Hob
What do you have to consider when buying a hob? Which heating systems are used? A good question.
When choosing your new hob, you should have a close eye on your kitchen planning and make sure that you have enough space on the right and left of the hob.
In a nutshell, you should pay attention to the following when choosing the hob:
- Household size with a little reserve
- Cooking habits
- Space
- Optical unit with extractor hood
- Height
- Type of installation
- Storage area
There is an extensive range of hobs (or cooking, cooking spots). Depending on whether you prefer to cook conventionally with gas, prefer the latest full area induction or want everything at once: everything is possible. In principle, a distinction is made between two different ways to use a hob: self -sufficient or stove -controlled.
From self -sufficient Cooking fields are spoken when the hob can be controlled using a sensor button or rotary button, which are located directly in the hob.
At stove -controlled Hob fields are operated via control buttons on the front of the stove.
The size of hobs varies around 60 cm with 3-4 cooking zones over comfortable with about 75 cm with 3-6 cooking zones up to generously with about 90 cm and 5 cooking zones. There is also the flexible ModulesThe individual, around 30-58 cm wide hobs combined.
Hob Choose to an appropriate size
Orient yourself when choosing your hob on yours Household size and your personal Cooking habits. In a family there is usually more cooking than in a single house. Wider versions represent an enrichment for everyone who likes to cook a lot, for which the space must also be available.
The range of hobs is large. Before the selection, you should therefore worry about which hob is right for you.
Hob and Extractor hood match up
The modern fitted kitchen belongs Extractor hood, which is often located above the hob. In order for both kitchen appliances to result in an optical unit, the dimensions must be observed.
IMPORTANT: A 90 cm wide cooking area also requires a trigger hood model in the same width.
Induction hob Is “State often HE art” these days and is increasingly being used.
In induction hobs, both the soil of the cooking container and the side walls are heated. Due to the heating of heat directly in the pot, the heat is better and the content is heated faster. With a short response time, the cooking process can be dosed exactly.
Another advantage is that the cooking surface remains cool next to the pot, since it does not heat itself and does not direct the heat. The area below is only heated secondarily by contacting the pot (thermal return and radiation of the pot): It is practical that nothing can burn, which allows easier cleaning.
Many Induction hob offer automatic programs. Whether melting chocolate, preparing fries or grilling fish: Simply choose the desired setting for the desired food. Even different grill steps such as rare, medium or Well Done are possible. Nothing can boil or burn.
Induction hob require certain pans and pots, which must be made of an iron metal (stainless steel, enamel steel or cast iron) - important is a magnetizable soil. Pay attention to it when buying a new one.
