Really impressed with the hob. Because its “different” in layout you can use multiple gas positions at same time. Feels and looks Quality,which is what you pay for.

Looks and operates great, diamond layout reason to buy gives safer access to cooking - only thing not happy with is you have to turn knob past the highest setting to switch off, so even cooking on a low position say 2 or 3 you crank dial past 9 to turn off.

I bought this hob purely on basis of it's features and online reviews, and if I am honest a bit of a 'leap of faith'. I visited all my local DIY / home appliance stores to see the hob in action in person and did not find a single store that had a demo available. I hesitantly went ahead and bought it online anyway but thankfully I need not have worried about a thing! Positives: Layout - 4 hobs nicely arranged in a diamond formation allowing greater practical convenience for placing two larger pots or pans side by side which isn't always possible with the traditional square layout. Design - cool sleek stainless steel look, with 4 knobs at the front. Turning the knobs anti clockwise and pressing down ignite the respective burners. It looks great as a showpiece to the kitchen, and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Especially when you have just replaced a very old tatty electric ceramic hob. Bosch score highly on style although finger print marks are a bit of a pain. Safety - testing out the safety cut off, blowing out the flame will result in the gas supply being automatically being cut off after a couple of seconds. This was absolutely essential for me as it could be a potential lifesaver and prevent your home going up in flames. Wok burner - the hob on left is a wokburner so has dual flames (smaller inner flame as well as main outer ring). This offers a good output of 4kw for powerful and allows quick cooking of stir frys amongst other uses. Flameselect - this features 9 levels of flame output. This can be viewed in one of two ways, 1) You lose some control of the heat output as you would an unlimited variable control or in my opinion 2) having a fixed level output for each hob allows you to better control the heat to a specific level to give you more consistency in your cooking rather than have to constantly go up or down midway - taking some of the guesswork away. The not so good: Fingerprints - By it's nature, the brushed stainless steel (whilst beautiful to look at) and fingerprints are definitely not a match made in heaven! it is annoying as they are quite obvious but will eventually wipe down with moisture and then wipe clean with a dry cloth. I am being picky as its still quite new and i am sure in time it won't bother me any more whether there are a few smudges here or there. Cast iron pan stands seem a little lightweight - if that is indeed what they are called, they don't seem to be as robust looking as what i am used to in freestanding gas cookers. This may be down to the need to keep the package and overall weight down to a minimum and nature of it being a gas hob. I may be paranoid but really hope it stands up to the day to day wear. So overall, I am very pleased with the purchase and would recommend it for it's practicality, safety and looks. It may not be my dream AGA or Rangemaster but if like me you are limited for space and want something a bit nicer than the budget range hobs which lack wok burners or additional safety features then this won't let you down. Well, it hasn't in the few weeks I have had it and hope it won't for years to come!

good quality and good control of the flame size and great heat out put from the larger burners

This gas hob as a classy look and feel. The knobs click as you go higher/lower in flame so it's easy to set the right flame. Easy to clean though fingerprints can be a nuisance. Overall a great product so far......I trust it shall last a longtime !

Very much what you would expect from Bosch, works well, looks good. It is difficult to clean even with a grease kitchen cleaner like Mr Muscle. It cleans with smears.

Easy to fit, stylish design, quality feel and great variable controls

Sturdy. Seems very powerful compared to old hob. Need to be a bit careful with pan supports as spacing quite wide if trying to use smaller pan on one of the bigger jobs ( which I guess you shouldn't be!!)