For several years manufacturers of household appliances have been seducing us to get rid of the bulky traditional kitchen stove, replacing it with a compact hob. Such a replacement makes sense if you prefer a bakery to home baking. Now you can buy excellent cakes, cookies or pizza, so the oven, which is part of the traditional plate, becomes a useless addition. And it takes a lot of places.
So, you firmly decided to throw out the "box" from the kitchen. Go to the store and see there a huge number of hobs of different brands of glass, stainless steel and ceramics, gas and electric. Confused? No wonder: the biggest problem of the buyer now is the choice of household appliances.
Manufacturers compete in a competitive environment to hit the consumer with an unusual design, a wide range of functions, sometimes fantastic. But the buyer also clears: most of us have learned to make purchases rationally. We first carefully study the information, then go to the store to learn what you like from a close distance, and then treacherously order it in the online store.
What exactly do manufacturers offer instead of conventional plates?
Gas hobs
Hansa
The company is one of the leaders in the market of cookers and hobs. She produces an extensive list of models of such equipment. The most popular hob of this brand is the Hansa model BHG63100020.It attracts attention with a successful combination of retro design with modern technical characteristics.
Hansa BHG63100020 is a four-plate independent recessed panel. The diameter and power of the burners differ from each other:
- is the largest - with a capacity of 2.6 kW - has a diameter of 9 cm;
- two burners with a capacity of 1.65 kW in diameter are 6.5 cm;
- is the smallest burner with a capacity of 1 kW, its diameter is 4 cm.
The panel assembly is European. It should be noted that Hansa BHG63100020 attracts buyers not only with its design and characteristics. An important role in its popularity is played by a low price: the cost of the panel from Hansa is only 6,000 rubles.
Ariston
Attention of buyers deserves model Hotpoint-Ariston PZ T GH.Unlike most models, it is equipped with a large-capacity burner - 3.5 kW."Triple Crown" - this is the name of this ring. It has three rows of flame, which ensures the most uniform heating of the pan.
The power of the other three burners is 3, 1.65 and 1 kW.The panel is equipped with gas-control and avtopodigom. The grilles of the burners are made of cast iron, and the burners themselves are protected from mechanical damage by a strong nickel-chrome coating. Produced Hotpoint-Ariston PZ T GH in Italy, costs from 9 to 112 thousand rubles.
Gorenje
A company from Slovenia does not attract designers with big names to design their products, so you will not hear the expression "Slovenian design"( unlike Italian or Swedish).
But, nevertheless, the industrial designers of this company excellently cope with their task, giving the products originality and a certain charm. The hob Gorenje GC650KR is a vivid confirmation of this.
The model looks very stylish: a white base with black grilles( for each burner - its own).
Electricity instead of gas
If there is no permanent gas supply, or the user simply prefers to use electrical equipment, he can purchase an electric hob. They are produced by the same manufacturers, so the quality of the products will be just as high.
Electric panels differ from gas ones in the absence of the usual burners: they are only indicated on the surface.
Gorenje ECT 6 SYB
All "burners" of the model are of the HiLight type( fast warm-up).The most powerful in this panel( 2.2 kW) has a double heating field. Heating zones in diameter are 12 and 21 cm. The rear burner with a power of 1.7 kW also has double heating( 12 and 17 cm).
The two remaining burners with a capacity of 1.1 kW each have one heating zone with a diameter of 14.5 cm. For each working zone, residual heat is indicated.
BOSCH PKN 685N14E
Glass ceramic hob with seventeen-step power adjustment will allow the user to cook food in a high-temperature temperature mode. All four burners have two heating zones and oval extensions. The latter are activated by touching the touch key located on the control panel.
The total power of the panel connection is 7.2 kW.The control sensors are placed on an aluminum base. It also contains the main power button. The product is literally "stuffed" with automation: in addition to conventional, it provides automatic boiling, protective shutdown for prolonged idle time.
In addition to the well-known companies, the production of cooking hobs are engaged, as we say, everyone who cares. But our experience( sometimes sad) suggests that it is better to buy a firm's hob than a solid source of grief for your own blood.