How to choose aerogrill: functions and characteristics

Despite the fact that in recent years the shelves in departments with small household appliances permanently occupied Multivarki, aerogrili still not fully surrendered their positions. Despite the abundance of home appliances that make life easier housewives, these devices are indispensable in many ways. They combine the properties of a double boiler, Multivarki, oven with convection, sterilizer, drying vegetable and other functions. So the question: "How to choose aerogrill" still will remain relevant for a long time.

What can aerogrill?

Aerogrill flask is thick, heat-resistant glass with a lid into which is mounted a fan, a heater and a control unit. Its diameter and capacity may vary depending on the model. There is enough compact variants such as VES SK-A flask of 3 liters. There are on the contrary, roomy units on 17-18 liters, suitable for a large family. Often the device is equipped with an expansion ring that can increase the volume and height of the glass container.

The device according to the predetermined temperature can perform a series of operations:

• Warming / defrost a large volume of products (e.g., whole turkey carcass).
• Drying fruits, mushrooms, fruits, vegetables and herbs.
• Longing - in this mode, you can cook a juicy pot roast, nourishing pea soup or baked milk.
• Sterilization of empty cans or ready-made blanks.
• Roasting vegetables and meat, how often, and in one piece. Also it is possible to prepare baked apples.
• Bakery products. Aerogrill allows you to bake cakes of yeast and puff pastry, hot sandwiches, pizza, meringue and more.
• Roasting vegetables, fish and meat.
• Cooking hot dogs, chicken, fish barbecue on the grill.
• Smoking.

Obviously, the list of operations that can be performed is a device that is quite diverse and, probably, any hostess will be able to find in it something suitable for yourself.

How to choose a good aerogrill?

Before you buy need to pay attention to a number of specifications, such as type of cover and the heating element, the power management.

Cap

Cover in Aerogrill can be of 2 types: a removable and tilting. The latest version at the time of opening / closing it keeps a special bracket. Model with a removable cover are significantly smaller, in addition it is convenient to wash: aerogrill can be disassembled on a support, a flask, a lid and wipe each piece separately.

However, in itself quite heavy cover, and in the process it is very hot. During cooking, it is necessary to constantly raise and lower (salt, something to turn over, remove the finished dish with the lattice), which causes a certain discomfort and significantly increases the risk burns. Hinged in this respect is much more convenient - to open the flask, just pull up the handle.

However, even here there are some minuses: open aerogrill such construction is possible only if above it there is enough free space.

To cover loosely leaned back, without touching the bottom of the wall cabinets, there should not be anything on it below 40-50 cm.

Heating element type

This device can be found two types of heaters: halogen and a conventional heater made of a metal spiral. Halogen represents a glass ceramic spiral which shines in the infrared range. The big difference in price between the two types of heaters are not. Halogen emits heat at once, it does not need time to warm up - at the expense of a little amount of electricity. On the other hand, glass is not as strong as metal, and when the fall cover of such a heater may be damaged.

Power

It affects the rate of heating and cooking. The more powerful heater aerogrill, the faster will be preparing meals, but on the other hand, the higher the energy consumption.

Control

It may be electronic or mechanical. It represents two mechanical arms by which the time and temperature is set. Electronic - display and a row of buttons with which to select programs. Exposed time is displayed, in addition to these models, it is possible to adjust the fan speed. With high speed fan rotates during cooking in the "grill" mode, the low - in the mode of "drying" and others.

Additional functions

These include: pre-heating the flask and self-cleaning. In some models, such as the VES AX 730, meets the heat of maintaining the option that saves the finished dish hot for some time.

Advantages and disadvantages aerogrill

aerogrill fans argue that the food that is being prepared in it, it turns out a diet compared to foods cooked on the stove. And this is true, because the fry and bake dishes on the grill can be oil-free. In addition, the excess fat from the food runs down and remains in the flask.

Another advantage - even baking on all sides. Hot air is continuously circulated in Aerogrill and fry products equally, that below that laterally.

Unlike Multivarki he is able to cook several dishes at the same time - is sufficient to establish a broad ring and grille.
The disadvantage is that it is often inferior in speed cooking other appliances. For example, the soup will have to prepare in Aerogrill two hours, as well as steamed vegetables, while the usual pan and the appliance will cope with that is three times faster. Defrost in it, too, will have a long time, longer than in the microwave oven, because the microwave directly heats the product itself, and in Aerogrill first heater should heat up, and then the air in the flask, and only then from a hot air heat to be transmitted product.