Electric grills appeared relatively recently (about 30 years ago), but during this time they have already managed to catch the fancy of Russian buyers. Due to the abundance of different designs (portable and stationary, contact and contactless) and a wide price range, everyone can choose an electric grill for the soul.
It does not matter whether you are a meat eater or a vegetarian: an electric grill will open up to you a lot of new culinary perspectives. You can diversify your usual diet with roasted meat, fish, poultry and vegetable dishes that will not contain excess fat and carcinogens. So, are you ready to choose the best grill that will change your views on frying kebabs? Let's get started!
Basic selection rules
To begin with, we should decide on the main parameters of the future culinary assistant.
Type of electro grill: contact or contactless?
Contact grills provide frying dishes that lie on a hot embossed ceramic surface. They are open and closed. Who are contact grills?
- Those who like to take part in the process;
- Those who like to independently control the degree of roasting;
- For those who like crisp strips on meat, fish or vegetables.
Contactless grills have a different design: the ingredients in them are mounted on skewers or skewers and spin inside the container with heated air. Who are contactless grills?
- Lovers of healthy food (meat is not in contact with the surface, so carcinogens are not formed);
- Proponents of classic kebabs on skewers will like the fact that meat in such electric grills turns out exactly the same as when roasting meat on skewers over an open fire;
- Owners of spacious kitchens, since such grills are usually more contact.
Design
There are three options for electric grills:
- Floor;
- Desktop;
- Built in.
Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Outdoor grill is perfect for cooking meat or fish in the open air: it is easy to take out to the garden or to the balcony, and then enjoy all the charms of the barbecue, without polluting the air with burning products and smoke. The only condition is an extension cord.
Table grill - the most compact option of all. It can be removed in the closet, if the kitchen does not have enough working space. Its disadvantage is the impossibility of cooking large pieces of meat or vegetables entirely.
Embedded grill is usually the prerogative of catering. It is in them that everyone's favorite grilled chicken is cooked. Of course, there are less overall options for the house, which, however, still take up a lot of space in the kitchen. Moreover, now there are many models of ovens with a grill function, buying an embedded grill in an ordinary house, in general, does not make sense.
Functionality
As for contact grills, they are also divided into three groups:
- Unilateral;
- Bilateral;
- Universal.
One-sided electric grills are affordable and easy to manage, but they do not protect the house from pleasant, but not always relevant flavors.
Bilateral grills allow to reduce cooking time due to simultaneous roasting on both sides. In addition, they reduce the spread of food odors around the house.
Universal grills combine the advantages of the groups described above, but at the same time they are more expensive. By the way, they can simultaneously fry several types of products.
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Other selection criteria
What else should pay attention to the experienced buyer when choosing an electric grill?
- The power of the device affects the speed of cooking.If you are a young student free from family and children, then the simplest model with a power of about 0.8 kW will suit you. If you are the mother of a family and often host many friends, then it is worth taking a blow at a device with a capacity of about 2 kW.
- The surface area of contact grills is also worth choosing from the calculation of the number of people who will look at you with hungry eyes while you are frying your signature dish. The more the company is going, the greater the surface should be
- Readiness indicator is a convenient additional feature for beginners. If you are sure that you know how to determine the required degree of roasting by eye, you can safely take an electric grill at a lower price without overpaying for this option.
- Automatic shutdown is useful to forgetful dreamers and sociable owners, who may have more important things than tracking the cooking process.
- A delayed start is an excellent option for those who like to provide themselves with fresh food in advance. This option is not suitable for those who have treacherous cats who can contrive and steal meat directly from electric grill.
The most common manufacturers of electric grills
Consider manufacturers that have the highest ratings on the Internet:
- Contact board grills: Maxwell, Tefal, Philips, Bork. A large variety of models should not put you in a dead end: choose, starting from the desired type, and do not worry - the reputation of these manufacturers is confirmed by positive reviews of their customers.
- Outdoor portable grills: Clatronic and Steba. If you are looking for an electric grill to give, then among the wide range of Steba you will definitely find a suitable option.
Major customer mistakes
- Buying an electric grill without a removable tray will be the most terrible mistake. You will have to trick in every way to wash the surface itself from excess fat. And the removable tray is always easier to wash.
- Buying a floor grill in a city apartment is an imprudent act only if this apartment does not have a huge loggia. Barbecue in the apartment is more convenient on the table grill.
- Saving on buying a model with a small capacity, you will soon learn what a hungry rumbling in the stomach - because you have to wait so long until the meat is ready!
We wish you a happy shopping and fun friendly gatherings at the barbecue!
