Omega 60cm Ceramic Glass Electric Cooktop $299 at OO.com.au (FREE DELIVERY)

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  gtech on 11/07/2014 - 10:31

  What is the normal price for these?

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    hollykryten on 11/07/2014 - 10:40

    RRP is $899.

    Street price around $500 or so.

    It's a discontinued model.

    For $299 delivered it's an excellent deal.

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    itsmemeow on 11/07/2014 - 10:40

    +1

    I bought an Omega ceramic top about 2 years ago, I think around the $500 mark.
    It's actually really good quality, and looks sleek (because there is nothing protruding from the flat glass). $299 delivered seems like a steal to me.

    Just measure up your cutout hole before you order and keep in mind if it's too small you will need to cut it bigger (usually pretty easy), and if it's too big you will probably need to do some work.

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  Speedz on 11/07/2014 - 10:49

  +2

  I prefer induction, save heaps of time cooking etc… but yes induction cooktop tends to cost more.

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    andy2 on 11/07/2014 - 11:31

    +1

    what about the running cost? cheaper than gas?

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      bargaino on 11/07/2014 - 13:22

      that depends what you pay for gas & elec. It varies wildly. But running cost is not normally a significant factor.
      Gas is much better than ceramic, but can cost a lot to get connected, if even possible.

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      Speedz on 13/07/2014 - 11:27

      Well induction do use more power but shorter duration and generate 'less' heat on the ceramic glass… (I can actually wipe it with a went towel without burning it, cant do that with a traditional electric cooktop…)

      power wise my Baumatic induction uses about 1.5kw to 2kw max power (per zone) but I can cook in much much shorter duration of time useful for soups, sauces, boil water etc, mind you I got my cooktop for only $600 bucks whereas the prices seem to have gone up since then for some reason…

      for food that requires slow/overnight cooking, just invest one of those 'vacuum cooker' so boil and shove it into the cooker and you will be sweet the next day…!

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  corrad on 11/07/2014 - 11:05

  +2

  i bought a cheaper Omega model during the ebay 20% off sale, and the burners go through on and off cycles, even at the maximum settings. Which means that it never gets that hot, and it has taken me a lot longer to cook compared to my old 20 years old cooktop.

  not happy with the design.

  hopefully this is not the case with this model.

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    Darkii on 11/07/2014 - 11:49

    That's not good. Do you have the model number of the one you bought?

    Was considering replacing mine with an Omega one

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    LaTerrible on 11/07/2014 - 12:13

    Do you mean when trying to simmer it oscillates? That's a frustrating and common problem with a lot of cooktops I've found. Instead of maintaining say (made up temperatures incoming!), 90deg for simmering they will heat to 95 then switch off until they cool to 80 then switch up again, over and over. A damn nuisance.

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  corrad on 11/07/2014 - 12:45

  +1

  OC64KZ

  not much of a savings compare to this deal :(

  yeah, it automatically turns off at a certain temperature. Spoke to their support, and it's supposed to be this way.

  I am worried that my meat, especially chicken, are not cooked thoroughly…

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  Happy501 on 11/07/2014 - 13:52

  I just removed one of these and put in a 295 dollar glass gas cooktop for the exact hot/cold/off switching reasons as above.

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  luke_xr on 11/07/2014 - 18:42

  Make sure you've got a sufficient enough power supply available where you intend on installing this.
  Electric cooktops use large amounts of current.