Hob( panel) - the upper part of the plate thickness of up to 6-7 cm, which modern technology allows you to cut without the oven into the kitchen worktop. This type is called independent, in contrast to the surfaces attached to the oven. Standard panels are a width of 59-60 cm, a depth of 50-52 cm, equipped with four burners.
Hobs: Body material
Surfaces are made of stainless steel or with enamel coating, aluminum, glass ceramics. The surfaces are enameled and of stainless steel are durable and wear-resistant. A significant drawback of the first - the possibility of mechanical damage( scratches, chips), an aesthetic flaw of the second - remain a divorce after wet wiping.
Standard gas surfaces made of stainless steel or enameled are offered from 4299 rub.("WHIRLPOOL AKM 254 IX");electric - from 6990 rubles.("Indesit VRB 640 C PT").
Glass ceramics, or heat-resistant glass, as a base for hotplates is practical when following the rules listed in the instructions. However, being perfectly flawless, requires the use of utensils with absolutely flat bottom;during overflow, the liquid spreads over the entire surface. Prices of standard panels of glass ceramics - from 7220 rubles.("Hotpoint-Ariston KRM 640 X").
Control of hob burners
Control is applied in three types: mechanical( it is also rotary), electromechanical and electronic. At inexpensive gas and electric surfaces the heating power is regulated by turning the regulator knob.
Electronic control provides the support of the set temperature, control of the cooking process, memory of the heating modes for preparing different dishes, additional functions. All parameters are set automatically by the corresponding program. A variety of electronic control - touch switches, working from touch( Latin sensus - 'sensation').
All cooking surfaces are equipped with safety functions. At gas systems "Gas control" automatically interrupts the gas supply to the burner with the flame extinguished. Electric and induction panels are equipped with protection against overheating, reduced heating power after boiling, automatic shutdown of hotplates when high temperatures are reached, etc.
Prices of standard panels: mechanically controlled gas - from 5790 rubles.("Indesit IP 640 S( AN) R"), electric - from 11489 rubles.("GORENJE ECK63CLI");electric with touch control - from 9100 rub.("Samsung CTR364EC01").
mechanical control
Types and functions of hot gas hob burners
The standard gas surface is equipped with burners of different power: high( 3500 W) - for cooking with deep and rapid heat treatment;average( up to 2000 W), low( up to 1000 W).Modern gas surfaces are equipped with two- and three-circuit burners( 2-3 circles of different diameters for the flame), which allows you to choose the heating area for utensils of different diameters. Such burners are used for steaming, quenching meat, frying.
The surface price with one dual-circuit burner - from 4160 rubles,( "Beko HIMG 64223 W"), with one three-circuit - from 13290 rubles.("Delonghi AV 46 PRO").
Produce surfaces with oval burners - under a dish of the appropriate shape, for example, a goose bump. Their prices - from 18564 rubles.("Bosch PCX 815B9").
The price of surfaces with burners on a glass-ceramic platform, known as "gas on glass," starts at 9310 rubles.("Fornelli PGA 60 ESTRO BL").
Electric hobs
The standard 4-burner electric panel is equipped with different power heating elements:
Cast-iron discs with internal heating elements in the form of a spiral
With slow heating and long cooling, they are more suitable for extinguishing meat, evaporating sauces. Relate to the class of average power;
Rapid hotplates
They are heated for 10-12 seconds. They provide "expansion zones", designed for dishes of different volume and shape. They are used in cooking soups, broths, jellies, for home canning;
Halogen Hobs
Heat on the basis of combining a high-temperature spiral and a halogen lamp. A large-capacity burner, heats up instantly, cools quickly;It is used for preparing dishes that do not tolerate prolonged languor. Lack of halogen lamps - short service life;
Hi-Light burners
Equipped with a spring tape made of high-voltage alloy. The heating rate is 4-7 s. Power - up to 2000 Watts. For fast food - porridge, omelets. They are related to express burners( high power class), they are marked in the center with a red circle;
Automatic hotplates
Automatic cooking zones are marked in the center with a white circle;are equipped with a sensor that determines the temperature of the dishes, the functions of rapid warming up to the desired temperature, a decrease in the heating power, switching to the set operating mode.
Electric panel "Bosch NKQ 645 A" with a set of burners: 1 halogen, 1 double circuit, 1 with an oval heating zone, included in addition, it is offered from 24018 rub.
Induction hobs
Induction hobs are organized by induction cookers mounted on a glass-ceramic panel. They work on the basis of an electromagnetic field. Creating high-frequency oscillations, it heats the bottom of the dishes and leaves the glass-ceramic surface cold.
Electromagnetic field provides high accuracy of heating control. The burners for cooking speed correspond to the microwave oven. At the minimum power, you can extinguish the products in the same way as on a slow fire;At maximum power, the liquid boils faster than gas.
Induction surface requires special dishes with a thickened to 4-6 mm ferromagnetic bottom - cast iron, aluminum, stainless steel. Non-ferrous metal dishes are not suitable.
With undoubted advantages: energy efficiency, instantaneous heating, high efficiency, automatic shutdown and recognition of the presence / absence of the magnetic bottom of the cookware - the induction panels have serious drawbacks: a large load on the cable due to high power, low power simultaneously operating burners, highprices.
The "Electrolux EHH 6540 FOK" panel with touch control, equipped with 4 induction burners, a surface lock button, a safety shut-off indicator and a function for instant heating of the burners, can be purchased for 15180 rub.
When choosing a hob, the main criteria should be the functional characteristics, ease of use, durability, safety, reliability, reasonable price. It is better to buy a gas hob: with a gas flame it is easier to control the heating, on a gas flame the cookware warms evenly, the liquid boils faster. Gas panel is economical in operation
Gas cooking surface is preferable to electric and induction: with similar characteristics it is more convenient to operate and more affordable
