Hisense GM642XHS Gas Hob

Is the Hisense GM642XHS Gas Hob worth buying?

Yes, the Hisense GM642XHS Gas Hob is worth buying at £99.00 if you want four gas burners, cast iron pan stands and a stainless steel top that wipes down in seconds. Its 4.4 average comes from 124 ratings, the same score the £199.00 AEG HGX64200SB holds and half a point above the £139.90 SNDOAS Black Glass Gas Hob at 4.0.

It suits a kitchen where the finish is as important as the flame: brushed steel, a drip tray under the burners and knobs along the front. It suits you less if you want black glass to match a dark worktop, or if the very lowest price is the goal, because the Ferre EL056 sits £14.01 below it at £84.99.

What does £24.75 a burner buy you?

The Hisense GM642XHS Gas Hob works out at £24.75 for each of its four burners, which is the £99.00 price split four ways. Across the four-burner hobs here that figure runs from £21.25 on the £84.99 Ferre EL056 up to £49.75 on the £199.00 AEG HGX64200SB, so this Hisense sits in the cheaper third on cost per ring while still carrying a 4.4 average.

What the money buys in use is a 60 cm hob with four burners, electronic one-hand ignition and an automatic shut-off. The body weighs 9.12 kg, light enough for one person to lower into the cut-out, and the cast iron stands hold a full casserole level on every ring.

What comes in the box and what is it like to live with?

The box holds the GM642XHS hob with its cast iron pan stands and burner caps, and that is everything you need to cook on it. The top is stainless steel with a streamlined drip tray, which is what turns the weekly clean into one wipe and a quick rinse of the stands.

Fitting is a built-in job, and on mains gas in the UK it is one for a Gas Safe registered engineer, so add that labour to the £99.00. Measure the worktop before ordering: the hob is 60 cm wide, 52 cm deep and 8.9 cm high, and at 9.12 kg it drops in easily.

Where does the Hisense GM642XHS Gas Hob fall short?

Two years is the length of the manufacturer warranty, and Hisense keeps spare parts available for two years as well, so the cover ends sooner than the age of a typical kitchen. The ignition is electronic and runs from a 240 V supply, which means a power cut leaves you lighting a burner by hand.

At 52 cm deep it asks for more room under the worktop than the 48 cm AEG HGX64200SB, so check the pipe run before you commit. The cast iron stands are heavy when you lift them out for washing, and stainless steel shows every smear from a dirty cloth.

Hisense GM642XHS Gas Hob vs the SIA AMZGHG602BL and the AEG HGX64200SB

The SIA AMZGHG602BL is the closer rival at £94.99, which is £4.01 less than this Hisense, and it brings the same four burners and the same cast iron stands under a black glass top. Its 4.3 average comes from 187 ratings, more owners than the 124 here, so pick the SIA for a dark finish and the Hisense for stainless steel.

The AEG HGX64200SB costs £199.00, exactly £100.00 more, and its body is 4.4 cm high against 8.9 cm on the Hisense, at 10.4 kg against 9.12 kg. What the £100.00 buys is the AEG badge and a slimmer fitting; with 31 ratings at 4.4 behind it against 124 at 4.4 here, this Hisense is the safer buy for most kitchens.