Point 5-Series POIH5160I4BF induction hob
Hobs
Point induction hob with combinable Flex cooking zones and automatic cooking settings
The Point POIH5160I4BF induction hob takes troublesome effort out of cooking. The 60-cm-wide hob has easy-to-use controls with which using its many functions becomes wonderfully intuitive. A bridge function, timers, booster power levels, and automatic cooking settings – all are at your fingertips.
The Point Flow induction hob is a safe way to prepare food. The induction hob produces heat directly to the bottom of cookware instead of indirectly heating up the glass surface. This way the energy used for heating is used as efficiently as possible. Unlike conventional heating, the Point Flow induction hob also minimizes temperature fluctuations. It keeps heat even at all power levels instead of relying on an on-off method to regulate heat. This prevents overflowing and ensures your food is cooked evenly – not burned in one area but undercooked in another.
The induction hob has room for four pieces of cookware in total. If you however want to utilize larger cookware, such as a grill plate, this is possible thanks to the convenient bridge function. On both sides of the hob there are Flex cooking zones where two smaller zones can be combined into one large zone.
Each of the hob’s cooking zones has nine power levels from which you can choose the appropriate one according to the food you’re preparing. In addition to these power levels, each cooking zone also has an especially powerful double booster function to choose from. When the function’s maximum time of five minutes has elapsed, the cooking zone switches to power level nine.
To make cooking even more effortless, the induction hob has five automatic cooking settings that you can activate depending on your need:
- 50 °C for melting and defrosting
- 70 °C for warming
- 90 °C for simmering
- 210 ± 15 °C for frying with oil
- Auto boiling (water heated till boiling temperature and maintained for 15 minutes before function switches off)
Each of the induction hob’s cooking zones have their own controls which include slide controls for choosing the power level. The controls work with a light touch, so you don’t need to apply pressure on the controls. Use is smooth, fluent, and comfortable. Each cooking zone also has a 99-minute timer that you can use to time when a zone switches off. Alternatively, you can use the timer as an alarm, in which case the cooking zone won’t switch off when the timer runs out.
Are you expecting an important phone call? Does someone in the other room need help? Unexpected interruptions may occur when you’re cooking. With that in mind, Point's induction hob has a convenient pause function with which you can safely pause cooking. When you return, you can simply pick up where you left off without worries. A convenient memory function also keeps your settings saved for ten seconds in case you accidentally switch off the hob while cooking.
For families with children, the safety of the home is emphasized, and this includes the kitchen. For this reason, the induction hob has the choice of a convenient child lock function. This way the family’s smallest can’t accidentally play with the hob settings. If you also have a lot of on your mind, you don’t need to worry if you forget to switch off the hob. That’s because the hob will automatically switch off after a time determined by the chosen power level.
In addition to the child lock and safety switch-off feature, the induction hob also has a residual heat indicator that further increases user safety. When you see which cooking zones are still hot after they’re switched off, you won’t even accidentally burn your fingers or hands. This however isn’t the only user benefit as you can also utilize residual heat to warm food, for example.
We at Point want to offer sustainable quality far into the future. High-quality and long-lasting products lessen the overconsumption of resources as well as offer real peace of mind to their owners. It is because of this that Point offers a seven-year warranty to its large household appliances in household use. You recognize the seven-year warranty from the badge visible on the product page. The warranty for businesses, companies and associations is 2 years.
Hob features
- Bridge function Yes
- Childproof Yes
- Number of cooking zones with booster function 4 Number of
- Timer Yes
- Type of cooking zones primary Induction
- Overheating security Yes
- Type of hob Induction
- Automatically disconnect Yes
- Automatic hood activation No
- Number of cooking zones 4 Number of
- Built in ventilator No
Cooktop technical
- Aperature depth 480 mm
- Flush mounting Yes
- Aperature width 560 mm
- Aperature height 49 mm
- Installation Installation must be performed by an authorized professional
Design
- Type of operating Touch - Slider
- Form factor hob 60 cm width
- Primary color Black
Smart home
- Smart home control None