What is a hob?

In an email to me about the apt I%26#39;m renting in Paris - the owner says she has a stovetop, an oven and a hob.

What is a hob? Is he cute? tee hee

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the hob is the rings area. i dont no what a stove top is but i%26#39;d imagine it to be the same thing!

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Ok thanks! She probably was wondering what I meant by stovetop huh? :)

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European term for the stove top cooking surface. If my memory is working, the electric ones are more often than not a solid cast iron plate.

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In UK slang..a %26#39;..hob..%26#39; (sometimes a %26#39;..cooker..%26#39;) is usually a cooktop/range.

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I wouldn%26#39;t call it %26#39;slang%26#39; it%26#39;s the correct word!

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thanks all!

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It is just the cooking rings, sometimes only two rings, set into the surface of the counter. They might be the older style solid metal or a more modern glass or even induction rings.

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Check photos of the kitchens in a few apartments, for exemple on Paris-attitude.com. and Parisstay.com etc. (This is NOT a plug for these sites at all, but they do have good photos).

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Georgeco, cast iron plates still exist, but they%26#39;re very few and very far between.

You might have a gas hob, or an electric one as described above -- the smooth surface ones are the most common.

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with some luck a photo of a hob will show up (wish we could have a preview) apologies if that doesn%26#39;t work.http://www.paristay.com/paris-stay-apartment-photo.php?id=763%26amp;image=image_appart/big_copy_-763-1143823730.jpg