Today every housewife in the kitchen has at its disposal a wide variety of devices and devices that make life much easier for her. Time does not stand still and "kitchen assistants" have undergone significant changes - today the kitchen is not just a place for cooking, it is a kind of abode of coziness, warmth and culinary creativity. In this article, let's talk about how to choose a toaster.
Modern kitchen is equipped with a "culinary platform", on which grandmother's graters, scoops and pans peacefully co-exist with modern choppers, steamers and bread makers. Some dozens of years ago, housewives could not imagine that there would come a time, allowing both to cook dinner and do something else.
Multifunctional blenders and combines have replaced the "grandmother's graters", cooking of healthy, healthy and low-calorie food has become possible thanks to the appearance of a steamer. But in fact it was replaced once by a bulky pile of pots, one of which had a trellised bottom.
Making breakfast for the hostess is a whole ritual. However, time is sometimes not enough: to wake up the household, feed, gather and hold the children in school, and the husband - to work. Many have found a wonderful alternative to this everyday part of the day. After all, sometimes you can pamper your family with a cup of fresh, fragrant tea with toasted toast, and jam, jam or usual, butter will be a wonderful addition to this delicacy. So, choose the "right" toaster!
What kind of device is this - a toaster
There are hardly any people who do not know that there is such an invention that cooks tasty toasted bread in a few minutes. But for those who do not know, nevertheless, we will clarify. A toaster is a unique electrical device that fries pieces of bread. Using a toaster saves a lot of time - all you need is to drop a slice of bread into a special compartment and press the lever that starts the process. Everything else will be done for you by a miracle machine.
What kinds of toaster
exist? When you go to the store to buy this wonderful device, you can easily get confused by the variety of models presented. In order not to succumb to panic and go home with a purchase, and not a headache, it should be remembered that toasters are of several kinds. These are:
Mechanical
The simplest version, which is presented by manufacturers of kitchen appliances. The process of roasting should be controlled independently, so as not to get instead of breakfast charred croutons.
Semi-automatic
The presence of the thermostatic switch ensures the control of the bread temperature, respectively, and the cooking process itself.
Automatic
The temperature sensor is equipped with an automatic switch, i.e. in this case, the owner has the opportunity to set the desired cooking time.
Main technical characteristics of
Many people ask themselves how to choose a toaster when they go shopping. The first thing to consider when choosing a toaster is the technical parameters, namely:
Power
Very important parameter, worthy of attention, since it determines the speed of toasting. On sale there are toasters, the power of which varies from 600 to 1600 W, but if your plans do not include the preparation of a large number of these products in a short period of time, a toaster with a power of 800 - 1000 W will completely satisfy your needs.
The size of the device and, correspondingly, the number of compartments intended for the preparation of
toasts Today, on the shelves of stores selling these household appliances, you can find different models that can fry from 1 to 4 slices of bread. The most popular are those in which at times 2 bread slices fit. But, if the family is large, it is more expedient to get a toaster for 4 sections, since by this you will save not only time, but also electricity.
Speaking about the characteristics of the toaster, it is necessary to dwell on additional possibilities, which are not in each model. Among such functions, it would be desirable to note:
- a removable tray;
- defrost and heating function;
- one-side frying;
- grate for heating rolls;
- "extra lift" for small pieces.
The most useful is considered the latter - because it allows to fry toast of non-standard size, for example, for soup or small sandwiches - canapé.The defrost function will be useful if you store frozen bread in the freezer.
The removable tray allows the appliance to be thoroughly cleaned from breadcrumbs after cooking the toast. This is a convenient option, which, however, is not mandatory. Grate, which allows you to warm up buns, quite a useful device that will allow you to feast on warm baked goods( croissants, cakes and other delicacies).
Choosing a good toaster
In conclusion, I would like to note the following - going to the supermarket of home appliances for the purchase of a kitchen wonder device, in advance, consider those parameters that, in your opinion, are particularly noteworthy. When choosing a good toaster, first of all, be guided by your own needs, and only then pay attention to the additional functions offered by the manufacturers. Any addition sometimes increases the cost of the toaster for n-th hundred rubles. Is it expedient to acquire an assistant with a multitude of functions, if only some of them will be used?
Agree in fact where it is better to get a toaster in which all functions will be used, than to pay several times more for a purchase and not to apply half of what is in it "laid".
When choosing a toaster, remember that the frequency of its use depends on your preferences - it's not a refrigerator, which regardless of your desire, should work constantly.
Correctly prioritizing - you must choose the model that will satisfy your culinary preferences.
