KICHPOWER 60cm 4 Zone Built-in Induction Hob, No Plug

The KICHPOWER four-zone induction hob, model FS-I72S-DDDD02, is a 60 cm built-in glass cooktop with touch controls, nine power levels per zone and a timer you can set anywhere between 1 and 99 minutes. It sits at number 6 in this guide at £99.99, rated 4.4 out of 5 from 131 ratings on Amazon — the lowest price on any built-in four-zone hob in this guide.

The reason it earns its place is that its own figures mostly hold together. The listing states a maximum rated power of 6000 W and then lists its four zones as 1400 W, 1400 W, 1600 W and 1600 W. Those four numbers add up to exactly 6000 W, which is not something every hob in this guide manages. The boost ratings are where it slips: the same bullet says the zones boost to 1600 W, 1600 W, 2000 W and 2000 W, and those four add up to 7200 W — 1200 W above the maximum the listing itself declares. Two further details are worth flagging. The product name ends "No Plug", while the specification table lists the power source as "Corded Electric". And the review histogram adds up to 100 ratings (6, 5, 5, 11 and 73), not the 131 ratings shown next to the score, though those 100 do average out to 4.4. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing as it was written, not from any testing we have carried out.