Summary
Induction hobs are not just a fashionable addition to a new kitchen, but are also sold as a more efficient choice than a gas hob. How do they compare? Is cooking on an electric induction hob better for the planet? And what about our health?
Listener Roisin wants to know if they are an economical choice but worries they might affect her mum's pacemaker, while listener Anna is concerned about indoor air pollution from gas cookers and wonders if induction hobs are a safer bet.
Greg Foot gets them some answers with expert help from Emily Seymour, the Energy Editor at Which? and Jonathan Grigg, Professor of Paediatric Respiratory and Environmental Medicine at Queen Mary University of London.
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PRESENTER: Greg Foot PRODUCER: Jon Douglas
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| 0:45.8 | Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that hunts for the facts behind the fads. |
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| 1:10.2 | Hi Greg. I'm planning a new kitchen and the saleswoman recommended an induction hob. |
| 1:15.4 | She said they're more efficient than gas or other electric hobs. |
| 1:19.4 | I'd like to know if that's true. Another question, my mum recently had a pacemaker put in. |
| 1:25.7 | She's an excellent cook and I wondered because of the magnetic field, |
| 1:29.7 | how close could she say if they get to an induction hob if she's visiting? Thank you. |
| 1:34.9 | Induction Hobbs. I was actually chatting about these with a friend the other night and it's not just claims |
| 1:39.1 | about how much easier or better they are to cook with. There are also claims about how they're |
| 1:43.9 | better for our health, too, |
| 1:46.0 | as Anna Sanders in London mentions. |
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