Should You Buy a Whirlpool Hob?
Whirlpool is well known for its washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves and fridge freezers. The company behind Whirlpool also manufacturers Indesit, Bauknecht, Hotpoint-Ariston and Hotpoint Hobs.
If you are wondering how Whirlpool hobs compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 4,900 hobs by objectively and impartially analysing over 6,700 user and expert reviews and 10 awards from hundreds of different review sites.
The average price of a new Whirlpool hob is $308.
Is Whirlpool the Best Hob Brand?
So are Whirlpool hobs any good? We give every hob a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all hobs we are able to impartially rank all the hob brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Whirlpool is the 11th best hob brand out there.
| #1 |
Germany
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95% |
95%
1,141 reviews
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| #2 |
Germany
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92% |
92%
424 reviews
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| #3 |
Germany
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87% |
87%
732 reviews
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| #4 |
Germany
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76% |
76%
38 reviews
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| #5 |
Italy
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75% |
75%
98 reviews
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| #6 |
South Korea
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74% |
74%
392 reviews
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| #7 |
Brentwood
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74% |
74%
1 review
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| #8 |
Cookology
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74% |
74%
255 reviews
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| #9 |
Germany
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73% |
73%
0 reviews
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| #10 |
United Kingdom
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73% |
73%
43 reviews
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| #11 |
United States
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72% |
72%
42 reviews
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| #12 |
Turkey
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65% |
65%
329 reviews
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| #13 |
Slovenia
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65% |
65%
7 reviews
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| #14 |
Constructa
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64% |
64%
0 reviews
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| #15 |
Blomberg
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64% |
64%
1 review
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| #16 |
Sweden
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64% |
64%
3 reviews
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| #17 |
Tefal
France
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64% |
64%
50 reviews
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| #18 |
Klarstein
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63% |
63%
48 reviews
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| #19 |
France
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62% |
62%
8 reviews
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| #20 |
Cuisinart
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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| #21 |
Campingaz
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51% |
51%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Whirlpool hobs compare to the other hob brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
| All hob Brands |
| Whirlpool Hobs |
At an average purchase price of $308, Whirlpool hobs tend to be cheaper than most other hob brands. Whirlpool also have better reviews than the typical hob brand, with the average rating of a Whirlpool hob being 82%.
There's a smaller selection of Whirlpool hobs available compared to other hob brands, with only 2 Whirlpool hobs currently on the market in the US.
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Average Price
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| $0 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $600 | $700 | $799 | ||||||||
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Average Price
$308 |
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| $0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $2,899 | ||||||||||
What Do the Whirlpool Hob Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Whirlpool hob to work out the average distribution of reviews for Whirlpool and then compared this to the other hob brands.
Expert Reviews
| 5 stars | 1 | |
| 4 stars | 1 | |
| 3 stars | 0 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
User Reviews
| 5 stars | 29 | |
| 4 stars | 6 | |
| 3 stars | 4 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 1 |
Over 100% of expert reviews and 88% of user reviews for Whirlpool hobs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 74% and 90% respectively across all Hob brands.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Whirlpool hobs by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other hob brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | De Dietrich | Neff | Bosch | Whirlpool | Sauter |
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60%
4 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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100%
2 reviews
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100%
2 reviews
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73%
2 reviews
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86%
1 review
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85%
2 reviews
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| Average |
60%
4 reviews
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86%
4 reviews
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93%
3 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Whirlpool Hobs Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 1 industry award for a Whirlpool hob. The table below compares the number of awards received by Whirlpool to other popular hob brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
| Number of Awards | De Dietrich | Neff | Bosch | Whirlpool | Sauter |
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2
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2
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2
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1
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| Total |
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2
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2
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1
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2
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How Reliable Are Whirlpool Hobs?
We checked over 6,700 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Whirlpool hobs. 100% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Whirlpool hob owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Whirlpool hobs are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Whirlpool hobs that mention reliability:
RELIABLE
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