How to turn on an electric stove

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

Features of turning on the electric stove

How to use an electric stove? Having installed and connected an electric stove, any beginner will certainly have a question about the correct use of the device.

ADVICE! Once you purchase your first stove, don’t rush to start cooking! Before connecting for the first time, you must wash the device with a solution of water, salt and soap. This will help remove grease and dust remaining from the assembly process, which can begin to burn off, creating an extremely unpleasant odor.

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

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

If the controls of the electric stove are handles, then everything is quite ordinary. I turned the knob and the burner warmed up a little. I turned it again and it warmed up more. But questions often arise with touch controls.

ATTENTION! Don't be afraid to use touch controls with dirty or wet hands. Modern sensors are unpretentious and will respond to your press 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 (usually indicated by a number from 1 (lowest) to 3 (highest). Usually, next to the touch panel there is a small diagram showing which button is responsible for a specific burner.

How to regulate the temperature and use burners correctly

In order to set the correct temperature in the electric stove, you need to carry out a simple manipulation:

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

ADVICE! When using for the first time, it is best to set the temperature to maximum. Thus, you will be able to evaluate the power of your specific stove and in the future, select the optimal temperature.

How to turn on an electric stove? When using an electric stove, it is also worth considering the type of burners installed specifically on 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 maintained. Heating and cooling occurs much more slowly.Cooking on such a panel should be done carefully.
2. Corrugated (In more modern models, corrugated tape began to be installed in place of the spiral. This system turned out to be much more efficient and safe).
3. Halogen (Advanced stoves are equipped with burners powered by halogen lamps. The main advantage, undoubtedly, is rapid heating and cooling, as well as a high level of safety).

ADVICE! To quickly reheat a finished dish on an electric stove, simply heat the burner to maximum temperature, place the pan, and then turn it off. During the time it cools, the dish will have time to heat up.

What kind of cookware can be used

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

ATTENTION! In no case should you use old pans without copper or aluminum coating, as well as cast iron cauldrons. Such utensils can not only scratch the hobs, but also greatly impair the performance of your stove and even damage it.

Suitable for the oven:

• Ceramic and clay containers;
• Containers made of plain or cast iron.

For the hob you can use:

• New enamel pans;
• Stainless steel containers (the bottom should not be corrugated!);
• Glassware for glass ceramics (Usually has a special marking);
• Cast iron containers with a flat bottom.

ATTENTION! The size of the cookware must strictly correspond to the size of the burner! A difference of no more than 1 cm is allowed.

Safety precautions

When using an electric stove, for its long-term operation, you must follow a number of simple rules:

1. Before cooking, make sure the bottom of the pan is clean and level.Otherwise, you may end up with a foul-smelling, burnt piece of food.
2. Dishes must be dry!
3. You can cover the dishes only with the lid that comes with it!

If you follow safety precautions, your stove will serve faithfully for many years! Be careful when using it.