About Ztove

We are a Danish company striving to make cooking easier and better in every home

Since 2016, we have been developing and producing a new type of induction hob that communicates with our smart pots and pans. With our patented technology, you can set the temperature and turn your back on the food without worry. Nothing boils over or burns.

We are a team of engineers, chefs, and software developers, convinced that temperature control on hobs will become as standard as temperature control in ovens within the next 10 years.

It all started with a pancake

Back in 2016, Ztove’s founder, Peter Farvholdt, was making pancakes with his 3-year-old son.

While watching the pan, he pondered one of life’s great questions:

“Why is the first pancake always bad?”

With Peter’s background as a robotics engineer, he found both the answer and a potential solution that day.

The first prototype

After his son was full of pancakes, Peter built a prototype using spare parts he had at home.

He made a hole in one of the pans and inserted a temperature sensor. Using a simple app, he could now monitor the temperature.

Peter discovered how much the temperature fluctuated while cooking.

The temperature started low, causing the first pancake to fail. The pan’s temperature kept rising but would cool slightly when cold pancake batter was added.

Peter had another great idea.

Instead of controlling heat with levels 1-9, he envisioned building a hob where he could set the temperature and let the hob adjust the heat automatically—turning it up when the pan was too cold and stopping when it was too hot.

Peter successfully hacked his home hob so the system worked, and he could now control the temperature with ±1 ºC accuracy.

When Peter showed the idea to chefs, he knew he had discovered something valuable.

Ztove today

Today, Ztove is a larger team of chefs and engineers. We have many happy users and have likely saved thousands of first pancakes from being ruined.

We offer three hob models, including models with built-in extractor fans. Free shipping is available throughout the EU when ordering from ztove.dk. Hobs are dispatched within 1-2 business days and delivered the next day directly to your door.

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Contact Ztove

Contact us every day between 9 AM and 5 PM via live chat, phone, or email.

Phone: +45 78 707 707
Email: info@ztove.com