The AEG ILB64334CB Induction Hob is designed for home cooks who value speed, precision, and convenience in the kitchen. Its key win is rapid heating and intelligent features like Hob2Hood and PowerBoost, making cooking more efficient and enjoyable. A practical consideration is ensuring you have induction-compatible cookware to fully utilize its capabilities.
Automatic Pan Recognition: The hob automatically detects the size and presence of your cookware, ensuring heat is only applied where needed for efficiency and safety.
AutoMax Function: Begins cooking at the highest setting to quickly reach temperature, then automatically reduces to your pre-selected heat level for consistent results.
Hob2Hood Function: Wirelessly connects your hob to a compatible cooker hood, automatically adjusting the fan speed based on the cooking intensity without manual intervention.
Individual Touch Controls: Provides precise and immediate control over each cooking zone with simple plus/minus buttons, allowing for fine-tuned temperature adjustments.
PowerBoost: Delivers an intense burst of heat to a selected zone, perfect for rapidly boiling water or searing ingredients, significantly reducing cooking times.
Plug&Play Installation: Comes equipped with a UK moulded 13A plug, allowing for quick and straightforward installation into a standard electrical socket without complex wiring.
Glass Ceramic Surface: Offers a sleek, easy-to-clean surface that also helps to keep areas around pans cool, making immediate spill cleanup simple.
Safety Lock: Enhances kitchen safety by preventing accidental activation or changes to settings, ideal for households with children.
Rapid Heating: Boils water in under 90 seconds and heats faster than other hob types.
Precise Temperature Control: Individual touch controls allow for subtle heat adjustments, enhancing cooking outcomes.
Effortless Cleaning: The cool-to-touch surface around pans allows for immediate spill cleanup.
Automated Ventilation: Hob2Hood function provides hands-free control over your cooker hood.
Easy Installation: Plug&Play design simplifies setup, requiring only a standard 13A socket.
Enhanced Safety: Features like automatic pan recognition and a safety lock contribute to a safer cooking environment.
Cookware Dependency: Requires induction-compatible pots and pans to function, which may necessitate new purchases.
Power Requirement: While Plug&Play, it still needs a dedicated 13A socket and may draw significant power during PowerBoost.
Initial Learning Curve: Users new to induction may need time to adjust to its speed and responsiveness.
Rapid Heating: Boils water in under 90 seconds and heats faster than other hob types.
Precise Temperature Control: Individual touch controls allow for subtle heat adjustments, enhancing cooking outcomes.
Effortless Cleaning: The cool-to-touch surface around pans allows for immediate spill cleanup.
Automated Ventilation: Hob2Hood function provides hands-free control over your cooker hood.
Easy Installation: Plug&Play design simplifies setup, requiring only a standard 13A socket.
Enhanced Safety: Features like automatic pan recognition and a safety lock contribute to a safer cooking environment.
Cookware Dependency: Requires induction-compatible pots and pans to function, which may necessitate new purchases.
Power Requirement: While Plug&Play, it still needs a dedicated 13A socket and may draw significant power during PowerBoost.
Initial Learning Curve: Users new to induction may need time to adjust to its speed and responsiveness.
The AEG ILB64334CB Induction Hob is engineered to make everyday cooking faster and more precise.
Speed for Busy Lifestyles: Imagine needing to boil pasta or potatoes in a hurry. The PowerBoost function can bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil in under 90 seconds, significantly cutting down meal prep time. This is also ideal for quickly searing meats to lock in juices.
Precise Culinary Control: Whether you're gently simmering a delicate sauce or maintaining a rolling boil, the Individual Touch Controls allow for instant, subtle heat adjustments. You can precisely control each of the four cooking zones, ensuring your dishes reach the perfect consistency and flavor.
Effortless Kitchen Environment: With Hob2Hood, your cooking experience becomes more streamlined. As you increase the heat for a stir-fry, the connected hood automatically ramps up its extraction. When you switch to a gentle simmer, it quietly reduces fan speed, keeping your kitchen fresh without you needing to touch another control.
Simplified Cleanup: Spills happen. Thanks to the induction technology, the hob surface around your pans remains relatively cool. This means you can wipe away splatters and spills as you cook, preventing them from baking onto the surface and making post-meal cleanup a breeze.
Smart and Safe Cooking: The Automatic Pan Recognition feature ensures that heat is only generated when a compatible pan is on the zone, and only where the pan sits. This saves energy and adds a layer of safety, as the hob won't heat up an empty zone. The AutoMax Function is great for getting cooking started quickly; it blasts heat then settles, so you don't have to monitor the initial phase as closely. For instance, when frying, it quickly heats the oil then reduces to your set frying temperature.
The AEG ILB64334CB Induction Hob features a Plug&Play design for remarkably easy installation.
Unpack the hob carefully, retaining all packaging.
Ensure the countertop cutout dimensions are compatible (W 560 mm x D 490 mm, typical for 60cm hobs - Info needed: exact cutout dimensions from manual). The hob's product dimensions are 44 x 590 x 520 mm (HxWxD).
Simply plug the pre-installed UK moulded 13A plug into a standard electrical socket. No complex hardwiring or fuser units are typically required.
Place the hob into the prepared cutout, ensuring it's flush and secure.
Cookware: Induction hobs require specific cookware with a ferromagnetic base. Check if a magnet sticks firmly to the bottom of your pots and pans. Cast iron, enamel-on-steel, and some stainless steel cookware are generally compatible. Aluminium, copper, and glass cookware are not compatible unless they have an induction-specific base.
Ventilation: For the Hob2Hood function to work, you will need a compatible AEG cooker hood.
Electrical: Requires a standard UK 13A electrical socket.
Daily Cleaning: The glass ceramic surface stays relatively cool around cooking zones. This allows for immediate cleanup of spills and splatters with a damp cloth or sponge, preventing food from burning onto the surface.
Deep Cleaning: For stubborn marks or residues, use a ceramic hob cleaner specifically designed for glass surfaces. Apply a small amount and gently rub with a soft cloth or paper towel, then wipe clean with a damp cloth.
Maintenance: Regularly check the ventilation slots around the hob for any obstructions to ensure proper airflow. Avoid using abrasive sponges, scourers, or harsh chemical cleaners, as these can scratch or damage the glass surface. Always ensure the hob is cool before cleaning.