Vertical electric kebab makers "Caucasus": features and characteristics
Shish kebab is a fairly popular dish in our country. But the weather does not always allow you to cook it outside, on coals. An excellent substitute for barbecue at home will be the Kavkaz electric BBQ grill. Let's see what it is, what features and characteristics this device has.
About the manufacturer
The Kavkaz electric BBQ grill is manufactured by the Hydroagregat company, whose plant is located in the Rostov region. This brand produces mainly products for the garden and vegetable garden, as well as the equipment necessary for housekeeping. All products are of high quality, as the production control at the enterprise is quite high.
Peculiarities
The kebab maker "Kavkaz" is an electrical device. Skewers in it are located vertically around the heating element and rotate around their axis during operation. This allows not only to fry food evenly, but also to remove melted fat from them.
The main distinguishing feature of all models of Kavkaz electric BBQ grills is that bowls for collecting fat and juice flowing down from the food during cooking are located under each skewer. This makes it possible to maximally protect the device itself from contamination.
All electric BBQ grills have a cover that protects the surface of the table, as well as a person from splashing fat during cooking.
Advantages and disadvantages
The Kavkaz electric BBQ grill has a number of advantages.
- When frying, carcinogens are not formed in products, the dish turns out to be healthier than cooked on a fire.
- You can make a kebab from any food and create dishes that you usually cook on the grill, such as vegetables, meat, fish, mushrooms.
- The device holds at least five skewers, which allows you to cook a dish for several people at the same time.
- The electric BBQ grill does not take up much space; it can be placed even in a small kitchen.
- Some models of Kavkaz barbecue makers are equipped with a timer that will help you set the cooking time accurately and avoid overheating the device or overdrying the food.
- The heating element is covered with a protective glass tube, which makes it easy to clean it from dirt.
- There is a choice of models that differ in the length of the skewers, as well as their number, power and some functionality.
- Complete with all models of electric BBQ grills there is a recipe book.
The disadvantages include the lack of smoke smell, which is inherent in the dish when originally cooked on fire.
The casing of models made of aluminum gets very hot during operation of the device, you can get burned on it.
Models and their main characteristics
On the market, the Kavkaz electric BBQ grill is represented by several models, which differ slightly in characteristics.
- "Caucasus-1". This model is made of food grade aluminum and contains 5 skewers with a length of 23 cm. The casing can be removed upwards. The power of the device corresponds to 1000 W, which allows you to cook meat kebabs at full load for 20 minutes. The maximum heating of the heating element is 250 degrees. The cost of the device is about 2000 rubles.
- "Caucasus-2". This model differs from the previous one only by the presence of rubberized legs, which do not allow the device to "jump" on the table during operation. The cost of the device is about 2300 rubles.
- "Caucasus-3". This model is equipped with a shutdown button so that you do not have to pull the plug out of the socket every time the process is stopped. It also differs from the previous casing, which has doors and is removed horizontally. The cost of the device is about 2300 rubles.
- "Caucasus-4". This device also has a power of 1000 W and is equipped with five skewers. But it differs in the presence of a shutdown timer. And also skewers have an increased size, which is 32.7 cm. The heating temperature of the heating element here is already 385 degrees, which reduces the cooking time of products to 15 minutes. The cost of the device is about 2300 rubles.
- "Caucasus-5". A distinctive feature of this device is that it is made of stainless steel. This material heats up less, which means that there is no way to burn yourself on the protective casing. The complete set has 6 skewers 18 cm long. It is also equipped with a switch-off timer. The cost of the model is about 2,000 rubles.
- "Caucasus-XXL". The power of this device is 1800 W. Equipped with eight skewers, the length of which is 35 cm. It is designed to cook 2 kg of meat and 0.5 kg of vegetables at the same time. The kebab maker is also equipped with a timer to turn off after 30 minutes. Unlike previous models, this one has very impressive dimensions. The cost of the device is about 2600 rubles.
Customer Reviews
Reviews of the Kavkaz electric BBQ grills are quite good. Many people note the ease of operation and maintenance, the possibility of cooking barbecue at home. They also talk about the high quality of the device, which does not fail over a long time of use.
Among the shortcomings, it is noted that not sharpened skewers often come across. But this drawback can be easily eliminated.
You will learn how to cook fish shashlik on the Kavkaz electric shashlik maker from the following video.
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