After the dust of baking white to buy an oven falls to the ground, what brand is good for the difficult problem? Is it necessary to spend a lot of money to buy a big oven with large capacity and many functions?
In the editor's opinion, a big oven can be bought, but it is not necessary. After all, in reality, not everyone bakes a great god. What if you buy it and find yourself baking a black hole? ...
Therefore, for beginners in baking, a small oven that can solve the problem of 2~3 people's food without occupying land will actually be more practical. Which one is better than the small oven?
In order to make you lightning-proof to the greatest extent, the (considerate) editor collected five kinds of small ovens and made a multi-faceted evaluation ~ they are Hays Q/KOOC-0/,Midea T/KOOC-0/-KOOC-0/08B, Changhong CKX-/KOOC-0/XO/KOOC-0.
Without further ado, get to the point.
First, face value is justice
Yan value is justice. Although it is exaggerated, whether the appearance is exquisite and beautiful has already become one of the trial standards for people to buy products. Therefore, as a vulgar editor, I still plan to compare five small ovens from the aspect of design first.
1, Hays Q 1
I have to say, the design of Hays Q 1 small oven is still very thoughtful. Mint green with pink and white color matching is full of freshness, while the temperature control and time knob are like two simple but sweet doughnuts, which can be pleasing to the eye as a decoration at home ~
The cooling device on the side is also careful that the machine is full of Heisenberg Pinyin, which has become an interesting cooling hole. Love launches biubiubiu, which is both visual!
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Hays Q 1 has a capacity of 12L, but because the knob is designed in the lower part of the oven, that is, it adopts a vertical design, so it will occupy a smaller area and be very friendly to the small kitchen.
Accessories included: baking tray, grill, baking gloves, instruction manual.
2. Midea T 1- 108B
If Hays Q 1 belongs to sweet and fresh wind, then the beautiful T 1 is obviously the wind of old cadres ... The pure black color scheme is slightly boring and dull, and the side vents are quite satisfactory and have no sense of design.
At the same time, the temperature control time knobs of Midea T 1 are located on the right side of the oven (horizontal design), so it will look wider as a whole. Although it looks larger than Hays Q 1, in fact, its capacity is only 10L ... and its practicability is limited.
In addition, the beautiful oven door needs to be pressed down hard to be fixed, otherwise the oven door will rebound and close directly, which is not very convenient to use and has certain defects in design.
Accessories included: baking tray, grill, instruction manual.
3. Changhong CKX- 1 1X0 1
Changhong's design style and beauty are similar, the color scheme is still boring and unsightly pure black+red, and the veteran cadres are full of wind and have a low face value.
At the same time, it also adopts horizontal design, the whole machine is wide, occupying more table space, and the capacity is only11L. In addition, Changhong is the lightest material among the five ovens, and the whole machine is not solid enough.
Accessories included: baking tray, grill, baking gloves, instruction manual.
4. Jiuyang KX10-V161XL
This oven model of Jiuyang was launched in cooperation with line friends. The whole machine adopts bright yellow color scheme, the oven door is decorated with a small yellow chicken, and the shape of the cooling hole is specially designed. The whole oven is very cute.
However, the editor did spit out a small detail. Its temperature control and time digital logo color is white, but on the yellow background, the color contrast is not strong, and it looks uncomfortable when it is adjusted.
In addition, Jiuyang oven is designed horizontally at the same time, and its capacity is relatively small, only 10L.
Accessories included: baking tray, instruction manual.
5. Bear DKX-D 1 1N6
From the hands of a bear, the design will naturally not be sloppy. Bear, this mini oven is still charming and cute. The fuselage is fresh and green, with orange knobs, but the color matching is very harmonious. A bear nose is printed on the oven door, which also reaches the brand recognition of the bear itself.
The horizontal oven has an internal space of 1 1L, which can handle basic baking, but it is not spacious enough.
Accessories included: baking tray, grill, instruction manual.
Second, the material is big PK
Whether an oven is good or bad, the material of the oven is a very important criterion, mainly including the material of the heating tube (mainly responsible for heating) and the material of the inner container (mainly responsible for heat preservation).
1, heating pipe material
Among them, the heating pipes of Heinz Q 1 Hemei are made of Shi Ying, while Changhong, Jiuyang and Xiaoxiong are all made of stainless steel. Both heating methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Shi Ying heating tube adopts far infrared heating principle, which is fast in heating speed, corrosion-resistant, and can emit light at the same time. The state of food in the oven is clear at a glance, but Shi Ying heating tube has no advantages over stainless steel tube in firmness, so both Heinz Q/KLOC-0 and Midea are equipped with heating tube shields. Among them, the protection setting of Hays Q 1 has special openings to make infrared radiation more uniform.
The advantages of stainless steel heating pipe are high safety and easy cleaning, but the heating surface of stainless steel heating pipe is small, so the heating efficiency is low and the preheating speed is slow. However, the other three ovens in this evaluation are all targeted in the shape of S or Z..
It is better to say which material is more suitable for the entry-level oven than to judge which material is good or bad for the two heating pipes. Because the heating mode of stainless steel heating tube is from outside to inside, it is more suitable for large oven, but it will affect the heating efficiency when used in small oven. Therefore, the Shi Ying heating tube will actually be more compatible with the small oven.
Therefore, among the five ovens, if only the heating tube material is mentioned, the editor will recommend Hays Q 1 and Hemei.
However, in contrast, both of them are heated by quartz tube, but Hays Q 1 has the dominant power of rolling, Hays Q 1 power is 1000W, while the United States is only 750W, and the difference in heating efficiency can be more than a little bit.
In addition, bear, Jiuyang and Changhong ovens with stainless steel heating tubes all have a power of only 800W, and the heating efficiency is far less than that of Hays Q 1.
2, liner material
As for the material used in the liner, only Hays Q 1 is made of galvanized aluminum, and the other four products are made of galvanized material. Which is better? Speak with numbers.
The heat resistance of the galvanized aluminum plate reaches 600℃, and the galvanized aluminum plate will be oxidized when heated to about 230℃, so the galvanized aluminum plate will have stronger high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, and at the same time, it also has good thermal reflectivity, which can improve the heating efficiency when used in the oven.
In addition, the service life of galvanized aluminum plate will be longer than that of galvanized steel plate, and there will be no safety hazard in direct contact with food. In fact, aluminum plating is rarely used in entry-level ovens, and generally appears more frequently in middle and high-grade ovens.
It can be seen that Hays Q 1 is also the best product among the five ovens in terms of materials.
Third, the control mode and function
There is not much difference between the five products in control mode and function. They all adopt pull-down toughened door design and knob control, but the experience difference in details is still very obvious.
Among them, Changhong's temperature and time control knob is subdivided most obviously. The temperature is accurate to 10℃ per cell, while the time is accurate to 1 minute/cell, and the maximum temperature can reach 250℃.
On a par with Changhong, it is Hays Q 1, and the temperature controller is also divided into a small cell every 10℃, and the interval of 20℃ is even bolder, and the time is two minutes/cell. Although the highest temperature is 230℃, it is more than enough for ordinary baking and baking.
Although they have no digital display function, they have good accuracy and can avoid the influence of manual adjustment error on baking process as much as possible.
Look at Jiuyang again. Like Changhong and Hays, its longest single baking time is 60 minutes, but its accuracy is far less than the first two: the temperature is 20℃/ grid and the time is 5 minutes/grid. The remaining two models are even more chicken-ribbed.
First of all, the baking time of Midea and Xiaoxiong ovens is only 30 minutes. If they want to be used to make cakes, baked sweet potatoes and other foods, the time will not be enough, and it will be troublesome to debug the timing repeatedly.
In addition, the time display of the two is still very, very unclear. The beautiful single cell is 5 minutes, and the bear is even more exaggerated. The single cell is as long as 10 minutes. If the accuracy cannot be guaranteed in time, the final baking effect will also be greatly affected, and the food may be uncooked or burnt.
In terms of temperature adjustment, beauty can still be saved. 10℃ is an interval, while the bear belongs to the broken jar series. Just take 50℃ as an interval and bake with it, and the result will probably depend on luck ~
Fourth, baking safety
1, oven door thickness
The thickness of oven door glass is related to two aspects: safety and heat locking effect.
For safety, the thicker the glass, the smaller the risk of explosion caused by heat. In terms of heat locking effect, the thicker the oven door, the better the sealing performance, so the heat can be locked in the box, and the heat preservation effect will naturally be better. The editor measured the thickness of glass doors of five products, and the results are as follows:
Among the five ovens, only Heinz's explosion-proof glass has a thickness of more than 4mm, which is better in safety and thermal insulation performance than other products. Midea, Jiuyang and Xiaoxiong are half a catty, with moderate thickness and acceptable performance.
Changhong's glass thickness is the thinnest, only 3 mm. Although it is also explosion-proof glass, it will always be a little flustered when used under high temperature conditions.
2. Box temperature
When baking in the oven, the surface temperature of the box often affects the safety of use. Although baking gloves are usually used, sometimes there is always some contact. If the surface temperature of the oven box is too hot, it is likely to lead to burns.
In addition, whether the surface of the oven is too hot can also reflect the heat dissipation of the oven itself. The hotter the box, the worse the heat dissipation. Therefore, the editor paid special attention to the surface temperature when using five ovens, and the final result was summarized in the following table:
In comparison, the surface temperature of the boxes of Hays and Jiuyang is relatively low, so it is acceptable to accidentally touch them by mistake. Midea, Changhong and Bear are very hot, so be careful when using them.
Five, baking performance experience
1, temperature accuracy
Many times, the temperature control knob of the low-end or entry-level oven is actually not accurate. First, there will be manual adjustment errors, and second, there will be certain errors in the oven itself. The more accurate the temperature, the more perfect the color and taste of the final baked food will be.
Therefore, the editor used the oven thermometer to test the temperature in the oven to see how much the difference between the final temperature and the set temperature is. Set the temperature to 150 degrees and the time to 10 minutes, and the results are as follows:
2. Time error
Like temperature, whether the baking time can be adjusted accurately will also have a great influence on the baking state of the final food. So the editor also accurately timed the time control of the oven, and the time was adjusted to 20 minutes. The results are as follows:
Generally speaking, the errors are all within the controllable range, but the performance of Heinz and Changhong will be relatively better, while the error of Jiuyang is relatively larger.
3. Baking capacity
Among the five ovens, except for the bear, which only comes with a single baking tray, all the other products are equipped with baking trays and grills. Instead of referring to the capacity of the official logo, it is better to directly see how much food the oven can be used to bake. Isn't this more intuitive?
1) Grill
Jiuyang's baking tray is the narrowest and smallest, so that it is impossible to place two egg tarts at the same time in the vertical direction, and the number of foods baked at one time is very limited.
Midea and Hay are relatively large, both of which can hold up to 6 egg tarts. In addition, the size of the beautiful baking tray can not be embedded in the oven cavity alone, so it can only be used with the grill. I don't quite understand this operation.
Finally, the baking tray of Bear and Changhong is indeed the largest, but in fact, the usable area is almost the same as that of Midea and Haishi, and only six egg tarts can be placed at most ... But if used to bake other foods, Bear and Changhong will still have more advantages.
Because baking pans often need direct contact with food, the quality of materials is also very important. Among them, the baking trays of Heinz, Midea and Xiaoxiong are all made of aluminized materials, while the baking trays of Changhong and Jiuyang are galvanized, which may lead to the precipitation of zinc ions in high temperature environment, which is not safe enough or healthy enough.
As for the grill, except for the bear, the size and structure of the grills in the four ovens are similar. I won't say any more.
2) Height of inner cavity
The height of the oven cavity will directly affect the baking range of food. The editor took a standard 8-inch cake mold as a reference and tested five ovens respectively. Here, I would like to praise Heinz, Changhong and Xiaoxiong by name. Their inner cavity space can easily accommodate 8-inch molds.
However, the friends who have baked the cake know that the top of the cake will bulge to a certain extent when baking. If the height of the inner cavity is not enough, the swollen part of the cake will touch the heating pipe.
So the editor roughly measured that the height of Hay's inner cavity was 12cm, but both Bear and Changhong were not high enough. As for Midea and Jiuyang, they are relatively weak. The height of the inner cavity is only a few centimeters higher than that of the mold, and they can only bake 6-inch cakes at most, which has strong limitations.
It seems that only Hays Q 1 baked 8-inch Qifeng cake shows no pressure.
4. Baking attempt
At this point, the baking fire in the editor's heart has been raging, so he decided to make a new attempt to make egg tarts and peach cakes according to the recipe, and to see what the finished products made by five ovens will be different with the same raw material ratio, making method, baking temperature and baking time.
1) egg tart
Among the five egg tarts, Hay's color, ripeness and taste are the best. The surface is golden, and the caramel color is covered no less, which makes people feel drooling. The egg tart skin is rich in layers, and the crisp feeling is full when bitten, mixed with the sweet and tender egg soup inside, and the taste is excellent.
The egg tarts made by Midea oven are still crisp and layered obviously, and the custard is ripe and tender, but the caramel color distribution is not obvious, which is slightly undercooked.
Jiuyang and Changhong are slightly inferior to the United States, and they can only say that the entrance is ok, but there is still a gap in taste. As for the bear, the performance is the worst, and the egg tarts made seem to be immature, and some are afraid to eat.
2) Peach Crisp
Then there is the advanced version of peach crisp making. Not much to say, above!
The peach crisp finally produced by Hays Q 1 and Bear Oven is absolutely excellent in color and luster. The surface layer cracked just right, the entrance was crisp and the taste was dense, which was well received by the editor's family.
However, because Hays is the first oven for the editor to bake peach cakes, the size and placement density of peach cakes are not well controlled, but this still does not affect the beautiful and delicious finished products baked by Hays! I can't help but want to give Heinz Q 1 a great compliment.
Bear baking egg tart is not very good, but baking peach crisp is unexpectedly good, which is estimated to be due to better temperature control in a slightly low temperature state (egg tart baking needs 200℃, peach crisp baking needs 180℃).
As for Changhong and Jiuyang, the paste is relatively uniform and slightly dark in color, but the taste is not bad and the taste is not bitter. The temperature accuracy of the two is average, but the uniformity is still ok.
Beauty, on the other hand, became a cannon fodder in the peach cake test ... and it was not evenly burnt, and the taste of several peach cakes above was bitter and difficult to swallow.
Six, cleaning methods
Although baking can bring people joy and satisfaction, there is no denying that the baking process is very tiring. The preparation, proportioning, production and baking of raw materials ... every link needs energy and time.
So! The final cleaning work can be relaxed ~ ~ In addition to the cleaning of baking pans, grills and other supplies, the bottom of the oven needs to be cleaned. After all, it is likely to drip oil or slag when baking.
(Jiuyang)
Among the five products, except Changhong, the other four models all adopt the design of flip slag receiving tray, which can be easily taken out when the oven is placed sideways, making it easier to clean, and this cleaning method is very suitable for small ovens.
However, the combination of the slag receiving tray of Jiuyang and the box body is not very precise and loose, so special attention should be paid when using it to avoid scratching your fingers.
As for Changhong oven, it is more troublesome to clean it. After the oven cools down, we can only use a rag to extend into the interior of the box from the oven door to clean the slag tray.
VII. Summary
At this point, the evaluation is basically over. Based on the comparison and test of various dimensions, the best of the five ovens has come to the bottom: Hays Q 1.
It has excellent performance in all aspects, which has surprised the editors in terms of appearance value, material workmanship, capacity and baking experience. If you happen to be a baking white who is confused about buying an oven, then Hays Q 1 will not let you down.