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There are so many different types of cooking appliances available on
today’s market. There are the more traditional range cookers, hobs,
built in ovens, double ovens, cooker hoods and the most recent advance
in cooking technology- the microwave. All have their advantages and
disadvantages and the one that you choose will depend on your
preference of style, the size of your kitchen, the space you have
available in it and the amount of money that you have to spare on your
new cooking appliances.

Microwaves have definitely shaped the way in which we cook over the
last couple of decades. Meals that used to take hours to prepare, now
can take a matter of minutes with a simple touch of a button and a
stir half-way through. Not only do microwaves help you to save on
cooking time, but they can also help you to save on your cleaning time
too- no more scraping scrambled egg off of your ‘non- stick’ saucepan
after a full English breakfast. Of course, many people like to be able
to put a labour of love into cooking family meals and for that, you
really need to be using more traditional cooking appliances.

Range cookers look great in a traditional or a contemporary kitchen
and have everything that you need combined into one cooking appliance-
that is your oven, your grill and your hob all in one. Of course, the
colours and styles that are available to you differ between
manufacturers. If you do not mind paying a little extra, Britannia has
one of the largest selections of colours for cooking appliances and
even patterns so that you can fully customise your home to just the
way you want it. But there are plenty of more basic options available
from dozens of manufacturers in black, white and stainless steel that
are still practical, but come with a bit of a smaller price tag.

Range cookers are freestanding cooking appliances, but more and more,
people are having their cooking appliances integrated into their
design and built in ovens and hobs that are built in to the existing
counter look sleek and match easily with the rest of your cooking
space, helping you to keep everything coordinated. The main problem
that comes with built in ovens is that they are lower down than most
freestanding ovens- not great for if you have a bad back- but if you
can handle the height then they can really give your kitchen that
modern look.

Whether you do decide upon a freestanding range cooker or on a built
in oven and hob, there are still more options available to you and
they rely almost entirely on your preference when it comes to cooking.
The three main choices that you have when choosing a new hob are gas,
ceramic and induction, but Domino hobs have been introduced to the
cooking appliances market recently as well. Domino hobs allow you to
combine different types of hobs into one. For example, you can choose
to have two gas burners and two ceramic zones, some manufacturers
offer a Chef Top, which is a new and healthy way to cook on the hob
and makes your food taste great too. Gas is still a household
favourite because of its controllability, but induction hobs are
becoming more and more popular because they are safe and cook food far
more efficiently than other types of hob.

Another addition to the contemporary style is the very practical (and
often stylish) cooker hood. The cooker (or extractor) hood, like many
other modern cooking appliances, comes in a range of different styles,
the main ones being canopy hoods, chimney hoods, island chimney hoods
and integrated hoods. The job of a cooker hood is basically to
ventilate your kitchen for you and to get rid of ‘used’ air and grease
particles. The cooker hood does this by replacing them with fresh air
particles. You could do this by leaving a door or window open because
of natural air movement, but this is dependant on the air
temperatures, which in turn is dependent on the time of the year. For
example, in the warmer summer months this process is unlikely to be
very effective because there is, in theory, less likely to be a breeze
and the air does not feel fresh. But in the winter the natural process
is effective, but you are likely to either get very cold or spend a
lot of money on heating that is being lost through open doors and
windows. This is why a cooker hood is the best option for effectively
ventilating and keeping the air fresh.
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