How to choose an electric oven - expert advice

An electric oven is a household appliance for cooking food with hot or warm air. Serves as an oven, grill, microwave. To choose the right, it is important to know the types and characteristics of the models presented on the market.

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Oven selection criteria
Cleaning system
Security
Functional features
Oven Modes
Top manufacturers
Video on the choice of the oven

how to choose an oven

Oven selection criteria

Design style and functionality is what interests the potential buyer when choosing any household appliance. Dimensions, functions, installation methods, controls are important indicators when buying an oven.

When purchasing, pay attention to the type of placement of the oven relative to the hob. Therefore, the characteristic emit:

dependent;
independent.

The dependencies are called ovens, which are installed complete with a panel for cooking, they are designed to control and the oven and the panel. In this case, the connection in the electrical network is carried out together with the panel for cooking. An advantage of use is the saving of joint purchase and installation, however, there is a possibility of a simultaneous breakdown in case of failure of one of the components.

The advantages of an independent oven include autonomy, it is set independently and equipped with controls only for switching modes of an electric oven. This oven is convenient to use, you can independently form the interior, no need to lean over the food, if set higher.

An important selection criterion is also the way to control the oven. Allocate:

mechanical method, which due to the simplicity of the design is reliable;
electronic - cooking time and temperature are adjusted more precisely using the control buttons;
touch - similar to electronic, only control is on the touch panel without buttons.

Cleaning system

oven cleaning system

For the hostess, the ability to clean the used household appliance is important. There are three cleaning systems, based on the processes:

steam cleaning - hydrolytic. Water is poured into the baking sheet; when the bottom surface is heated, evaporation and purification take place;
splitting of fatty deposits in the period while the food is cooked - catalytic;
converting fat to ash when heated to 500 degrees after cooking - pyrolytic system.

Security

The safety of a home appliance is not the least important when choosing. About safe use says the presence of:

The ability to automatically turn off, which is divided into two types: timer and temperature. The essence of the first is that the user selects a specific time period, after which the device switches off.
Temperature shutdown means that when the side and rear surfaces of the cabinet are heated to the maximum allowable temperature, the oven is turned off. Differs in safety in the presence of thermal sensors from each party.
Locking the door when you press the invisible lock and the switches embedded in the panel. Such a function is important in the presence of children and helps to avoid burns and involuntary activation or failure of the mode.
Non-heated door and glass. It is provided due to the presence of 2-4 layers of glass in the viewed part of the door, operating an internal fan or automatic cooling from the outside when heating above 60 degrees - Dinamic Cooling.

Functional features

The function of the oven is cooking. The nature, variety of dishes and taste characteristics depend on the set of capabilities of the model.

Minimum set of programs:

heating mode;
cooking temperature;
timer.

More expensive models have more features:

convection heating - a fan is installed on the back wall, around which there is a spiral heating element. The fan works, the air flow circulates evenly and permits to ensure uniform heating;
grill - mode provides baking juicy dishes due to the crust;
skewer - a device with an electric motor for cooking meat dishes;
telescopic controllers, grills and trays are installed on them, allow to avoid burns when checking the dish or adding ingredients;
the presence of auto programs allows you to select the type of product, configuration and specify the characteristics of the product;
thermal probe - measures the temperature inside the preparing dish and turns off the oven when ready;
the functions of steaming and using microwaves accelerate the process and allow you to cook healthy foods.

Oven Modes

oven functionality

The number of cooking modes depends on the number of heating modes. The more modes, the more dishes you can cook. The heating mode depends on the presence and combination of heating elements and among them there are:

Convection. The advantage of this mode is to heat and distribute the heat in the oven evenly, which will save time in cooking frozen dishes and cook at the same time on two or three levels.
Upper heating It consists in the action of only the heating element at the top. Top heat is used to get a crust.
Lower heating Heat comes from the bottom, which helps to fry foods.
The combination of lower, upper heating and the internal fan provides constant and uniform heating.
Cooking mode with steam. Steam is added to both convection and heat.
Vacuum cooking - Sous-vide mode. New function of electric ovens, previously required the purchase of individual appliances.

Top manufacturers

The number of manufacturers on the market is growing, the models are being upgraded. The rating is based on the popularity of models in the Russian market and their quality.

Asko - different functionality and quality, not cheap price.
Bosch - has long been popular in the middle price range, the combination of price and quality allows you to choose the appropriate option;
Korting is a German manufacturer, appeared on the Russian market since 2011, the quality of products has won the consumer;
Fornelli - Italian ovens and hobs, characterized by an interesting design and feature set.
Also, among the leaders are the models of firms Hotpoint-Ariston, Electrolux, Zanussi, BEKO.