IKEA SMAKLIG, I thought that it would be interesting to test them side by side again.
The first things that Jean noted were that the SilverCrest seems to need unlocking (electronically) before use (for safety?), and that its fan is relatively noisy.
It's also possibly a little more fierce at the bottom end of the power range than the SMAKLIG. Though that may simply be a different spread that we could adjust to.
Jean is not convinced that the SilverCrest could be used every day as it does not feel totally robust.
The nominal power rating is ~2kW, so comparable with the SMAKLIG (2x2300W induction zone with booster; 3200W; 1x1400W induction zone with booster; 1800W; 1x1800W induction zone with booster; 2500W).
The price of the SilverCrest is much less than a single pad of the SMAKLIG.
But other than those details the SIKP 2000 still compares well with the SMAKLIG integrated hob even after years of practice with the latter!
This has been sitting around unused for maybe six years now. It still works. So we are giving it away via Freegle/FreeCycle so that someone else can have the benefit of induction! Maybe a small reduction in fossil fuel demand too.
There were lots (~20) of requests for the hob, including one from someone wanting to be able to cook smelly meals in a different room!