Mistakes you should not make when buying an electric kitchen oven

When we think about buying an oven, we may make certain mistakes when purchasing it that, if we had known about them beforehand, would have helped us achieve a better result in our purchase. That is why today we are going to see what these failures are, so that everything is easier for us.

In order to buy the best electric oven for uswe must be aware that errors or oversights are made on several occasions when acquiring this type of device that can be definitive in the final result.

It is important to know what we should not fail in, since we are not talking about an appliance that is changed every few months, in addition to the fact that it will be a moderately important investment in the best of cases.

There are certain things that we are all more than clear about, such as space, since we must adapt to what we have or the main brands, knowing that some of them are unlikely to disappoint us, such as Samsung, Fagor, Balay, Teka, AEG, Bosch or Zanussi, among others.

But after what we all have more or less clear, the truth is that there are other details that go unnoticed or in which mistakes are made that today we will try to correct so that it does not happen again.

Do you know what kind of oven you want?

One of the main mistakes made today is not knowing what type of electric oven we want or not knowing what each of the different types on the market can be used for.

We already know that there is larger and smaller ovenssince not all kitchens have the same space to place this type of appliance. The normal thing is to put those that are 60 cm. Those that measure less are already considered small, while there are some that reach 90 cm, being of the extra-large type.

From here we should consider the ovens according to their operation, each one of them for a type of client:

• Conventional ovens: these are the traditional ovens that heat the air through resistances at the top and bottom. They can cook all kinds of food.
• Microwave ovens: They are those microwaves that also have an oven part. They are dedicated to simple cooking and are often used to heat food.
• Multifunction ovens: they are the most present in Spain, since they have a grill and convection function. They are capable of making all kinds of meals and even two at a time.
  Steam ovens: There are more and more ovens of this type on the market. They pretend to have the same success that air fryers have had.

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Some things that often go unnoticed

When we go to buy an oven, we usually look at things like if it fits into the space we have in the kitchen to put it, if it is big enough to put all the food we usually cook or if the design is what we expect in this type of oven. device.

But then there are other features that often go unnoticed.

door capacity

The door can not only be used to open and close the oven, but many times makes our task much easiersince in some cases its opening is like a drawer and we have the cooked food right in front of us and in others, the rails where the food is, are incorporated together with the opening door itself.

In other words, we have several options to choose from, so we are not only talking about the opening system, but we must see if it also works for us. as an aid to cooking itself.

Cleaning

We must make sure that we are dealing with a device that is easy to clean, since, if not, this task can become a real odyssey.

Many of them carry Pyrolysis functionwhich is nothing more than a system by which the oven cleans itselfclearly facilitating everything that is a process as cumbersome as that.

This is achieved because the device heated up to a temperature close to 500º C which carbonizes any type of fat or food residue that could be found inside, causing the result be asheswhich is scattered on the floor of the device.

There will be no need to scratch, use abrasive cleaners, or have to position ourselves in unnatural positions to reach the end of the appliance, since with a damp cloth to remove said ash, it will be enough.

Many people do not know that this system exists and others say that it is excessively expensive to carry it out. According to OCU data, each pyrolysis cycle costs around 1 to 2 euros of electricityso this is disproved.

Consumption

This is not something that goes unnoticed exactly, but it does have a slightly distorted opinion of reality.

We should try to get an oven with best power ratingwhich implies that we should look for an A on the energy card of the oven that we like.

From there, it is true that there are some of these devices that can exceed 3,000 W of power, but it is not true that they are always being used.

That is, when they reach the temperature that we have set ourselves, they stop and only turn on to regulate that these degrees are not lost, so that consumption is less than it may seem at first.

We do not want to say that they consume little, since it is not like that, but it is not as much as most users believe, provided that we have a class A oven, of course.

According to OCU datacooking a chicken supposes a consumption of 1.5 KWh, which is equivalent to about 30-50 centswhile a biscuit accounts for half of that consumption.

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Functions that we cannot ignore

There are certain functions in an oven that must be brought yes or yes, since otherwise we would talk about an appliance that would not measure up.

These facets that you should not forget and that should be present in your next electric oven are:

• Uniform heat: we should ensure that it emits heat both from the top and from the bottom.
• Temperature: It should always have a selector so that we can set the temperature that most interests us depending on what we are cooking at any given time.
• Air: it should also incorporate the hot air recirculation function to, for example, cook a piece of meat.
• Grill: Although there are ovens with different types of grill within the same appliance, we should at least have one.

With everything that we have told you today, you will be able to enjoy your electric oven with more guarantees that the one you buy is the best for you and your needs.

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