Cooktops

Chef CHI944BB review

Chef CHI944BB

CHOICE Expert Rating

87%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent cooking performance.
  • Very good for ease of use.
  • Very good cooking zone positioning.
  • Four separate controls for each cooking zone.
  • Accommodates all cooking zones at the same time.
  • Touch controls easy to wipe over and clean.
  • Hob2Hood feature – rangehood automatically turns on when using cooktop.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Fairly Basic instructions can be confusing as it includes other models.
  • Saucepan/pan larger than 22cm in diameter may not be efficient.
  • Symbols for boost function are not obvious, may need to refer to manual.

Type

Frame or frameless
Frameless
Control type
Touch

Recommended products

Recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
87%
Cooking performance score
92%
Ease of use score
80%
Low heat setting score
85%
High heat setting score
100%
Turn down score
90%
Boil time
3 min 15 sec

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Sustainability

Reliability score
82%
Satisfaction score
80%
Country of origin
China
Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
2

Specifications

Number of cooking zones
4
Cooktop width (cm)
90
Element layout
Simmer right front, left rear; Medium right rear; Large left front
Usable pan diameters (cm)
2 x 12.5 (minimum only) / 1 x 14.5 (minimum only) / 1 x 18 (minimum only)
Dimensions (cm, W x D)
90 x 52
Installation dimensions (cm, W x D)
88 x 49
Website
chefappliances.com.au

Cost

Price
$1,599.00
Yearly running cost
$69.00

Features

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

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