Features and tips for choosing freestanding electric ovens

Modern kitchens are equipped with all kinds of furniture and appliances. To make our life even more comfortable and functional, manufacturers do not stop improving their products. At some point, the familiar household stove split into a hob and an oven. Now the user can decide for himself whether to install a single structure in the kitchen or move the oven to a height that is convenient for use.

The article will focus not on the built-in oven, but on its freestanding variation. It is installed on a solid, reliable surface: a table, bar or open shelf.

Despite the great efficiency of gas ovens, it is electric models that are popular. This is due to the peculiarity of their device. In addition to bottom heating, the electric oven has a convection fan mounted on the back wall, which blows hot air around the dish, which leads to an even cooking. To increase the effect, an additional ring heater is used, located in the same place, on the back wall.

Convection makes it possible to bake without mixing odors at different levels, that is, on several trays, since the movement of hot air heats up every corner of the oven equally.

Modern ovens have many functions that allow you to cook a wide variety of dishes. To simplify the work of the hostess and keep her time in the kitchen to a minimum, the ovens are equipped with software.

Today the technique has a wide range of functionalities. But the cost of household appliances will also depend on the number of options. Here is a list of the functions that electric ovens contain.

• Grill... To implement this option, the oven chamber is equipped with an additional motor. With its help, you can cook not only chicken, but also hot sandwiches, get a beautiful fried crust on fish or poultry, almost instantly melt cheese on meat in French.
• Skewer. The rotary spit oven has an additional drip tray into which fat from meat, poultry or fish is drained. Rapid heating forms a golden brown crust, while the meat itself remains soft and juicy. When choosing a camera with a spit, you should pay attention to its location. If the holding element is located diagonally, then more food can be cooked on it than on the horizontal one.
• Shashlik maker. A device with skewers, the rotation of which is provided by a small additional motor. You do not need to wait for the weekend to go to nature, you can cook barbecue in the electric oven at home at any time.
• Some ovens, in addition to their direct functions, are capable of working in microwave mode. Such models are relevant for small kitchens.
• If the household needs a gentle diet, it is worth purchasing the product. with steamer function.
• Some programs provide the possibility of making yoghurt.
• In ovens you can defrost or dry food.

In addition to those listed, some electric ovens have advanced functions:

• timer, which is set for a certain time and notifies of the readiness of the dish with a sound signal;
• function that protects food from drying out;
• an option with which the prepared dish keeps the hot temperature;
• pizza makers;
• heating dishes;
• temperature probe that "probes" food to control the thermal regime;
• in-depth rotary switches - guarantors of safety against accidental starting of the oven.

It is difficult to understand the large number of models of electric ovens produced by different manufacturers. To help in the selection, we will focus on products that were especially noted by users.

Glossy Turkish model with dark glass, 60 cm wide. It has nine operating modes, a catalytic cleaning method and a timer. Triple glass window protects users from burns. Equipped with several trays and a rack.

Compact Italian oven 45 cm wide. Has six operating modes, touch programming, temperature indicator. The oven makes it possible to cook two dishes at the same time. Equipped with a grill function.

Belarusian model made of white glass with electronic control and eight operating modes. Equipped with a grill function, has a barbecue with skewers, a skewer, which rotates a small motor.

When choosing a non-built oven, you need to pay attention to a number of technical features of the models: power, size, safety, cleaning properties, functionality.

If it is large (up to 4 kW), the oven will be able to actively heat up. But at the same time, you will need reinforced wiring. The solution will be to purchase a class A oven with increased energy efficiency. It combines high efficiency with low power consumption.

For a freestanding oven, you should find a place in the kitchen before going to the store. It can be placed on an open cabinet shelf or used as a desktop option. In any case, it is necessary to measure the free space and choose a model based on the figures obtained.

A small kitchen may need a compact product with a width of 45 cm.Despite its miniature size, it is endowed with many functions, therefore, it is more expensive than standard options.

An oven 60 cm wide is considered the best choice. Large cakes for cake are easily baked in it, large portions of meat, poultry, and fish are prepared. Spacious kitchens can afford appliances with a width of 90 and 110 cm.

Electric ovens are available as static ovens or convection ovens. Those who do not have special requirements for the oven, except for the preparation of the simplest dishes and pastries, may not overpay and purchase a static appliance. It has two heating zones (top and bottom). This model is sometimes equipped with a grill.

An oven with convection mode (even hot heating with a fan) makes it possible to cook dishes of a completely different quality, on which an appetizing golden crust is formed.

Convection ovens are endowed with many functions: defrosting, preparing yoghurts, warming up dishes, have microwave options, steamers, a special stone for pizza and much more.

Manufacturers offer different types of oven cleaning. Let's consider each of them in order to facilitate the optimal choice of the model.

The inner surfaces of the chamber are made of a porous material with an oxidation catalyst. Fat, falling on them, is split. After cooking, the hostess can only wipe off the remaining soot.

Unlike ovens with a catalytic cleaning method, models with pyrolysis have a completely smooth and durable enamel that can withstand high temperatures. After cooking, you need to warm up the chamber to 500 degrees so that the fat with food residues burns out and falls off the walls. All that remains is to remove dry particles with a damp cloth.

When cleaning the surface in this way, only the contaminated wall is heated, the rest of the planes do not heat up. This gentle method extends the performance of the oven.

The contamination is softened with steam, but then it will have to be removed manually.

Better to choose models with telescopic guides, thanks to which the trays actually roll out. Sometimes it is envisaged parallel extension of several guides.

A function such as a timer may not be very important, but it will bring its share of comfort to the cooking process.

Summarizing all the information, we can conclude that it is better to choose convection models with a number of options and a timer. The industry offers innovative solutions that you can enjoy for your own pleasure, and not get stuck in the last century with static electrical appliances.

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