A practical and safe gas stove must have gas control and electric ignition:
- if the flame goes out for some reason, the system will cut off the blue fuel supply;
- thanks to the electric ignition, you can ignite the gas just by pressing a button.
Depending on the model, the stove can have two, four or five cooking zones.
High-quality models of well-known brands (Ardesia, Electrolux, Greta) are equipped with an express burner "Triple crown Wok". Fire comes out in it simultaneously from two or three circles with a power of 1600-1800 watts. The hotplate is intended for heating wok pans with a rounded bottom.
Which stove is better
Firstly, the quality of the slab depends on the material of the grating. Road plates are usually completed with cast iron gratings. They are heavier than steel and have a dark matte shade. Cast iron is a relatively brittle metal, but if you don't drop it, your grate will last forever.
The disadvantage of cheaper steel nets is that the enamel on them burns and cracks over time. The grate is deformed, the pots on it begin to wobble. Cooking becomes uncomfortable and dangerous.
Secondly, the material of the hob matters.
- Polished stainless steel - strong, durable. But the slightest prints and smudges are visible on it. Steel is difficult to clean.
- The enamel coating comes in different colors and allows you to match the stove to the kitchen interior. It is easy to care for the enamel, there are no streaks on the working surface. But you should not be zealous with a hard sponge, otherwise you will ruin the coating.
- Glass ceramics and tempered glass significantly increase the cost of technology. They look impressive, but they don't stay attractive for long. The slightest stains, prints and drops of grease are visible on the glass. Although it is not difficult to care for a stove with such a surface. The second disadvantage of glass is its fragility. If you drop a cast iron pan on the stove, it may crack.
Thirdly, the design of the power regulators of the burners is important. If the family has small children, choose a stove with recessed controls. They will not allow you to open the gas with a simple twist.
How to choose a gas stove with a good oven
Once you've decided on your hob, decide what kind of oven you want.
- In a cabinet running on blue fuel, it is difficult to set the exact temperature. It has few heating modes and control programs.
- Combined ovens with an electric oven make it easier to keep the heat at the same level. The chambers in them are equipped with top and bottom heating. The baked goods are perfect - fluffy, baked and golden brown. Dishes - fried, with a golden crust.
Otherwise - with the internal equipment, the thickness of the glass of the door, the coating of the walls of the chamber - gas and electric ovens are similar.
The larger the oven, the greater the consumption of electricity or gas for heating the oven. The baked goods take longer to bake.
If the walls of the oven are filled with thermal insulator, it is safer and allows for better cooking. Knock on the sides of the slab: a dull sound indicates that the chamber is equipped with thermal insulation plates. They retain heat inside and protect adjacent furniture from overheating and deformation.
- The door of the stove can be opened or exited along with the baking sheets. Pull-out rails make it easy to check if the dish is cooked.
- The thicker the "window", the less the doors heat up.
- "Plus" is a system for blocking the door from children.
- Convection, grill and spit make the technology more perfect (and more expensive).
- The timer is important so as not to overexpose the dish in the oven. Electronic - more accurate and reliable than mechanical.
The oven gets dirty quickly.To make it easier for yourself to care for it, it is important to know what kind of coating the inner walls of the cabinet are made of.
- Plates in the middle price range are equipped with an easy-clean enamel containing graphite or silicon. It is smooth to the touch, grease can be easily removed from it with a napkin. It is enough to pour water into a baking sheet and turn on the oven for half an hour: the fat and fumes will become soaked.
- It is even easier to care for catalytic enamel: it is not washed at all (this simply cannot be done). Instead, the "Pyrolysis" function is turned on, the walls are heated to the maximum temperature: grease and dirt are burned into ash. The cleaning process, on average, lasts over an hour and requires good extraction.
Note: "How and what to clean the grate of a gas stove or grill: 2" working "ways"
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