Glass-ceramic stove: pros and cons. Owner reviews

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

When buying a new home or carrying out major repairs in an existing one, everyone wants to make everything original and practical at the same time. It is impossible to achieve both one and the second without the use of nanotechnology. After all, only fashionable new technology has both a magnificent appearance and extensive functionality. One of these modern attributes in kitchen furniture is a glass-ceramic stove. Let's try to identify and find out the pros and cons: is it really a stylish practical thing or just a whim of the rich? Or maybe the costs of modernity? Or is it still a necessity that alleviates the fate of a woman?

Glass ceramic hob: pros and cons

A beautiful and stylish kitchen is the dream of every housewife. A special place here is given to the stove, refrigerator and sink. Noticethe plate is in the first place. Beauty is beauty, innovation is innovation, but glass ceramic stove has pros and cons. User reviews reveal both sides of the coin to the fullest.

Dignity

Among the benefits noted:

• Support instant heating function.
• Resistant to high temperatures.
• A high-quality glass-ceramic stove is characterized by low horizontal thermal conductivity and relatively high vertical conductivity.
• High strength.
• Low power consumption compared to stoves that run on gas. Experienced users consider glass-ceramic hob as a cost-saving tool. Today, the gas tariff is growing every day, so electricity consumption will be cheaper.
• Glass-ceramic coating cools down quickly. This allows for a dynamic response to changes in switch position. Until quite recently, this was characteristic only of gas surfaces.
• Select the heating zone. You can adjust the heated area yourself. This allows you to use cookware with different diameters.
• Possibility of using dishes of specific shapes. Depending on the model of the glass-ceramic stove, the shape of the burners can be not only round, designed for dishes with a rounded bottom, but also other shapes that make it possible to use a goose-cooker, as well as dishes of various configurations.
• Extended functionality. If before the mainthe purpose of the stove was cooking, now there is a timer function, automatic shutdown when boiling, auto-cooking mode and others. All this facilitates the work of the hostess and does not require her full participation.
• Protection from children. Another feature of modern models of glass-ceramic stoves, which makes it possible to prevent children from accessing the navigation of the unit and avoid various kinds of troubles.

Flaws

Has a glass ceramic stove pros and cons. The latter, according to owners, include:

The need to purchase dishes from certain materials. Depending on the type of burners (standard, induction, Hi-light, halogen), one or another cookware can be used on the stove

• Specific care. A glass-ceramic stove needs special care. Surface cleaning must be done with a special tool using appropriate household chemicals, which usually cost a lot.
• Strong static loads are contraindicated.
• Point strikes are contraindicated.



• Low sides. This suggests that if, for example, soup or milk escaped during the cooking process, then you will have to catch on the floor. Consequently, not only the working hob will be contaminated, but also the floor.
• "Sugar disease". Slab ofglass-ceramics are very afraid of sugar both in pure form and in the composition of liquids (jam, jam, syrup, etc.). It is almost impossible to clean burnt residues.
• A sharp temperature drop is contraindicated. When the stove is in operation mode, that is, it is turned on, cold liquid should not get on it. If this happened once, you should not worry, but if this is observed systematically, it will soon cause the plate to fail.

Analyzing the above, we can conclude that the disadvantages of glass-ceramic stoves are the complexity of operation and demanding care. In this aspect, of course, traditional electric stoves win. But such a disadvantage is nothing compared to performance.

Which dishes can and cannot be used?

Requires a special selection of glass-ceramic cookware. The pros and cons in this criterion, which must be observed according to the rules of operation, come together. So, the purchase of new dishes is primarily costly from a financial point of view. But if you buy the right utensils, then you are guaranteed a quick cooking process and a long service life of the stove.

Features of the choice of dishes

1. Smooth, undeformed bottom.
2. The diameter of the bottom of the pot or pan must match the diameter of the burner.
3. Aluminum and copper cookware must not be used. Some cooktop manufacturers are missing outthis question, but in practice it has already been proven that the use of pots, pans and kettles made of these materials can lead to the appearance of mother-of-pearl spots on glass ceramics, which in most cases cannot be washed.
4. If the hob is equipped with induction burners, then the cookware must be steel, enamel or cast iron. The use of utensils made of other materials is strictly prohibited. In addition, the bottom of cookware for induction cookers must have ferromagnetic properties. Checking their presence is very simple - just bring a magnet to the bottom of the container. If it attracts, then a ferromagnetic element is present and such cookware is suitable for use on "smart" hobs. What can not be said about containers made of glass, porcelain, copper, brass, ceramics.

Features of care

Any thing, technique or equipment, will serve its user for a long time only if he provides it with proper operation and care.

How to care: maintenance features of ceramic plates. Ground Rules

1. Use scrapers to clean glass ceramic hobs. Yes, only scrapers. It is strictly forbidden to clean the surface with a knife, a brush, a washcloth with a metal surface, abrasive products. The scraper effectively fights various kinds of pollution with the help of removable blades. Such a device in most cases comes with a hob. But if you didn’t find a scraper, don’t worry, you can’t purchase it separatelywill be no problem.
2. Use creamy products to clean glass-ceramic cooktops. Cream or paste eliminates the possibility of scratching glass ceramics. In addition, when such a substance is applied, a so-called protective layer is formed, which prevents scratches to some extent.

Cleaning process technology

1. Remove dirt with a scraper.
2. Wash the electric stove.
3. Wipe with a damp towel.
4. Wipe dry with a towel.

What is allowed and what is not? Other nuances when caring for glass-ceramic surfaces

It is highly undesirable to expose a glass-ceramic stove to strong statistical loads. In addition, point impacts should be avoided by all possible and impossible means, and scratching of the surface should also be avoided. And also remember, the hob must always be clean, since permanent contamination is contraindicated for these stoves.

As already noted, a glass-ceramic stove has pros and cons, but despite this, it is a priority for modern consumers. Positive characteristics are defined more from a technical point of view, while disadvantages are due to operational features and require investment of certain funds.