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Every induction stove I’ve ever used though, was designed by someone who either has never heard of human interface design, or has done and entirely hates the co

Every induction stove I’ve ever used though, was designed by someone who either has never heard of human interface design, or has done and entirely hates the concept of it. Eg, buttons so close to the heating element that they hurt to press Buttons to turn it off that only work when dry, places near where a spill would go. Buttons you have to press up to 10 times just to get it to a reasonable heat. Why does induction also have to equal no buttons, and no dials?

don_neufeld 11mo ago
There is an ease of cleaning value that comes from a single unbroken surface. That said - placement needs some work. Or put the UI in a phone.
- kjkjadksj 11mo ago
  Dials are easy to pop off and clean behind. What sucks with the flat buttons is they wear out in 10 years now you get cleaning solution behind the plastic into the internals.
  - kristofferR 11mo ago
    I think the parents are mostly talking about touch buttons below the glass though. I am very pleased with my induction stove controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhZjqhs8314 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhZjqhs8314 So easy to control and to clean, I shudder at the thought of cleaning fat splashed physical dials/buttons.
- throwup238 11mo ago
  I like the Impulse Labs hob which has an unbroken surface and magnetic knobs that can be removed for cleaning.
  - baq 11mo ago
    This one is absolutely legit amazing, but the price, oof.
- schrijver 11mo ago
  Pull out my phone to turn on the heat on my stove ? A simple and satisfying mechanical motion that’s in my muscle memory since forever ? Hard to express how much I would hate that !
creaturemachine 11mo ago
LG has built induction models with knobs for years. The touch surfaces are nice but can be difficult for the elderly.
- pphysch 11mo ago
  Yep the LG induction models have a sensible UI with big knobs. The oven is pretty good too IME.
rkomorn 11mo ago
Yeah there are admittedly lots of designs that make me scratch my head.
mynameajeff 11mo ago
I housesitted at a very nice house with an induction stove and it was one of the most anti-human designs I've ever experienced in a stove. If I wasn't being as clean and tidy as possible for the sake of the homeowners I couldn't imagine how much worse it could've been as the entirely touch based interface added a whole other layer of frustration on top of the extremely confusing UX. I thought this was maybe unique to this stove but every other induction stove I've seen sold at appliance stores has had the exact same layout. I truly don't understand it.
kraftman 11mo ago
I spent a year in a bunch of airbnbs and every time there was an induction hob it had at least one of these issues. I really like them otherwise but the buttons are just so bad.
schrijver 11mo ago
Hobs built into the countertop are usually like that (and I hate them vigorously for the reasons you state), but freestanding furnaces (oven plus hobs) exist with big physical buttons. Since the buttons are on the front of your unit, the heating surface is still flat and easy to clean. Smeg makes nice ones, and I’m sure others exist.

don_neufeld 11mo ago

There is an ease of cleaning value that comes from a single unbroken surface. That said - placement needs some work. Or put the UI in a phone.

kjkjadksj 11mo ago
Dials are easy to pop off and clean behind. What sucks with the flat buttons is they wear out in 10 years now you get cleaning solution behind the plastic into the internals.
- kristofferR 11mo ago
  I think the parents are mostly talking about touch buttons below the glass though. I am very pleased with my induction stove controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhZjqhs8314 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhZjqhs8314 So easy to control and to clean, I shudder at the thought of cleaning fat splashed physical dials/buttons.
throwup238 11mo ago
I like the Impulse Labs hob which has an unbroken surface and magnetic knobs that can be removed for cleaning.
- baq 11mo ago
  This one is absolutely legit amazing, but the price, oof.
schrijver 11mo ago
Pull out my phone to turn on the heat on my stove ? A simple and satisfying mechanical motion that’s in my muscle memory since forever ? Hard to express how much I would hate that !

creaturemachine 11mo ago

LG has built induction models with knobs for years. The touch surfaces are nice but can be difficult for the elderly.

pphysch 11mo ago
Yep the LG induction models have a sensible UI with big knobs. The oven is pretty good too IME.

rkomorn 11mo ago

Yeah there are admittedly lots of designs that make me scratch my head.

mynameajeff 11mo ago

I housesitted at a very nice house with an induction stove and it was one of the most anti-human designs I've ever experienced in a stove. If I wasn't being as clean and tidy as possible for the sake of the homeowners I couldn't imagine how much worse it could've been as the entirely touch based interface added a whole other layer of frustration on top of the extremely confusing UX. I thought this was maybe unique to this stove but every other induction stove I've seen sold at appliance stores has had the exact same layout. I truly don't understand it.

kraftman 11mo ago

I spent a year in a bunch of airbnbs and every time there was an induction hob it had at least one of these issues. I really like them otherwise but the buttons are just so bad.

schrijver 11mo ago

Hobs built into the countertop are usually like that (and I hate them vigorously for the reasons you state), but freestanding furnaces (oven plus hobs) exist with big physical buttons. Since the buttons are on the front of your unit, the heating surface is still flat and easy to clean. Smeg makes nice ones, and I’m sure others exist.