How to turn on the electric stove: how to use it, adjust the temperature

A modern electric stove is an indispensable assistant and support in supporting home comfort for any housewife. But, like any device, it requires special care. Even though the life of an electric stove is usually about 15 years, with proper maintenance, it will live much longer. In addition, some seemingly primitive stove handling skills will speed up the cooking process several times.

Features of inclusion of an electric stove

How to use an electric stove? By installing and connecting an electric stove, any beginner will certainly have a question about the correct use of the device.

TIP! Having acquired your first stove, do not rush to start cooking! Before the first connection, wash the device with a solution of water, salt and soap. This will help to remove grease and dust remaining after the assembly process, which can begin to burn out, forming an extremely unpleasant odor.

Turning on the power, you probably wondered - what to do next? First of all, it is worth determining the type of hob of an electric stove:

• Dependent (built into the oven. Accordingly, the controls of the hob are located on it);
• Independent (Has its own controls, which can be touch buttons or knobs).

If the controls of the electric stove are handles, then everything is quite ordinary here. I turned the knob - the hotplate was slightly warmed up. Turned again - warmed up more. But with touch controls, questions often arise.

ATTENTION! Do not be afraid to use touch control with dirty or wet hands. Modern sensors are unpretentious, and will respond to your click the same way in any case.

In order to turn on the electric stove, you need to find the corresponding button on the control panel, and then select its power (As a rule, it is indicated by a number from 1 (smallest) to 3 (largest). Usually, a small diagram is drawn next to the touch panel, showing which of the buttons is responsible for a specific burner.

How to adjust the temperature, use burners correctly

In order to set the correct temperature in the electric stove, it is necessary to carry out simple manipulation:

• Turn on the stove;
• Select a burner and click on the sensor responsible for it;
• Press the button for increasing the temperature (As a rule, indicated by the symbols + \ -) ​​and set the power (As a rule, either from 1 to 3, or 1 to 9, depending on the model).

TIP! During the first operation, it is best to set the temperature mode to maximum. Thus, you will be able to evaluate the power of your particular stove and in the future, select the optimal temperature.

How to turn on the electric stove? When using an electric stove, it is worth considering the type of burners installed specifically for your model. They can be:

1. Spiral (usually installed in the earliest models. As a rule, it is located under a special plate). This type of stove must be carefully monitored. Heating and cooling are much slower. Cook on such a panel should be careful.
2. Corrugated (In more modern models, corrugated tape was installed in place of the spiral. This system turned out to be much more efficient and safe).
3. Halogen (Hob lamps powered by halogen lamps are installed in the front plates. The main advantage, of course, is quick heating and cooling, as well as a high level of security).

TIP! To quickly heat the finished dish on an electric stove, simply heat the hotplate to the maximum temperature, put the dishes on, and then turn it off. During the time it cools down, the dish has time to heat up.

What utensils can I use

Of course, every good housewife in the house has many types of dishes, but not all of them are suitable for cooking on the hobs of your electric stove.

ATTENTION! In no case can you use old pots without a copper or aluminum coating, as well as cast-iron cauldrons. Such cookware can not only scratch the hobs, but also greatly degrade the performance of your stove and even disable it.

Suitable for the oven:

• Ceramic and clay containers;
• Tanks made of simple or cast iron.

For the hob, you can use:

• New enameled pots;
• Stainless steel tanks (The bottom should not be corrugated!);
• Glass-ceramic cookware (usually has a special marking);
• Cast iron tanks with a flat bottom.

ATTENTION! The size of the dishes must strictly correspond to the size of the burner! A difference of not more than 1 cm is allowed.

Safety precautions

When operating an electric stove, for its long work, it is necessary to observe a number of simple rules:

1. Before cooking, make sure that the bottom of the cookware is clean and even. Otherwise, you can get a foul-smelling burnt piece of food.
2. Dishes must be dry!
3. You can cover the dishes only with the lid that goes to it in the kit!

I observe safety precautions your stove will serve faithfully for many years! Be careful when operating it.