ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob Reviews
Review score: 8.5 / 10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £89.99
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Overall Customer Rating
8.5 average based on 140 reviews.
How customers rate ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob
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ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob features
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ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob
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Type
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Built-in gas hob |
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Fuel type
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Gas |
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Colour
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Stainless steel |
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LPG option
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Yes, kit included |
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Control location
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Side |
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Number of burners
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4 |
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Hob power
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– Front right: 1.0 kW |
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Pan supports
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Enamel |
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Elements
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Gas |
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Ignition system
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Automatic |
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Flame Supervision Device (FSD)
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Yes |
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Gas installation
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Please note this product requires installation by a qualified Gas Safe engineer, such as one of our Team Knowhow installers. |
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Minimum distance required / Minimum clearance above hob
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750 mm |
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Box contents
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Essentials CGHOBX16 Gas Hob |
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Dimensions
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99 x 580 x 510 mm (H x W x D) |
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Recess dimensions
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560 x 490 mm (W x D) |
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Boxed dimensions
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150 x 655 x 600 mm (H x W x D) |
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Weight
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8 kg |
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Boxed weight
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9 kg |
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Manufacturer’s guarantee
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1 year |
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Price
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£89.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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140 |
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Review Score
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8.5 / 10 Average score in category: 8.5 / 10 |
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Quality
As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Hobs. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?
Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.
You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Hobs are made from.
There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Hobs. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Essentials are really well respected for making great Hobs.
It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Hobs. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.
Comparing Prices
That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob and seeing how that compares to other Hobs and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Essentials.
It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Hobs. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.
Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.
The price that we found ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £89.99.
Customers are obviously impressed with the value of ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 9.2 out of 10.
How much do Hobs cost on average?
We searched for all of the Hobs that we could find at Currys. In total we found 160 different products available.
The average price of Hobs was £391.59, which makes ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob below average in terms of price.
We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Hobs can vary. Of the 160 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £79.99 and the highest price we saw was £1564.00.
In the Hobs category, 158 products cost more than ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob and 1 cost less.
How much are Essentials Hobs?
Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Hobs made by Essentials. We managed to find 3 options at Currys.
The average price of these 3 products was £96.33. With the cheapest coming in at £79.99 and most expensive currently showing as £119.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob is below average against other Essentials Hobs.
ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob Reviews
Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.
We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 140 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob is just what you’re after.
ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob has a customer review score of 8.6 and our review score is 9.1 out of 10. The average review score in the Hobs category is 8.5 with an average of 40 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Essentials is 8.2 based on an average of 303 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob
The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Hobs. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.
It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are ESSENTIALS CSPHOBX15 Electric Solid Plate Hob reviews, GRUNDIG GIEI624410HX Electric Induction Hob reviews or GRUNDIG GIGA6234250X Gas Hob reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like I6456C Electric Induction Hob reviews or even I6421C Electric Induction Hob reviews.
Buying Essentials branded products
Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Hobs.
It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Essentials then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.
YouTube Video of ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob
Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.
Summary
Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with ESSENTIALS CGHOBX16 Gas Hob and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Hobs. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.1/10 overall.
All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 140 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.
Further product details
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- Product ID 1: 3710649149
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- Product ID 2: 10145839
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- Brand: Essentials
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- Model number: CGHOBX16
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- EAN: 5017416567053
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- Description: The Essentials CGHOBX16 Gas Hob comes with four burners at three different power levels for maximum flexibility.With simple to use instant auto ignition dials you can begin cooking with the CGHOBX16 sooner, while the stainless steel surface with rounded corners makes cleaning a breeze. Because of the straight design of the pan supports you can easily slide your pots and pans to different burners as required.The flame failure safety device automatically cuts the gas supply if the flame accidentally extinguishes, which eliminates the risk of gas leakage for your piece of mind. For maximum flexibility, the hob is liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) convertible, and comes with an LPG kit.GAS INSTALLATION: This product requires installation by a qualified gas safe engineer, such as one of our Team Knowhow experts.
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