I love frying on the island hob. Only one easy flat surface to clean unlike the Aga which is my alternative. You do need reasonable space around the hob so splashes can land on it rather than the floor, or alternatively only fry in the centre. Any other pans I'm using are on the Aga, so don't have the worry of how to accommodate others round the frying pan when it's splattering away. Which reminds me - splatter guards work!Good luck.

Hobs in islands are great but just check where your extract fan can go, what type and more importantly how it can discharge to outside.

Love having my hob in the island. It's really social, open and flexible. I would not want to go back to cooking facing a wall!

I like to use my island for different things such as baking , chatting with people and sometimes diy. Used it as a cocktail bar for my daughters graduation party. It would be a shame to mess up that space with anything that cant be moved. Isn't a hob in the middle a bit dangerous for little fingers too ?