Cooking is no more a messy hassle like it used to be during our grandma’s time. As more and more women are opting for a career outside home, cooking is becoming a super fast, no mess affair as they don’t have much time to spend in the kitchen. Along with that more and more people are opting for open kitchens in modern space savy apartment flats. So, you need to keep your kitchen as clean and chic as rest of your home. This has resulted in modular kitchen and electric appliances replacing the conventional kitchens which used to be a private, cornered space for the ladies of the family.

Electric appliances are space and time savvy, produce no smoke and adour and give a sleek, clean look to the kitchen. Hence, electric cooker and kettles are slowly occupying a place in your households. The fact that a bulky-looking gas cylinder or a pipe-line is not connected to the cooker is itself a smart and flexible option.

Types of Electric Cookers

Electric cookers are mainly of two types built-in cookers and free-standing cookers. A built-in cooker will fit into your kitchen module and hence doesn’t require extra space. For a free-standing cooker you will have to have sufficient space in the kitchen. A free-standing cooker can be a standard one or a range style one. A range-style oven is larger in size, has more cooking capacity or can have both special burners and hot-plates. They have more features than a standard one.

They can be subdivided according to the oven type it can be a conventional oven or a fan-assisted or convection oven. In a conventional oven the thermostat controls the heat in the middle and the centre of the oven is hotter than the rest. Convection oven uses a fan to circulate the heating element around the oven so that the food is cooked evenly. The fan heats the oven fast, cooks food faster and saves energy.

Features to Look for in an Electric Cooker

You have a plenty of brands offering Electric Cookers n Chimneys in the market and online stores. You need to consider your requirements and convenience before you buy one for your kitchen. The key features that these electrical cookers offer can be grouped under following heads:

1. Space you should buy your cooker according to the space available in your kitchen so that the cooker doesn’t occupy one forth of your kitchen.
2. Oven type a fan type oven is more efficient as it cooks faster and also in low temperature and provides even cooking. If you cook for more people, you can even have a double-cooker that gives both the option along with a separate grill.
3. Hob type on an electric cooker there are mainly two types of hobs hotplates and ceramic hobs. Hotplates can be of three types radiant rings, sealed plated and halogen. Radiant rings are coiled metal , sealed plates are thin iron discs covering the heating element and halogen rings are same as radiant rings with a better heat control. Ceramic hobs consist of a heat resistant glass that covers the halogen, semi-halogen or radiant heating element.
4. Energy efficiency the electric cooker should come with an energy label that that shows accurate energy consumption and efficiency.
5. Top and bottom heating feature this is a feature that helps you to cook food that needs slow cooking or fast high temperature cooking.
6. Warranty you choose a product that gives good warranty and after sale service so that you get good value for the money you spend.
7. Stylistic features you can choose your cooker according to the style and settings of your kitchen.