Cooktops

Bosch PVS631HC1E review

Bosch PVS631HC1E

CHOICE Expert Rating

81%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Obvious as to which control for each cooking zone.
  • Good cooking zone selection.
  • Good element positioning.
  • No edge. Touch controls easy to wipe over and clean.
  • Flex zone on the left can be two smaller zones or a larger bridge zone.
  • Excellent result for melting chocolate, using Perfect Fry Sensor.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Labelling is small and faint.
  • Cooking zones are faint but fairly obvious.
  • ON/OFF control is fairly obvious, faint.
  • Pan slides easily on glass surface when stirring.
  • Large cooking zone can accommodate a pan up to 21cm in diameter. Saucepan/pan larger than 21cm in diameter may not be efficient.
  • May not have even heat distribution when using flexi zone.
  • Can only accommodate 3 cooking zones at the same time.

Type

Frame or frameless
Frameless
Control type
Touch

Recommended products

Recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
81%
Cooking performance score
85%
Ease of use score
75%
Low heat setting score
95%
High heat setting score
75%
Turn down score
85%
Boil time
3 min 4 sec

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Sustainability

Reliability score
80%
Satisfaction score
85%
Country of origin
Spain
Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
2

Specifications

Number of cooking zones
4
Cooktop width (cm)
60
Element layout
Combi Zone left side; Small right rear; Medium right front
Usable pan diameters (cm)
1 x 14.5 (max) / 1 x 18 (max) / 2 x 21 (max) / 1 x 21 x 28 (max)
Dimensions (cm, W x D)
59 x 52
Installation dimensions (cm, W x D)
56 x 49
Website
bosch-home.com.au

Cost

Price
$1,999.00
Yearly running cost
$70.00

Features

Pause or stop/go setting
Keep warm setting
Power boost setting
Auto heat up setting

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