In the modern kitchen, keeping up with the times of the housewife, you can see more often the built-in appliances. It is very convenient, it gives new opportunities, besides it looks very organically in the age of high technologies. Before buying such a technique you need to understand its basic characteristics. In this article we will consider the main points when choosing a hob.
Types of hobs
Undoubtedly, the choice of the hob starts with the determination of the desired type. Now there are several types of cooking surfaces : gas, electric and mixed. The most convenient are considered mixed, because they allow you to save electricity when you need a long time to cook. In addition, if you suddenly turned off the light, you still have the option of cooking and heating up on gas.
Another option for a modern cooker is the selection of an induction hob . This ultramodern invention offers to heat not on gas or electricity, but with the participation of electromagnetic induction. Heating occurs much faster, because immediately heats up the bottom of the dishes, not the cooking zone or the cooking surface.
Installation method
Before choosing a hob, you need to determine the type of installation in your kitchen. So, the cooker can be dependent and independent of the oven. In the case of a dependent type, if a plate breaks, you lose both the cooking surface and the oven. And the independent hob does not have such a risk, in addition, it can be built into any kind of countertop, and the oven can be installed at a more comfortable height.
Control
All hobs have several control options:
- touch switches;
- rotary switches;
- button.
Rotary switches are now supplied with combined, gas surfaces and some budget models. Sensor controls are placed directly on the surfaces of independent hobs. But the buttons are often
Manufacturer
If you are not sure which brand to choose the hob, you will have to study in detail all the offers of the manufacturers. The most reliable are Bosch, Gorenje, Hansa, Siemens.
Whatever manufacturer of hob you choose, be sure that your new assistant in the kitchen will certainly please you and give you a culinary inspiration. And you, in turn, give your family delicious and delicious dishes.