Updated 12 Aug 2016
Parmco
HO-1-6S-3GW
Snapshot: The Parmco HO-1-6S-3GW gas cooktop has 4 burners and flame-failure protection. How well does it cook?
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Test results
Overall score
Cooking performance
Ease of use
White sauce
Rice
Stir-fry
Good points
- A very good performer.
- Excellent results in our white-sauce test.
- Very good results in our rice test.
- Good results in our stir-fry test.
- Easy to use.
- Has flame-failure protection (the gas shuts off).
- Very good burner layout (there’s a wok burner in the centre).
But
- Large burner located at back (this makes stirring difficult).
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.
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 an August 2017 survey.
Key data
Model
Avg price
Type
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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
Residual-heat indicator
More Info
Availability
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Notes
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Member reviews
"Poor quality faulty product"
23 Feb 2016, Nicola H.
Product use: 3 - 6 months
Pros:
It is white enamel and not stainless steel. It works sometimes
Cons:
Within 2 weeks of being fitted the gas would intermittently cut out on the large wok burner during cooking. After 4 weeks this problem reoccurred and another ring would not light easily - around a 10 second ignition time. After 6 weeks I needed another fault attending to - the gas burners refused to light on 2 other points despite repeated clicking. After 8 weeks the first fault was back, After 10 weeks we had 2 more faults and some of the original ones reoccurring. I've even been at the point where the ignitor randomly clicks and had a gas ring that refused to turn off. DANGEROUS!
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
