Electric Oven Overview
As the lifestyle is continuously changing and is becoming advance, an oven has become an essential appliance for homes. An oven whether electric or gas has become a must-have kitchen appliance in most Pakistani households. An oven can work either by gas or electricity but over a few years, the electric ovens have become popular.
What is an Electric oven?
An electric oven is an oven that works by electricity; it can either be just a microwave oven for heating purposes or a cooking oven having many different features.
From the beginning of the 21st Century, making food by baking has become a trend across the globe. It is easy and less time-consuming. In early times, gas ovens were used but to lower the consumption of natural resources. Electric ovens have created that work on man-made power.
Electric Ovens are of utmost importance and a convenient way of baking. If you like to bake and want to make the perfect cakes, pizzas, and other baked products, Electric Oven will be a good choice. Electric Ovens seems expensive but that is wrong. Their prices are flexible depending upon the Voltage they support, reliability, functions, and usage.
Electric Oven Heating Element
The main component of an Electric Oven is heating elements on top and the bottom. These heating elements are controlled by a thermostat and a selector switch.
The thermostat in the electric oven is charged when the oven is being heated. The temperature of the electric oven is regulated by charging and discharging of the thermostat with the increase and decrease in temperature.
Selector Switch is placed in correspondence to the control knot of the Electric oven. It allows the user to switch between various functions of the electric oven like fan heating, grill, defrost, etc.
Electric Oven Timer
Electric Oven has a digital watch and a timer. When the oven is off but it has the power supply, the oven can display the time, but this is an additional feature. The main purpose of the digital timer is to turn off the oven after the settled time. This timer has flexibility and can set on any desired time as required for baking.
Interior light
There is a bulb installed inside the electric oven to ease visibility inside the oven. This bulb is heat resistive, so it can survive the high temperature inside the oven.
Electric oven working
When the temperature is adjusted using the temperature control and the desired function is enabled, the lower heating element is activated. The copper wire is connected to the temperature adjuster; this copper wire reads the temperature and makes appropriate adjustments. As the temperature exceeds the limit, the electric supply is cut off until the temperature drops. This process continues and the temperature is regulated.
Some ovens known as convection ovens have a fan to blow the heat from the metal rods to the entire oven.
Electric Oven Required Voltage
Electric Oven works between 220-240 volts at a frequency of 60 Hertz.
Electric Oven Self-Cleaning Option
Some Electric Oven has a self-cleaning option. It works at a high temperature of 400 to 500 degrees Celsius. This feature burns the leftovers in the oven, making them ash. After this, the ashes can be easily removed from the oven without the use of strong chemicals.
Self-cleaning ovens have auto-lock technology. The door is locked during the cleaning process so, none of the heat is escaped and also to prevent burn injuries. This door is closed for almost three hours. The door is opened when the temperature is lowered to normal baking temperature i.e., 316 degrees Celsius.
Advantages of Electric Oven over a Gas oven
Electric ovens can heat up quickly as compared to gas ovens. There is an equal heat distribution inside the electric oven. This process of equal heat distribution is helped with convection fans in some electric ovens. It helps in baking where equal heat is required from all sides.
Fan heating feature is also possible because of electric ovens. They can have additional features like the grill, defrost and just keeping the food warm.
Electric Oven colors
The wide range of electric ovens is made in only two colors, grey and black. There can also be other customized colors that can go with a themed kitchen or even contrast.
Electric Oven accessories
Electric ovens have many accessories due to their association with baking. These include pizza trays, cake pans, bread pans, grill trays, baking trays, etc.
There is a thermal insulation bulb that is used inside the oven and is heat resistant. The fans are also available in case there is some mishap and the fan stops working, it can be replaced.
Best brands in selling electric ovens
In Pakistan, there are several leading brands for selling electric oven.
- Fortile
- Siemens
- Teka
- Rays
Fortile
Fortile is the leading brand in selling electric ovens all across Pakistan. It best-sold products are listed below
- Fortile KE G6003A
- Fortile 52L KE G6006A
- Fortile 56L KEG6007A
Fortile KE G6003A features and specifications
- It has a defrost function, keep warm function, fan heating, etc.
- Fan heating can be controlled from lower to higher temperatures.
- Fortile KE G6003A has an interior light. A simple tempered glass that can stand high temperatures making the product more reliable.
- LCD to display timer and time when the oven is not being used.
- Easy to clean a 306-grade steel surface.
- Fortile KE G6006A is supported by child lock features and Pure European convection fan.
- It is a 60 cm square-shaped box, weighs about 60 kg, in addition to this, it has a capacity of 52 liters.
- It needs a 2700W power supply to work.
Fortile 52L KE G6006A features and specifications
- Fortile KE G6006A has an interior light. A simple tempered glass that can stand high temperatures making the product more reliable.
- LCD to display timer and time when the oven is not being used.
- Easy to clean a 306-grade steel surface.
- Fortile KE G6006A is supported by child lock features and Pure European convection fan.
- It is a 60 cm square-shaped box and weighs about 60 kg.
- It works on a minimum power supply of 2700 W.
Fortile 56L KE G6007A features and specifications
- The electric baking oven has a stainless steel surface.
- It is a single built-in oven that is 60cm wide.
- It has a capacity of 56 liters and a weight of about 60 kg.
- Large display glass window.
- It has a convection fan to blow the heat into the oven for fast baking.
- The automatic power-off feature cut the power supply when the timer ends.
- It has an enameled cavity and tray.
- Easily cleanable stainless steel surface inside the oven. It prevents the leftover baking material from sticking inside the oven.
- Operations are easy to perform with mechanical control
- Tripe-layer glass door.
Fortile provides a 1-year warranty on all its products. The products can be purchased from online shopping sites and official sites of the brands as well. You can even buy them from your nearest retailers. The online products are delivered within 2 to 3 days all across Pakistan. The products have accessories like trays and grills that come along the electric oven.
Advantages of Electric oven
- Many chefs do recommend electric ovens over the gas oven because of their many benefits over the gas ones.
- Electric oven is easier to use than the gas ovens.
- An electric oven heats up faster as compared to gas heater.
- The heat inside an electric oven is more consistent.
- In an electric oven, the heat is spread more evenly inside the chamber, making the dish cook thoroughly.
- Some electric ovens come with a fan inside the baking chamber making the heat spread faster thus cutting down the time required for cooking certain dishes.
- Electric ovens do not require a separate gas connection as the gas oven requires.
- The heat in electric ovens is drier which is better for baking and grilling purposes.
- Electric ovens are cheaper than gas ovens.
Disadvantages
- The greatest disadvantage of having an electric oven would be a shortage of power sources. If the power source which is electricity in this case would be out, the electric oven won’t be of much help.
- In comparison to electricity, gas is available most of the time in Pakistani houses and is way cheaper.
- Electric ovens can cost more overtime is used.
Features
- An electric oven can just serve the purpose of heating and defrosting food.
- Some electric ovens also have a feature of baking or cooking with some built-in recipes.
- An electric oven can also have a grilling or roasting feature too.
- An electric oven can last for about 13 to 14 years.
Conclusion
Cooking and baking has become easier because of electric ovens. There are many high-end companies in Pakistan that sell electric ovens like Orient, Westpoint, Samsung, etc.
Electric oven is best to use for cooking, baking and grilling purposes.