Updated 1 Apr 2017
DeLonghi
DECH60SX1
Snapshot: The DeLonghi DECH60SX1 ceramic cooktop has 4 elements and dial controls. How well does it cook?
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Test results
Overall score
Cooking performance
White sauce
Rice
Stir-fry
Ease of use
Good points
- A very good performer.
- Very good results in our white-sauce test.
- OK results in our rice test.
- Excellent results in our chocolate-melting test.
- Good results in our stir-fry test.
- Easy to use.
- Very good layout (large element and small simmer element at the front).
- Easy to clean.
- Control knobs can be removed when cleaning.
But
- No timer.
- Dial controls with no child lock (controls are along the front of the cooktop so can be easily reached by a small child).
- No automatic switch-off.
- Basic selection of cooking zones (2 simmer and 2 medium), not suitable for pans or saucepans with large surface area.
- Dial controls with no cross bar and limited grip.
- Surface may become hot near controls.
- Dials may become hot when using front cooking zones.
How we test
Overall score is based on:
Cooking performance (60%): We conduct 3 tests to assess the performance of the cooktops:
White sauce on the smallest element with the lowest setting:
This tests the cooktop’s ability to perform at a low temperature for a long time.
Chocolate melting:
With ceramic cooktops, we also melt chocolate to measure how well the simmer element/burner maintains the lowest temperature.
White rice on the medium-sized element:
This tests the “turndown” capacity of the element (starting on a high heat and reducing to a simmer) and whether it can maintain a suitable heat at the lowest temperature setting.
Beef and vegetable stir-fry on the large element:
This tests whether the cooktop can deliver continuous high heat.
Ease of use (40%): Rates the ease of using the controls, ease of cleaning, and the user-friendliness of the cooktop layout.
Price is based on a September 2015 and March 2017 survey.
Key data
Model
Avg price
Type
More test results (/10)
Chocolate-melting
Specifications
Dimensions (WxD, cm)
Number of elements, burners or cooking zones
Cooktop surface material
Control position
Trivet material
Cut-out dimensions (WxD, cm)
Features
Touch controls
Flame-failure protection
Timer
Child lock
Automatic switch-off
Dual- or multi-element
Flexi-zones
Auto heat-up
Power boost
Keep-warm function
Safety sensors
Residual-heat indicator
Overflow protection
Pan detection
More Info
Availability
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Notes
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