Cookology 60cm Gas Hob

Is the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob worth buying?

Yes, the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob is worth buying at £99.99 if you want a stainless steel hob that four pans can share, and 79 buyers rate it 4.3. You get four gas burners in large, medium and small sizes, one of them a wok burner, with push-type rotary knobs, automatic ignition and a flame failure device that cuts the gas on every ring.

It is not the one for you if you want cast iron under your pans or a guarantee measured in years. The Cookology 60cm Gas Hob carries a 1 year warranty and enamelled pan stands, and the SIA AMZGHG602BL at £94.99 gives you cast iron supports and 5 years of parts cover for £5.00 less.

How much does each burner cost on the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob?

£25.00 a burner. The £99.99 price divided by the four rings works out at £25.00 each, which is £1.25 more per ring than the SIA AMZGHG602BL, whose £94.99 comes to £23.75 a burner, and £14.75 less per ring than the Hisense GM663BHF, whose £159.00 comes to £39.75.

The second number is the 8 kg it weighs, which is 4 kg less than the 12 kg SIA AMZGHG602BL and 2.4 kg less than the 10.4 kg AEG HGX64200SB. In practice that means one person can hold it level and lower it into a 60 cm cut-out without a second pair of hands, which is the part of a hob swap most people dread.

What comes in the box with the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob?

The hob and its enamelled pan stands, under the model number GH601SS, CE certified and made in China for Cookology. The supports are extended, so a stock pot and a milk pan both sit level, and they lift off in one piece at cleaning time with a smooth stainless steel surface underneath.

It is a built-in hob for a 60 cm gap, and the 8 kg body is light enough to steady with one hand while you line up the opening. The gas connection is not in the box, and a hob connected to mains gas in the UK needs a Gas Safe registered engineer to fit and test it.

Where does the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob fall short?

The pan supports are enamelled rather than cast iron, so they scratch sooner and a heavy casserole can shift on them over a hot ring. The Cookology Cast Iron Supports Hob is the same £99.99 and puts cast iron grids under the pans instead.

The guarantee runs 1 year, where the SIA AMZGHG602BL carries 5 years of parts and 2 years of labour. Only 79 buyers have rated this hob so far, against 413 for the SIA GHG612BL, so you are leaning on a much smaller pile of owners than the market leader.

Which should you buy: the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob or the SIA AMZGHG602BL?

Take the SIA AMZGHG602BL at £94.99 if you want iron under the pans and cover that lasts: cast iron supports, 5 years of parts and 2 years of labour, and 187 buyers rating it 4.3. Take the Cookology 60cm Gas Hob if you value a lighter body, 8 kg against the SIA's 12 kg, and push-type rotary knobs you have to press before they turn, which keeps a curious four-year-old off the rings.

For the same £99.99, the Cookology Cast Iron Supports Hob swaps the enamel for cast iron grids, and only 10 buyers have rated it against the 79 here. That score, 4.3 from 79 owners, is the reason to stay with this one: same brand, same money, more people who have lived with it.