you find the information that told you that the hob could be downgraded? We are looking for an induction hob, but we're not sure which ones we can choose from. I have tried contacting Bosch directly but they are being very slow!
I found details by looking in the user manual for the model I was buying, of you go to the websites of various brands you can download the manual and look through, normally at the back in the settings section.
@@everythingandthekitchensink Thank you!
I’ve got a light on over the key symbol and nothing else will work any ideas ..??👍👍
Hi, you have Child Lock active.... just hold your finger on the child lock icon under the light for around 3 seconds, until it bleeps off... That should sort it.
@@everythingandthekitchensink thanx sorted mate nice one !!👍👍
can we connect 220v ?
Running on a 24volt 3kw Solar system could I run this system for on who is running off grid?
Tirivaeni Moffat Ngarande sorry not sure about this, I believe it requires a 240v supply, even though you can adjust the wattage, I think it may draw too much power to work off solar? You can turn it down to 3kw in the settings but I think it may drain too much energy?? Sorry not too sure on this one?
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink thanks for the instance response. Your video volume is also not at constant decibels. Maybe recheck and equalise sound.
Excellent review. We're considering purchasing the Bosch 60cm Serie 6 Induction Cooktop PVS675FB5E hob which is model below the one you've reviewed here. You mentioned in the first part of the video that your power work-around was to limit the amount of power the hob draws. Could you advise how to do this?
Hi, I did this quite a while back and can't recall the exact thing I did. But basically if you look in the instructions towards the back it will tell you how to access the settings menu and you will find the power settings in there.
@@everythingandthekitchensink Thank you for coming back to me. Yes we had the cooktop installed and found the instructions for power usage is in the manual. Cheers, Kev
How have you found the hob, would you buy again?
@@experiment54 Works quite well. Yes we’d buy it again.
@@The62gretschgent thanks, just about to hit the buy button.
i would like to know were the steam goes into the hub.
Hi, I’m unsure what you mean? I have an extractor fan above the hob that vents outside?
Bosch PUE611BF1B Serie 4 Induction Hob, This product can be either plugged in or hard wired (plug and cable not supplied)
Have you ever got an error 22 message... Can you help?
Hi, sorry not had that error message. I did hunt around online for an answer but can't find anything. It does say in the manual that if you get an error message to switch off at the mains, wait and turn back on and try again. if it happens again, you need to contact technical support. If the hob is brand new you should be able to get it sorted by Bosch.
How can you set it to lower power ? Thanks !
I can’t recall the actual process but if you look in the manual it will tell you how to access the power menu settings
@@everythingandthekitchensink Thank you 👍
Hey!
If you apply the principle of diversity, you should be able to freely use both the hob and the oven without having to limit the power of the hob.
The total consumption of both appliances equals 11 kW or 11000 Watts (the hob is 7.4 kW, the oven 3.6 kW). That is equivalent to around 48 amps (11000W/230V). Neither the hob nor the oven though draws maximum power all the time. You don't cook constantly using all 4 burners on level 9, do you? The oven, after a few minutes, also uses much less than maximum power. It also switches on and off just to keep the temperature constant.
According to the principal of diversity and the relevant regulations and norms you should be able to connect appliances with maximum power up to 15kW with a 32 amp fuse.
Here's the formula:
10A + ((30%* (48A-10A)) = 21.4A
Perfectly fine for your 32A fuse
Yes you are totally right!! I’m just a bit scared that knowing my luck I would melt the cable in the wall and create a massive job!! Hahaha!
@@everythingandthekitchensink Don't worry! You've got a 32A trip switch which will come into effect in case much larger current starts flowing through the cable. Have you got any idea how big is the cable - 6 or 4 mm2?
@@BChopakov no idea ok that one!! lol
Just one question...
You say you chose a "non plug in" hob, over a "Plug in hob", because plug in doesn't give the power you need. Then you throttle the power to approximately the same power as a plug in....... and pay a premium to do so.
Surely this makes no sense whatsoever?....
Hi, I see your point. It is reduced in power slightly but no where as low as a plug in model would be so I am getting a much better option. I also wanted the features you don’t get on the lower end plug in models, so to get that I had to compromise and limit the power a little.
wish you did the 8 your reviews are top draw
Ha thanks.... wish I could have afforded the Serie 8 model! :-)
British dude does review, what else can i say?
The on button died in almost a year. 🙆🏻♂️
Buy yourself a scraper to keep it looking in good shape !
You should of ran a new cable. That was like buying a ferrari and putting a 20mph limiter on it, pointless!
Ah well, another person cooking water
I would bet you are not limiting the power of each burner but total max power. So if you are cooking and using just one burner, I bet you will still have the same power.
Daniel Peixoto Martins yes I think you are right about that. I have still to use all four at the same time so I guess reducing the power isn’t impacting me at all.
@@everythingandthekitchensink I've posted a query about your setup.
@@nigel8499 Hello, I only have one oven. My dedicated cooker circuit is 32 amps. The total amps of the max hob and oven together exceed this, therefore this is why I have reduced the power of the hob. I believe the limit is only when all burners are on max, if one is on it will deliver full power.
@@everythingandthekitchensink follow up question. How is this holding up?
My parents bought pretty much the same induction hob about a year ago and it was so go I just ordered one for me. Any problems so far?
@@TheAllMightyGodofCod hi, no issues at the moment thankfully, working well and happy with it
Thats really bad !
Just run a 8 mm2 wire from hob to circuit breaker, just a one hour work and you will be good to unleash the full power of the induction hob !
There is no use of buying the 7+ kW hob if you not gonna run it on full power.
I would have liked to do that, but it would have been too much of a big job because of how my house is built and access to the fuse box etc. I have no found any issues with reducing the power on the hob, as others have said, it only matters if I used all four at the same time, otherwise the hob I use gets full power. I tend to only use two at a time, so I don't think it impacts me at all. In future kitchens however, I know what is required.
6mm is fine apply diversity calculation and it will bring the rating from around 48amps for bosh oven and hob down to around 21amps, a 32amp mcb is good for 15kw.
Horrible sound !!! ???
Seems to me you spent more money on a product that your not getting full benefits of. Get the electrician in and have done. And please will everyone how bought an induction hob stop telling us it boils water before you get it out of the tap. It’s not that important 😬
Hi Dan, I'm planning to buy an induction cooktop from BOSCH, and I would like some advice as I find the people at BOSH and the stores that sell their cook tops to not be very helpful. Is there any way that I could contact you via email?