Haulguild Home and Office » Kitchens http://www.haulguild.org Share all about Home and Office Improvement Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:35:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Main Cooking Appliances in the Kitchen http://www.haulguild.org/main-cooking-appliances-in-the-kitchen/ http://www.haulguild.org/main-cooking-appliances-in-the-kitchen/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:42:49 +0000 lia http://www.haulguild.org/?p=109 Continue reading →]]> Choosing the right cooking appliances may be a tricky task to do. How do you know which cooker is the best for your kitchen? What cooker type do you think which will suit your cooking activities best? Below here, I will give short description and explanation on each appliance to help you to help you to understand the characteristics of them.

Hobs

Electric: these have either heating elements under sealed plates or a ceramic glass top. Sealed plates are slower, less responsive and more awkward to clean. Look for ones with a red dot in the centre as these are speedier. Glass topped hobs can cover conventional radiant rings or halogen bulbs. Halogen is slightly quicker and more responsive but not as fast as gas when it reverts to simmering.

Gas: these are the quickest from of heating but they are more awkward to clean. Models with lids have a safety device cutting off the supply to the burners if accidentally closed.

Specific modular units: such items as deep fat fryers, wok burners and griddles can be built into the surface.

Ovens

Built in ovens: can be single (60cm[24in] high) or double cavity (90cm [36in] high).

Built under double ovens: usually 72cm (28in) high (smaller than built in doubles because of height restrictions) and fit under the work surface.

Free standing cookers: these can have one large single oven with a lower storage drawer or one main oven with a separate smaller compartment above which can be a second oven and/or grill. Be warned the bottom oven is very low and you do have to bend to reach into it. If you often cook several dishes at once, bear in mind that a single oven has the grill in the main cavity and this can restrict your options (you won’t be able to roast and grill at the same time). Eye level grills are convenient to use. If you opt for a double oven, check the size of the smaller oven not all will take a deep tin or roast.

]]> http://www.haulguild.org/main-cooking-appliances-in-the-kitchen/feed/ 0 Microvawes http://www.haulguild.org/microvawes/ http://www.haulguild.org/microvawes/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:45:13 +0000 lia http://www.haulguild.org/?p=111 Continue reading →]]> There are three main types of microwave and the choice will depend on the type of cooking you want to do. Whichever type you choose, remember they cook more quickly than conventional ovens. Sizes vary from 0.4 to 0.8cu ft (compact) or 0.9 to 1.4 cu ft (family). The wattage indicates the power output of the oven. The higher the wattage, the quicker the microwave will reheat. Look for power outputs of around 800-900 watts. Too high and food cooks too quickly and can burn at the edges. Food cannot be stacked in a microwave so it is the turntable size that is more important than the height. Useful programmers include auto defrost and auto cook; auto minute; multi sequence cooking; jet start and minute minder.

Microwave only: a good choice if you just want to defrost and reheat food quickly, but they don’t brown the surface of food.

Microwave with grill: will also brown the surface of food. Grills are either radiant, similar to a conventional electric oven or quartz. Neither type is as powerful as a conventional oven grill, so cooking can be slow.

Combination microwaves: the most versatile, they combine a microwave, grill and convection oven, and allow you to cook by microwave, grill or convection; or microwave combined with convection; or microwave combined with convection or grill. They can be used in the place of standard cooker.

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