Induction Cooktop with Flexible Zone, AMZCHEF Double
Induction Cooktop with Flexible Zone, AMZCHEF Double Induction Cooktop with 9 Power Levels, Intermittent Heating, Fashionable Control Panel,Safety Lock and Timer, 3300W
Touch and slide control
The 2-burner induction hob has ultra-modern touch-sensitive controls that make it easy to adjust the power.
| Weight: | 4.7 kg |
| Dimensions: | 52 x 28.8 x 6.2 cm; 4.7 Kilograms |
| Brand: | AMZCHEF |
| Part: | SK-33IHB2S4P |
| Colour: | Gray |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Dimensions: | 52 x 28.8 x 6.2 cm; 4.7 Kilograms |
The reasons for choosing this induction hob was it’s stylish looks with the silver trim, the fan’s are very quiet and the speed and versitilite of the temperature range are first class. Iuse it in my caravan but it would definitely be suitable for home use. My thanks to Mia for clarifying the warranty is 2 years.
Good induction hob
This hob performs really well. The touch controls are quite responsive, even with slightly wet hands.
The hob has an indicator that flashes on the display if you don’t use an induction ready pan and if ignored, the hob will turn off. I found this a great safety feature.
When you operate the hob, as soon as you place the pan on top, you can hear the induction plate get energised and within a few minutes, the pan starts to heat up.
I tested out a pan of water with 6 cups of water and at full power, this was boiling in a few minutes.
Controlling the different power levels is simply a case of choosing which plate you want to operate, then control the touch-dial pad that’s in the middle with you finger.
You can sync both plates together with the sync button too.
It also has a safety feature where you can prevent the controls from being modified by small young fingers simply by keeping hold of the padlock for 3 seconds.
In the box, you get instructions and feet if you want to place on a worktop versus into the worktop as a cutout. Installing the feet took no more than a few minutes. For the time being, I’ve got this setup on the side of my kitchen away from the main hob. Our intention is to let the boys use this how they want, whilst leaving the main hob for family cooking.
it’s worked in the past, but the old hob was a ceramic type which had seen better days and it’s out with the old and in with the new.
I opted for this domino design rather than the horizontal design as it fits in well with out design in the kitchen, but I do believe you can get the same build but in the horizontal structure too.
Overall I’m satisfied with this as it can be cleaned easily and the boys have given me the thumbs up too.
I’m planning to drop it into the worktop at some point and when I do, I’ll add some images on how it looks flush on the surface.
I love this hob! It heats up immediately and plugs into any socket. I love curry but my wife doesn’t. She hates the smell, so I take this hob into my workshed and cook my curry out there. It works with all the pans we have so I didn’t need to buy new. It’s small so I tuck it away in its box in my shed for whenever I fancy any food that we don’t particularly want to be smelling in the house for days
Easy to operate
I needed a temporary countertop electric hob, as my main one only has one functioning stove. I’m very impressed with the build quality and performance. I’m was expecting it to work as well as my main one, but I was pleasantly surprised.
It is easy to operate. The touch buttons are very responsive. It can operate both stove at the same time individually or as one. Together it operates at 3300W. Individually, the top runs at 1800W and bottom at 1500W. It has a timer for both stove. Works great with induction pots and pans. Detects when you place a pan/pot and when you remove it. It will eventually turn off after a period of time if it doesn’t detect anything. Cleaning is very easy because of the glass layer.
The only issue I had was the noise. But as I’m using on the countertop, I was expecting this. If it was built in, the noise would far less intrusive. It isn’t terrible, with the extractor fan on, you hardly notice it.
First one blew up out of the box but superb customer service
EDIT 15/04/24 from * to ***** – the customer service has been outstanding. They offered a full refund as well as a free new device to have another try. We’ve not tested the new device yet because we already purchased two new identical ones we had before but will soon power it up and update this review accordingly – fingers crossed this one doesn’t blow up!
This thing was taken out of the box and plugged in to the same power socket we had an electriQ 2 Zone Portable Induction Hob working for over 3 years that quietly stopped working. Once turned on a big bang and flash triggering all fuses. Fortunately, no harm to human life but still this is a dangerous device and questionable QC. I have ordered two of the old electriQ 2 Zone Portable Induction Hob nearly half the price, maybe missing some settings but at least safer to use and trusted.
Bought for Hotpot. I like its style and modern design. More expressive point is its functions are fit to the hotpot purpose, powerful and convenient. Recommend for Hotpot lovers and stylish kitchen lovers.
As a portable hob, i thought i would go all out and use this while camping to make my life that little bit easier, but also because fire around tents is really not the best solution to use where it can be avoided, so an induction hob is ideal.
It’s reasonably lightweight for what it is (i wouldn’t recommend it for wild camping as there would be no way of powering it anyway) We had to power this off the mains supply included in our spot on the campsite and it runs great, we have induction pans from home which we bought with us so there was no need to buy special pans and it heats up just as easily as the rangemaster one does at home.
So quick heat, safety features galore and an easy surface to wipe off after every use makes this ideal for us whenever we need it.
We are loving this induction hob. It took a minute for us to figure out how to use it as we were using a pot which was not compatible, but after checking instructions we realised we needed to use an induction pot, which we did and it works great!
We were already impressed with the right hand hob and how fast it heats up but after trying out the left hand hob we couldn’t believe how fast it boiled the water in the pot!
It comes with child locks which is very handy for wee kids who want to touch everything and also I like the way it cools down very quickly too making it much safer. The slim line design is perfect for storing away and we think it would be good to use in a small apartment or caravan where there is very limited space. This hob is also great to use when you have a big crowd round and need extra cooking hobs. Can’t fault it, would recommend.
Easy to install and practical
Just bought this induction cooker to substitute the old gas cooker I had. Much easier to clean without all those gas buttons gaps. Initially I thought it would be slower than gas. But I was wrong! It’s much faster than gas and much better looking than the older gas cooker.
Great item . Very quick at heating up . Easy to use . Easy to manoeuvre around kitchen . Nice and sturdy . Great customer service .
Amazing quality
Use it daily and not any problems occu
I can’t find anything negative to say about this unit, even though I’ve only had it for a few weeks. Our cooktop is quite unique, with two gas burners and two electric ones, and both types work exceptionally well. The gas burners respond instantly, while the electric ones are reliable and unaffected by air currents. They simmer food much better too. Usually, I start cooking rice on the gas burner and then let it simmer on the electric one.
However, this induction cooktop surpasses both types in terms of performance. Not only does it heat up and adjust as quickly as gas, but it’s even faster and more precise to control than electric. Similar to modern electric glass tops, there’s no flame, making it incredibly easy to clean. Plus, it cools down faster than both gas and electric cooktops when you turn it off.
Whilst thinner, it is wider and longe
I bought this to replace a thicker single induction hob as, at 5’3″ sitting on the worktop made it uncomfortably high. This one is better but worth noting that it is much wider and longer, so please note ALL the dimensions before purchase
Good item.
I can’t afford a cooker, so got this. So far it’s good.
I’ve made curries, omelette etc. The only down side, it’s hars to find the pots that suit it, and the ones that I’ve got are expensive for this.
But I would say get this is your saving for a cooker, or on a tight budget.
I really liked this and I used it loads over the year but a problem with one of the rings meant that I had to get in touch with customer service, they were very personable and arranged for replacement parts and then for a full replacement which turned up 2 days later. That is very good customer service for a company based on the other side of the world, all done via email and their customer support website
The speed at which this heats pans is night and day from my old electric hob, under 3 minutes for a good amount of water to boil.
As the surface is slightly frosted glass, it’s really easy to clean.
I had to buy new pans as my old ones were found to be too warped to be of any use.
My only problem was the increments in temperature which are offered – I found at 100 degrees C, there was barely a simmer happening, the next increment is 120 where a ferocious boil occurs. No real biggy, but when cooking pasta, use a very large pot half filled so when the starch releases you don’t get over-spill…hopefully.
Overall, rather pleased.
This is a great product… it heats super fast, looks great and is easy to wipe clean. But you need to look after it, which is very easy. Read on please…
The first one we bought lasted no more than a day. The replacement is fine so far.
I’ve read many reviews where others had problems, and I think these tips should help everyone.
1) make sure the FAN is ok: the fan should kick in frequently, and not be too noisy. Or you have a faulty one. If the fan does not come on it will stop working permanently (it’s cooked itself) and probably trip your distribution board.
2) DO NOT switch it off at the socket soon after using it. The fan is essential for cooling it down correctly. It can’t do that if you turn it off at the socket.
3) the heat is generated in a small spot in your pan or cooking pot base. Unless boiling water or simmering move the pot around a bit every 20 seconds or so. Otherwise your food will burn at that spot.
4) About the hot spot: the cooker heats up, pauses, heats up, pauses… in that pattern. You can hear it heating up. DON’T use a NYLON fish slice while it is heating that spot! I found the 600 degrees setting to be fine for a quick slice action, but on 800 the tip of the fish slice will melt instantly and stick to the pan i.e. if it touches that small hot spot while heating up. You will end up with burnt nylon in your food. Alternatively only slice when it is NOT heating up, or lift the pan off the cooker while slicing.
My first induction hob, our cooker hob/oven is gas. Heats water freakishly fast, very impressive. If all you do is boil water to boil or steam eggs/potatoes/pasta/rice/vegetables then as far as I can tell you set the temperature to 100C and it does it! It boils the water. Set it to 80C and it stops boiling the water, back up to 100C and it boils again; it’s the fastest response I’ve ever known. Haven’t tried frying yet. This hob has more power settings than some of the competition , some of which only go down to 500 Watts, I purchased this one because it goes down to 200 Watts giving one better low power control if that proves required, then up in 200 Watt increments, peaking at 1800 on the left and 1000 on the right. I suspect we’ll use the temperature setting mainly and park it at 100C. When turned on it seems to default to the maximum temperature which I feel is silly, it should default to the lowest setting or the last setting used. You can’t set the power or temperature unless a pan is sitting on the hob which is annoying because there is no power delivered until an induction suitable pan is put on it so what is the harm? Take the pan off and the heating stops instantly but the hob will be hot because a hot pan was there. The cooling fans are reasonably loud but I would not describe the noise as intrusive. Two year warranty. Pleased with it so far, I think I chose the right model. I chose an induction hob because I felt it the safest way to cook as it only heats when the pan is present and then rapidly cools, good for those who might accidentally leave the hob on.
We’re currently in the 4th week (ugh) of putting in a new kitchen, but have still been able to cook – especially outside – during the renovations. I already had an electric grill and an air fryer, so this hob completed our outdoor/temporary kitchen. We have solar, so powering everything isn’t an issue when the sun is out or using stored energy in our battery. I wanted two hobs, to give us options, as we will also be using this in our caravan whenever we go down as it is much better than our gas hob – as it uses LPG so the pressure is low and everything takes an age to cook. This looks GREAT, first and foremost, and is also easy to clean. You have a 1800w hob on the left and a 1000w hob on the right. Each can be turned up/down by 200w (or 20 degrees), and the controls are responsive and simple to understand. The hobs heat up really quickly, but will not work (and will turn off) if there’s not an induction pot or pan on the hob. It also warns you, when you remove a pan, to remind you to turn it down or off. The hobs cool down really quickly too, while the pans are still red hot, so they conduct really well. An excellent unit, that will be getting more use over the summer!
Updated on 11 Feb 2023:
I just wanted to express my gratitude and admiration for the customer service representative who reached out to me after reading my initial feedback. It was such a pleasant surprise to receive an email inquiring about my experience with the product. I appreciate the company’s and the representative’s proactive approach and exceptional customer service. Their attitude and attention to customer satisfaction is truly commendable.
After communicating with the customer service representative, I was willing to give the product another chance. It’s worth mentioning that the appearance of the new one was different, with a sandblasted surface instead of a smooth mirror finish, and the performance was a little bit better than the one I returned. Although the new induction hob showed improvement over the previous one, there is still room for improvement in terms of heating. As shown in the video clip, you can see that the heat was not distributed evenly on the bottom of the pan (maybe)due to the arrangement of the coils, so only some parts of my pancake were overcooked while the other parts were still undercooked, which needs to be taken into consideration when using it. In addition, I believe that the temperature selection can be even more precise, especially between 80 and 100 degrees, where more or a few more options should be added.
1) Could be better if the temperature can be selected within the range from 80 to 100, eg 85 90.
2) Imbalanced heating as photo shown.