I meant for "regular" electric hobs - it's absolutely true that these are horrible to cook on.

I've only cooked on induction hobs a few times, and I was surprised by how good they were - not as good as gas, IMO, but miles better than a standard electric hob.

I'd meant to meantion this in my original comment, but couldn't remember what you called the "good" electric hobs (ah, induction!!)