Choosing Kitchen Appliances

Safety & Service Safety

Manufacturers hire independent agencies to test their appliances for safety

Safety & Service cont : seller’s promise that a product

will be free of defects and will perform as specified - states the issuer will repair or replace

a faulty product free of charge - states conditions under which the

issuer will service, repair, or replace an appliance : is like an insurance policy for major

appliances that you can buy from an appliance dealer You have to pay extra and if you don’t use it you lose it

Safety & Service cont.

Energy labeling :

yellow tags show an estimate of yearly energy use for major appliances

: energy efficient label

Major kitchen appliances Size and style of appliances depends on

Trend and technology Energy High-tech electronics Professional look - smooth, stainless steal

Ranges

Fuel Electric - volt electrical circuit

Gas - volt electrical circuit

Styles - finished side, can be

open on one side, most common

- sits on floor, snugly between two cabinets

- sit on a cabinet base

: can do to types of cooking, conventional and convection : uses a stream of heated air to

bake and roast foods

Range features , and rotisserie units Thermostatically controlled cooking units - helps with browning - draw away heat and orders

: fan mounted under the cook top

Automatic cleaning and continuous cleaning ovens

Using and care for ranges - do not drop heavy

objects, do not use cold water on the hot top - will crack and break

Microwave ovens Defrost, cook, or reheat food : high frequency energy wave : repeated cycle in which this

energy is emitted - distributes the microwaves and over-the-range microwaves - power levels, turntable, automatic

settings, add time, child lock

Refrigerators

Top-mount, side-by-side, bottom-mount, single-door

Frost free, manual-defrost, automatic ice-maker, temperature-controlled compartments

Freezers Chest or upright

Dishwasher Built-in or Wash cycles, adjustable racks, delay-start,

food disposal timer, sound insulation, no-heat drying

Dishes need to Empty the drain into the

Other major appliances Warming and refrigerator Food waste disposer

Trash compactor

Portable Kitchen Appliances Trends and technology

- one appliance talks to another Cordless and under-the-cabinet

Purchase consideration More than Who big or small How often will it be used

General use and care Read the manufacturer’s instruction booklet

Portable Kitchen Appliances cont. Toasters and toaster oven

Electric mixer - hand held or stand mixer

Blender - do not incorporate air into the food

Portable Kitchen Appliances cont. Food processor - does mixing and blending

Coffeemaker - percolator and automatic drip

Electric can opener

Portable Kitchen Appliances cont. Electric skillets - high dome cover

Slow cooker - to make one-dish meals, soups, and stews

Bread machines - mix and knead bread dough

Portable Kitchen Appliances cont. Pasta maker

Cappuccino

Electric kettle

Woks

Electric knives

Coffee grinder

Ice cream maker

Waffle maker