The gas stove is one of the most familiar household appliances in our kitchen. Its main advantage, compared with electric stoves, is economy. Modern technical solutions and materials made a gas stove with absolutely safe in everyday use. Despite the simplicity of the design, when choosing a slab should pay attention to some points.
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First of all, you should decide on the dimensions of the plate. With a standard height of 85 centimeters, the width can be 50, 55 or 60 centimeters. There are plates and larger. This is usually associated with a large number of gas burners. Therefore, to choose the most suitable size under the dimensions of your kitchen will not be difficult.
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The gas plates and the type of cooking surface are distinguished. It can be enamelled, made of stainless steel, covered with glass-ceramic or hardened heat-resistant glass. The most inexpensive, but the enameled surface is quite strong. Such surfaces are absolutely from all manufacturers, such as Greta, Smeg, GeFest. These plates are the most inexpensive and easy to maintain. Stainless surfaces (like Hansa FCGX 56001030 or CDA HCG731) look richer, more contemporary, but requires the use of special and very notched detergents. Glass-ceramic and pure glass surfaces are very expensive and can deteriorate under the action of some products. Therefore, they require constant cleaning immediately after cooking.
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You should pay attention to the quantity and power of the burners. In the bulk of the gas stoves are equipped with four rugs of different power. However, there are plates with five (Carino F 9502 GR, Gaggenau KG 491-210) and even six burners are mostly professional. As well as combined with additional electric heating elements.
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Almost all gas plates are equipped with a brass cabinet. Ovens can be both classic with one heating element and grill and multifunctional with several heating elements, grill and convector, providing a uniform heat distribution in volume. The latter allow you to program all kinds of cooking modes like Hansa Boes68120090.
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Also, the ovens of gas plates are divided into gas and electric. The gas stove with an electric oven is called combined and has much more possibilities than the classic gas. For example, as Ardo PL999 XS.
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To ensure the safety of use, gas plates are equipped with a number of specialized functions. The main technical solution is gas control, overlapping gas supply to burners or oven with unsuccessful ignition or flame attenuation. Also, plates can be equipped with "protection against children." This is a special button, temporarily blocking the work of the stove.
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It is worth paying attention to the presence of additional service functions. Very convenient, for example, the electrical equipment of the burner and the oven. It is desirable that the stove is equipped with a timer. It will relieve you from constantly monitoring the cooking process. A rather useful feature is a baking sheet that, using the lever system, automatically extends when the door of the brass cabinet is opened - it is not only very convenient, but also makes it impossible to burn hands. Kaiser EH 6964, Electrolux EOB 68200 X, has such an additional feature.
Well, in fact, all. We hope that this is a brief overview of the features of gas plates will help you make the right choice.