Electric Hob rating of the best models - reviews and principle of operation

Advantages and disadvantages

Before considering the components of such equipment and to determine the selection criteria, you must to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using to understand, and whether you want to have in your kitchen is equipment. The advantages of electric cooktops are such factors as:

Among the shortcomings should be noted:

Design and operation principle

The main part of an electric hob are heating elements placed in the housing. As the heating elements may act rapidnye and halogen, pancake type and lentochnoobraznye and induction hobs. device may be made of metal or glass-ceramic, and control - mechanically or electronically.

Work electric hob as follows:

• when control is turned on at a certain hob it is fed electric current;
• an electric current passing through the heating element heats it to predetermined temperature values, exhibited by the regulator;
• maintaining a temperature in a predetermined range is provided automatically.

Types of cooking electrical panels for kitchen

All types of hobs can be classified in two ways:

• type of location in relation to other kitchen equipment;
• type heating elements used.

By type of arrangement

Depending on their design cooktops are dependent and independent type. In the dependent model operation control panel Burner is one with an oven, which is placed on the surface of the hob itself.

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By type of heating elements

As has been described above, the cooktops can be equipped with different types of burners, namely:

1. Heating elements - a pancake or helical type. Helical and pancake burners - it is the simplest and cheapest form of heating element. On models with their use established mechanical rotary-type controls. A distinguishing feature of this type of heating element is a lengthy process set predetermined temperature and prolonged cooling.
   

   Model Hephaestus "EHV 3210 K21" equipped "pancakes" and the mechanical control elements

2. Tape Hi-Light heating elements. This type of the burners used for the models in which the surface is made of glass ceramic and heating element - a corrugated tape loaded in the base (plate) made of ceramics. Warm-up Time burners of this type - 5-6 seconds.
3. Rapidnymi. This type of burner is also used for cooking surfaces made from glass-ceramic. The heating element is a helix made of a nichrome wire laid in a ceramic dish. Warm-up time - 10 seconds.
4. halogen. In burners of this type, there is one more name - «Halo Light». They are characterized by instantaneous heating, but are subject to destruction under external mechanical influences, due to their design. The heating element is a helix placed in a quartz tube filled with gas.
5. induction. It is a safe type of burners, as cooking process occurs due to electromagnetic waves, and the temperature of the cooking surface does not change.

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Distinctive features of the induction device is economical and aesthetic, but there are some difficulties associated with their installation:

• the need for air gaps, which is located in the cabinet furniture, which is mounted similar equipment, ensuring the circulation of air created by the built-in device fan;
• the complexity of performance management, which requires certain skills determine the degree of heat brewed specialties.

Basic and advanced features

The main function of all types of hobs is cooking, and it helps to expand the presence of elements such as:

• current control elements (sensors);
• increase the heating area, due to the design of ceramic surface and accommodating a heating element of a predetermined size;
• presence of security elements (overflow, automatic shutdown, etc.) that facilitate the use of this type of device.

Among the additional features that may be available electric hobs, the following should be noted:

• Lock-off switch and control.
• Timer.
• The presence of memory, allowing the recording modes prepare certain dishes.
• "Booster" - rapid boiling liquid.

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What better cooking electric panel

Each user determines for himself what type of hob better for him as for technical characteristics and on the design style.

our editorial experts to study the issue of choice of such equipment, and this is what you should pay attention, in their opinion.

In material manufacturing

Hobs made of stainless steel, the ferrous metal with enamel coating and glass ceramics. Their distinctive features that define the operating conditions are as follows:

• pattern with hard enamel coating during cleaning, particularly burnt dirt;
• stainless steel surface using prone to scratching and loss of gloss;
• glass ceramic is exposed to the destruction by mechanical action.

Models with enamelled housing available in different colors and glass ceramics - of various geometric shapes.

For ease of operation

Products made of metal, equipped with a mechanical rotary knobs, and glass-ceramics - sensors and a display screen, which is very convenient when setting up modes. Adaptive control elements disposed on the working surface of the device are subject to rapid fouling and difficult during harvesting. In electronic analogues, there may be a remote control, making the cooking process even more comfortable and convenient.

energy efficiency

The capacity for rapid heating and heat preservation determines energy efficiency of the cooking surface. For models produced, as well as for other electrical devices, manufacturers are assigned a certain class of energy efficiency, appropriate to the particular product. The technical documentation on the cooking surface, this figure is reflected as a separate item and is expressed in symbols, is shown in the following figure.

configuration

Keeping pace with the times, the kitchen equipment manufacturers produce models of hobs of different shapes and sizes. It can be a single or with two models with three or more heating elements, placed in a standard rectangular or other form. Hull construction frame may suggest the presence of the edges of the cooking surface, or be without it, depending on the type of installation of the device - the applicator or embedded type. The choice of the size and number of heating elements depends on the user's needs, style, design of kitchen space, as well as the possibilities of electric network.

By type of heating elements

The choice of heating elements for special attention, because It depends on the speed of cooking and consumption of electrical energy used in this case. In order to visually compare the different types of burners, they are summarized in the following table.

Best cooktops for nominations - 2019 rating

popularity rankings are equipment manufacturers and companies, it is realized that due to the number of sales and demand for a particular model. Our editorial staff has made a rating of the best cooktops based on user feedback for different categories, depending on the unit construction.

Consumer reviews about electric hobs

This section of the article are some reviews of the models cooktops, given in higher rankings.

And a few more opinions.

And a few more important points about which the customers say.

And a few more reviews, which will help to choose the best model.

Video: The best electric cooktops 2017

In the following video reel, the reduced one more rating electric hobs, drawn up in the category of "price-quality" at the end of 2017.