but i still need to choose:
1. stainless steel or glass top
2. normal flame or inner flame burner?
the IN-THING now is to have a glass top hob with inner flame burner. . but i'm not so sure of having a glass top hob and this inner flame thingy is quite new.
most of the brands would provide safety glass, tempered glass, schott or even ceran glass - glass is glass, it will still break. esp for someone like me, clumsy and always banging stuff around, it's just a matter of time i totalled the hob.
btw, the life time warranty that comes with glass hob means once in a life time replacement only. ONE TIME, ONCE. and due to normal wear n tear only. any damages caused by owner is not included in the warranty.
so NO GLASS, i'm going for stainless steel. as for the inner flame thing, please google to find out more. but from my own understanding.
if there's a gas stove in your kitchen, this is the type of flame you are getting.
this is the inner flame burner. note, the burner is INVERTED and the flames comes from INSIDE/WITHIN THE BURNER. reviews has it that this flame is hotter, burns more evenly and wind-proof? how true? i don't know.
anyway, stainless steel top with or without the inner flame, i'm looking at a few models.
oh, it's always cheaper to get a same brand combo, eg. Rinnai Hob + Rinnai Hood. i was quoted an additional SGD300 when i enquired about rinnai hob + fujioh hood.
RINNAI HOB & HOOD
i'm giving serious consideration to this brand because my mum has been using this for years! my friend who gotten her flat 3 years back installed this brand as well.
RH-382, suction power 480m3/hr. sleek, stainless steel finish. most likely going for this.
RH-90ER, suction power 500m3/hr. mixture of black & grey. my mum who is using this model advise me NOT TO BUY this bcos is difficult to clean. colour yucks and with my advise - OUT.
RB-2AS, MADE IN INDONESIA. stainless steel, normal burner. considering.
another stainless steel, normal burner. considering.
FUJIOH HOB & HOOD
the only reason i'm considering this brand is because of their hood. there are pages after pages of rave reviews for just their hood.
FX-900. they calculate their suction power in terms of percentage - no idea how many m3/hr is that. anyway, i dun like any of their stainless steel hob either bcos of their design or they dun come with safety valve, so NO to fujioh.TURBO HOB & HOOD
i might be taking this brand after all. the cheapest combination i can find. it got my stainless steel hob with inner burners and their hood suction is at 500m3/hr and some 600m3/hr. the best part of it - MADE IN ITALY! how true? so far, that's what the sale persons at various shops said.
*note, pls check retailers for more competitive prices. either hob + hood combination costs less than SGD800.
suction power 600m3/hr!! i like the design too.
reasonable suction power. 1 motor fan only - ok less stuff to fix when things falls apart.
suction power same as the previous model. but this comes with 2 motor fan - so 1 breaks down, the other still working or what?
schott glass, inner flamer burner.
fits all my criteria, most likely to get this.other brands which I've made my enquiries,
technogas
(hand-me-down from the previous owner in my pasir ris flat), anyway, not interested in this brand. the metal racks around the burner is so hard to clean! look so out-dated! FYI, techno and technogas under the same company as electrolux, but was told their items are made in taiwan.
electrolux
fitted into my aunt's newly bought condo. made a call to their toa payoh office. the girl (dilia or delia) who answered my call is either new on the job or doesnt know her products she's selling. for every question asked, she got to put me on hold before getting back to me with an answer which i can read off their website... forget it!
so, in the end which brand/model will be fitted into my new kitchen? stay tune.
