The choice of the type of kitchen stove in apartment buildings is determined in advance when designing and agreeing on the volumes of consumed energy resources. When building country houses or cottages, it is possible to choose what to use for heating and cooking: electricity or gas.
For the energy used, kitchen appliances are selected. If we compare modern electric and gas cookers, each of them has its advantages and disadvantages.
Gas plates
They produce a variety of: with one or four burners, with or without an oven, they can be connected to a gas network or to a cylinder with liquefied gas.
+ Advantages of
- Lower price( usually 10-20% lower) compared to an electric stove;
- Preparation takes less time, because the food is actually cooked on an open fire, the temperature of which is higher than the temperature of the surface of the plate of the electric plate;
- With the same power consumption, gas is spent less than for electricity;
- Irreplaceable technology in homes where there is no electricity.
- Disadvantages of
- Less safety. The slightest leak of gas can lead to tragedy;
- The oven temperature is poorly regulated. It is difficult to set a certain temperature for heating the oven, the level of heating is established by experiment;
- Soot formation. Additives in the household gas during combustion form an oily soot that settles on the surface of the dishes, accumulates in the extract filter. More often it is necessary to change the filters in the hood.
Gas stove is suitable for those who are accustomed to appreciate their time, like healthy food and does not like baking. Especially it is convenient in country houses where there is no electricity, as a source of gas you can use a gas cylinder.
Electric stoves
Domestic electric stoves are very diverse, they are equipped with timers, temperature sensors, additional devices for cooking dishes on the grill. Advantages of
- Convenient oven with fine temperature control, additional grill functions;
- Security. Once professionally connected, the electric stove provides complete safety for users;
- Do not pollute the surrounding area.
- Disadvantages of
- Higher cost compared to gas stove;
- There is no smooth adjustment of the heating temperature of the hob in comparison with the gas cooker;
- Slowly heats up and slowly cools the surface of the burners, accordingly, it takes more time for cooking;
- Work depends on the availability of electricity. In rural areas, country partnerships, where frequent power outages are frequent, this is inconvenient;
- Higher expenses for payment of consumed energy;
- Electricity is spent on heating the surrounding area.
Electric stove is convenient for those who have enough power for it, and special wiring in the house. It will suit the housewives, who are fond of pastries and like to cook food in the oven.
Manufacturers of domestic kitchen appliances, taking into account the shortcomings of electric and gas stoves, produce combined. They can have electric and gas hobs( for example, one electric and two or three gas hobs) and an electric oven. They are more convenient, but the security requirements for their use are tough.
Completely devoid of most drawbacks of electric cookers are the latest developments - electrical glass ceramic hobs that heat quickly and quickly cool down and induction surfaces heating the bottom of the cookware made of ferromagnetic materials.95% of the consumed electricity they spend on heating food.
