The plate is very safe to packed and is surprisingly light. It weighs only good two kilograms. Thus, it can be easily stored when not in use.
The cable is 180 cm long and sufficient is kept circulating through a corresponding built-holder on the underside of the unit. The board itself is 29 cm wide, deep 36,5 cm and 7 cm high. The small feet are slightly rubberized, so that a non-slip stand guarantees. The connected load is 2,000 watts, in standby it consumes less than two watts. There is a mechanical power switch on the back. This is rather unusual but very welcome in such plates.
The top (cooktop) is a flush built glass plate, as you know from a ceramic hob ago. In the middle of the field is located as in the figure can be seen a pattern that was applied to the glass surface and is used for slip resistance for the pots and pans.
The display on the front panel glows in an unobtrusive blue and is very easy to read. The knob right of the display is the central controller. Optionally, you control here the heat setting, the temperature and the timer. The timer can be set to a maximum of three hours. Then the plate but also turns off without using the timer for safety reasons. NEGATIVE: Once the set timer time only a very short and relatively faint beeping sound. Why here Silit does not use long enough and loud sound, I do not understand.
The power can be regulated in ten steps. For those who prefer working with temperatures, finds the range 0 ° C to 240 ° C. Between 60 ° C to 120 ° C, the temperature in increments of 5 ° C can be controlled. Between 120 ° C to 180 ° C is 10 ° C. In addition, the accuracy is finally 20 ° C. The temperature is measured by a sensor in the cooking surface. One should try and see if you prefer working with the temperature setting or the cooking levels, however. The control of the cooking level is fixed, so there is no temperature is measured. The principle is known from a normal stove. The temperature is measured relatively sluggish and you will then easily impatiently until the setting works correctly. Personally, I therefore prefer the cooking levels. But that's a matter of taste and can be selected as needed. You can always switch between temperature and heat setting and forth.
Below about 100 ° C or the heat setting 3 Power output is pulsed, ie the hotplate switched on and off at intervals. This has physical reasons, since you can not go back indefinitely the power of the induction coil, without then carried out at a certain point no heating of the pot base more. The cooking behavior of food is in accordance, thus short boil, then rest and re-boiling. For the preparation of the food, however this does not matter. This I can say experience with the use of induction plates after 15 years. Then a continuous power output of the coil about 100 ° C or from heat setting 4.
The plate has like any induction plate a fan. This cools the coil and the electronics. Due to the power loss of the coil and the heat of the pot, the board would otherwise be damaged. The fan is controlled depending on demand. So he runs only as fast as absolutely necessary. But He is relatively quiet for my taste. The chef - and kitchen noises are definitely louder. The fan runs according to the disconnection of the plate. Here you should make sure, only then to separate the drive from the mains and only then press the power button when the fan is not running, otherwise you risk damaging the disk. The running of the fan is shown in the display. There and in addition a red LED is also a residual heat indicator available. This is intended to prevent in the first place, that sums up accidentally on the hot glass surface. The display turns from 50 ° C surface temperature of the cooking surface.
The display is slightly inclined downwards and has a Plexiglas cover, the knob and the buttons are also made of plastic. So you should be careful with hot pots and pans here. In practice, it is here, however, because of the tilt of the screen is generally not to unwanted touches.
Purification is carried out as with a ceramic hob with a damp cloth and normal detergent. A Ceranreiniger can be used. When the display you should as far as possible Do not use abrasive cleaners, since otherwise the scratched Plexiglas. Because the cooking surface not heated themselves, a cleaning but usually limited to a damp differed. TIP: A normal glass cleaner (spray glass) provides best services.
One more thing to built coil: The induction coil has a diameter of about 14 cm. This is significantly smaller than the usable cooking surface with about 28 cm. Unlike some reviewers but I do not consider this as a problem. For physical reasons, an inductor not be infinite. If you enlarge it so you can quickly get a lot of problems, in which massive radio interference around are just one of many. You have to find a compromise so here. After all, no one wants to operate a radio station with 2 kW power in his apartment. The heating is carried out as with a gas stove also for induction plates generally only along the coil - so ring. Again, this is due to physical reasons. But since all the pots and pans have a bottom - hopefully having a good thermal conductivity, as is normal with good cookware - induced heat is quickly distributed over the entire bottom of the pot or pan. Problems can occur with a base with inadequate thermal conductivity only in bad cookware. And even then you would only in the preparation of pancakes and crepes problems notice (uneven browning). Here one should therefore pay attention to the use of good cookware. When frying and cooking other dishes there are in practice no problems. This, too, I can say the use of induction plates after 15 years. Incidentally, the patterned surface on the image of the hotplate is roughly equivalent to the coil diameter.
Summary:
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+ Good workmanship and quality
+ Long connecting cable (180 cm)
Integrated cord storage +
+ Sufficiently high power (2,000 watts)
+ Quieter and depending on demand-controlled fan
+ Very accurate power control in levels and temperature
+ Flush processed glass plate makes cleaning easier
+ Power Switch available
+ Timer up to three hours
+ Light weight (a good two kgs)
- Barely audible beep at the end of Timer
- Select price
Conclusion:
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There are clearly more favorable induction plates. In my view, however, is a high quality product obtained with this WMF / Silit induction plate. This is reflected in many details to processing. Based on my previous experience with another Silit Induktionsplatte I expect at this time of a use of more than ten years. The higher price into perspective by the fact again. The precise and comfortable control, the intuitive operation and the high quality I can highly recommend this induction plate for sale. Their use is recommended not only when camping or in caravans. Also in the home, this board is an energy-saving and particularly convenient enhancement of existing hearth.
