why cant I use my halogen hob

[fatgaz]

Hi all, my wife got given a pressure cooker pan for christmas but on the instructions for it it says that it cannot be used on a halogen hob which is a pain as suprise suprise thats what we have, can anyone tell me the reason why please

thanks in advance

Gaz

[hc4361]

That is a surprise, I have used my pressure cooker on my old halogen hob and my current induction hob.
Have you tried it?

[fatgaz]

not yet, I went on the company web site and posted the question but you have to pay for the answer ???? no way

[hc4361]

That's bonkers. What make is your pressure cooker? Your hob is halogen and not induction?

[gina32]

i believe its something to do with teh shape of the pressure cooker, ive used mine on a halogen hob so dont worry about it

[fatgaz]

hi all, in answer to hc4361 no we have not tried it yet as we dont want to damage either the hob or the pressure cooker, the make is "tower brand" and the hob is halogen, thanks for all your replies
Gaz

[scotman]

This was news to me as well

http://www.ciao.co.uk...ssure_Cooker__7322142

the review section confirms it for one particular Tower model

[Buenchico]

From the product description of a Tower pressure cooker on the Amazon website:
"Suitable for gas, electric and solid plate hobs"

From a customer review of that pressure cooker, on the same page:
"Had my reservations about how it would perform on my halogen hob but it works a treat. Easy to use, good value for money and does the job perfectly".

Source:
http://www.amazon.co....-Cooker/dp/B000MWRM1G

See also here:
http://forums.moneysa...wthread.php?t=1185707

Chris