Currently, manufacturers offer so many electric hobs( they are also called hobs) that there is simply no point in listing everything. By the way, the range of such electrical appliances is much wider than similar gas appliances. Their main advantage is that there is no need for gasification of the "premises" for use. It is clear that, for example, in a holiday cottage gas "pull" almost no one will.
All models are different and cost, and external design, and dimensions, and power, and many more trivia. Plus, various additional functions for "all cases of life" - well, or almost everything. To properly determine the choice, you need to get a little acquainted with what they are made of and how they work, these same "surfaces".
Types and features of
cooking hobs Inside the metal burner there is a heating element in the form of a spiral. Many remember still old-style electric stoves, where such a spiral lay absolutely open. Panels with such "heaters" are cheap, because they have such a disadvantage as a rather long warm-up( up to 1 - 1.5 min).By the way, they cool too long. Although their appearance is very attractive, for every taste.
Glass-ceramic burners have different designs - this is due to the use of various materials and instruments as a heating element. For example, spiral, which after about 10 - 12 seconds warm up to the required temperature. In halogen together with the usual spiral there is a halogen lamp, which also radiates heat. Heaters of the belt type are even more effective. There are also induction options for burners, but for cooking on them special dishes with a magnetized bottom are required. There are also combined ones, but they are issued quite rarely, usually for special orders, and their cost is appropriate.
What you need to pay attention to
Hobs can have different shapes, but this does not mean that one form is better than another. It is necessary to see for which dishes such a hotplate is more suitable( we mean the size of the dishes).And the power does not affect the power. By the power of the panel are divided into 3 types: small, medium and high. But do not forget that the more the cooking surface works and the more powerful it is, the more, naturally, the counter is wound up.
When choosing a model, you should ask about the availability of additional functions. Producers try to outdo each other in this respect, but there are also "basic" functions that it is desirable to "have" in the chosen product. This is an "emergency shutdown" and a timer with sound indication. The control panels can be different. Or switches and buttons( mechanical control), or sensors. It is much more convenient, but the price is somewhat larger.
Based on the foregoing, it can be concluded that the panels with glass ceramics are still preferable. And everything else is at the discretion of the "buyer".Given that the spread of prices for electric cooking surfaces is quite large, everyone will be able to choose a model for themselves and to taste, and by means.
