We tell me that manufacturers of kitchen appliances are offered today, and choose the best option.
Kitchen appliances change over time. This is true about wind wardrobes. So, over the past 10-15 years, ovens disappeared from the range with the dependent control (the buttons of which were made on the cooking panel). The number of gas ovens has decreased, now they are represented mainly or in the lowest price category (15-20 thousand rubles), or in premium segment (50-100 thousand rubles). We tell what today should pay attention to when choosing.
1 Functionality
Multifunctional is considered to be devices with four and more heating modes. Now, let's say, you rarely already meet the oven without the built-in grill. To other methods of heating include:- Convection - blowing the food with a stream of hot air;
- Handling hot steam. Built-in steam supply systems allow you to adjust air humidity in the oven working chamber;
- Microwave radiation. Built-in microwaves can be used for cooking, and, let's say, for defrosting frozen foods.
All these methods can be applied separately from each other, as well as in various combinations. This gives a large selection of modes of operation. There may be more than a dozen of such a premium mode.
2 Management Methods
In the classic version, the buttons are made on the control panel, with which the temperature and duration of heating are set, as well as separate programs and modes of operation. Manufacturers seek to simplify management. For example, in Miele's wind wardrobes, an electronic recipe collection is offered, allowing you to prepare more than 100 different types of dishes.
There are similar programs from other manufacturers. InDesit, for example, is the Turn & Cook feature in which you want to select the desired cooking program and then press only one button.
InDesit IFVR 500 OWN Cabinet
And in the Intuit line from the Electrolux oven Steamboost is equipped with three different preparation modes with steam. Two modes combine steam and heat in different baking and baking ratios, while one mode uses only 100% steam.
ELECTROLUX OKB8S31X OKB8S31X
You do not need to choose a certain mode of operation, it is enough to choose the name of the finished dish, and the oven will select the desired combination of temperature, steam humidity and the duration of processing.
As for management technologies, the options for remote control and control are of the greatest interest. With their help, the smartphone owner can not only monitor the work of the oven, but also upload the recipes from the network. Similar features are found, for example, in LG models ("Smart" technology Smart ThinQ), Miele (Miele @ Home and MobileControl systems), Whirlpool (Yummly digital platform).
In parallel, voice control systems are developed and implemented, for example, based on Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa platforms.
Floor cabinet with microwave, model H 6800 BM (Miele). Color Touch TFT Display, Termspoint, PerfectClean Coated Camera
3 Establishment
So, the oven door also underwent various modifications. And this is not only a multi-layer glass that protects users from high temperature. The door closing mechanism is improved. Thus, in LG models, a smooth closing mechanism is implemented, making work with a brass cabinet more convenient and safer. In Miele models, there is a Touch2Open function: if you touch the corresponding symbol on the control panel, the special mechanism smoothly open the door 90 °. It is also very convenient, especially if you need to open the door, but I don't want to grab the handle with dirty hands.
An even deeper modification was subjected to the mechanism of opening the door in the Neff technique. The proprietary feature of their wind wardrobes is the Slide & Hide door, drilled in the grooves below the working chamber. The door leans and then moves inside so as not to interfere with the open oven.
ELECTROLUX EZB 52410 AX ovens
However, it is possible to monitor the condition of the prepared food, and does not at all open the door. Thus, the Intuit Connectivity of the ELECTROLUX windbases is equipped with a built-in webcam and Wi-Fi connection feature. You can choose a recipe in the Internet directory, remotely monitor preparation and even change settings and modes of operation.4 Additional parameters
Oven during operation can be very dirty, so it is important that they can be easily laundered. Choosing a brass cabinet, appreciate the design of the inner chamber. It is desirable that all its details are easily accessible for cleaning, especially such problem areas like Teng Grill or telescopic guides (guides should be easily dismantled). For example, in the oven Teka Country HR 750 Vanilla OB, the folding tan of the grill greatly simplifies the process of cleaning the camera.
Brass Cabinet Teka Country HR 750 Vanilla OB
The surface of the inner chamber can be made of metal with different coatings. In the ovens Miele, the PERFECTCLEAN coating is used, the surface of which is less sensitive to scratches and has good non-stick properties. EasyClean coverage has similar high characteristics: it can withstand high temperatures and is easily cleaned with water. Sometimes the coating has self-cleaning properties: Such is, for example, catalytic enamel used in Ecoclean Plus rules at Siemens and Titanium at Hansa. Under the influence of temperature, the fats that fell on this enamel decompose into water and carbon, that is, soot that can be easily witching with a paper napkin.
Another cleaning method is pyrolytic. This is a more radical method based on the heating of the oven to a very high temperature (450-500 ° C). The pyrolytic cleaning method was previously used mainly in models of expensive brands, like Miele or Gaggenau, now it is also found in the middle price range, for example, in SERIE models | 2 (Bosch).
Bosch HBG633BS1 5.0 oven
Another cleaning option - using steam - occurs in models with a built-in steam generator (steamer). This method effectively disappears any contamination. As a rule, in the ovens there is one cleaning option. The exception is the Candy model from the Timeless series with a dual PYRO (Pairo) and Aquactiva (waterfront) system: Pyro is used for general cleaning, and for daily - Aquactiva.
Flexible Dual Cook Flex with Flexible Door (Samsung) technology. Great capacity (75 l) simplifies cooking on two levels
5 Interesting constructive features
- "Popcorn". The automatic program for making popcorn is available in a number of Miele ovens.
- Thermosphere. This device is stuck in roast and allows you to control the temperature inside the dish.
- Sous Vide (Electrolux, Körting). Professional method of preparation in vacuum packaging at low temperature with accurate maintenance level of heating. This method allows you to maintain useful substances and best reveals the taste and aroma of food.
- Uniform heat distribution throughout the oven volume (3D Hotair Plus feature from Siemens, Circotherm at NEFF, 3D hot air at Bosch). This feature is especially in demand, for example, when preparing different dishes at once on three levels (their smells are not mixed).
- Linear temperature control (LG). The technology prevents large differences in temperature modes. This ensures uniform cooking dishes inside and outside, regardless of the location and level of the dish in the oven.
Aria Embedded Light Square (Indesit) with automatic cooking feature Turn & Cook
6 volume
In recent years, the capacity of electric winds has increased markedly. If 15 years ago, the volume of traditional ovens was 50-55 liters, then in modern models the capacity often exceeds 70 liters. From the recorders for the capacity, we note the Aria line from indesit (71 liters), the ELECTROLUX EOB 53434 AX (72 L) model, and in the Samsung Dual Cook Flex series it is 75 liters. Separately, we note the brass cabinets with a width of 90 cm (in the bulk of the embedded models). Their capacity can exceed 100 liters.
