A small kitchen appliance designed to toast bread without adding oil is called a toaster. The popularity of the product is growing every day, and the functions performed are becoming more diverse. Recently, they began to fry not only slices of fresh bread, but also hamburger buns. For this purpose, a new model was invented - a horizontal toaster, the cavity of which is larger, thanks to which there are more functions.
Description and operation principle
The appliance is a small kitchen appliance with horizontal slots for food loading. Thanks to the new design, you can not only fry bread in it, but also bake buns, cook fragrant crispy hamburgers, fry scrambled eggs and even warm up cutlets. For its functionality, the horizontal toaster received a second name - a sandwich toaster.
Principleoperation is similar to an oven. Inside the structure there are spirals, the heating of which leads to uniform frying of products. When finished, the toaster will turn itself off.
Advantages of the Horizontal Loading Toaster
Toasted bread is not only tasty, but also he althy. The device has other advantages:
- Reduce cooking time. You don't have to wait for the pan to heat up, and there is no need to guard near the stove so that the bread does not burn. The toaster will turn off automatically when finished.
- The bread is toasted evenly.
- No oil needed for crispy crust, good for blood vessels.
- Using the appliance eliminates washing the pan, it is enough to pour out the crumbs that have appeared from the removable tray.
- Crispy crust will perfectly saturate the taste of an ordinary sandwich.
- Emergency stop button allows you to turn off the device at any time.
It is recommended to load only bread, exclude various fillings, otherwise the product will become unusable.
How to choose the right appliance
If you choose a vertical-horizontal toaster without thinking, there is a risk of disappointment in the purchase. For example, a small appliance for a large family will not save time, on the contrary, you will have to spend more time loading the next slices of bread.
The second thing you need to pay attention to is the power of the toaster. On the modern market there arevarious models 800-1800 W. Buying products that are too weak threatens to waste time, and buying too strong will increase energy costs. Therefore, it is best to stop at medium parameters.
The most convenient horizontal toaster model is fully automatic. In this case, the appliance will heat up, turn off the power, remove the toast and beep to indicate the end of cooking.
Of course, not the last place is occupied by the material of manufacture of the device. The metal case looks richer and more durable, while the plastic makes it look cheap and gets very hot. The lack of metal is a high price.
Be sure to look inside the toaster. Best of all, if the heating element is coated with a non-stick coating, then the appliance will be easy to care for.
