Anyone heard of this cooker hob?
I saw this hob demo by the 'beng' salesman during the exhibition and was quite sold by it.
That was before I did my research on Hobs of course.
Initially was unwilling to commit, but after much salestalk, they managed to coax me into parting my $100 deposit for a $1288 hob.
(The usual 'support me lah, need to hit target lah, today expo vely quiet, 1 more we can close shop')
Here's why I'm sold by this product? (before my research)
1. no need gas, safer
2. they claim it uses less electricity than induction (not too sure)
3. not only metal, but able to cook using ceramic, glass, claypot, etc cookware unlike induction
4. just place a wire mesh on top , you can bbq or toast bread
5. I thought only gas hobs & induction hobs existed
I went home and started my research, here's what I found:
- besides gas & induction, there is also a Vitro Ceramic hob by other brands like Rinnai, Teka, EF, etc. which probably works the same way, but when i search Vees' website, they did not mention anything about it being a VC hob. VC hobs are not popular among consumers as they take too long to heat up compared to induction or gas, since there is a heat cut-off, like an iron.
I'm still trying to find out if the delicooker is a VC hob since it uses Schott Ceran ceramic panel glass.
So is this a VC hob? (demo shows it heats up very fast)
- it requires 15 Amp plug, how is that power saving? usually, the only other electrical item that uses a 15amp socket is the aircon, electricity guzzler.
(oh yes, one of the sales speech is that they claim you can actually unplug and move the hob to the dining table for steamboat.... how? who installs spare sockets, and where to find 15amp extension sockets?
- it is a malaysian product, check www.vees.com.my.
(they claim its a German product...)
- for $1288 its not exactly cheap, (before discount is $1688), since there is no brand, and if it's faulty, who will service it?
Anyone who bought this, please share your experience. If not recommended, I rather forgo the $100
