Ceramic hob protection

petethebrick

Hi,

I´ve just moved into a new rental property. Everything is brand new so there are a few things we´ve noticed that need finished etc

My girlfriend seems to think that we should request a steel rim for the ceramic hob in order to protect it against cracking if we dropped something on it.

Do all ceramic hobs generally have a steel rim? Are they really necessary?

If so would it be easy enough to put one on it given that it obviously did not come with it?

Thanks in advance

byte

Ceramic hobs can come either Framed (usually with either black or stainless trim), or Frameless, as you have now. Frameless also seem the most common type now. I don't think a frame can be retrofitted, bar making something to suit?

Also, if you drop something on it, the frame won't help much.

Solair

In general, cheaper hobs have frames as they avoid having to do a fancy finish on the glass edges i.e. the edges have to be smoothed, rounded and polished.

Cheaper hobs would have a surface that is cut like a window pane and just dropped into a frame.

We've a frameless De Dietrich induction hob that's coming up to 15 years old and still looks new, other than a few scratches on the class itself.

I wouldn't worry about it!

Just don't drop heavy objects on any ceramic hob

Framless hobs are much easier to clean as you can wipe them onto the counter top too and there's no gunge stuck in the frame.