BUYING GUIDE FOR TOASTER AND SANDWICH MAKER

Gone are the days when you had to turn on the gas and wait endlessly for a quick bite. Now, an electric toaster and sandwich maker can cater to your growling stomach and provide you with a scrumptious snack in no time.

Toasters and sandwich makers come in a wide range of innovative designs and price points. It is vital to choose the appliance that caters to your needs and budget. This buying guide is designed to help you choose the toaster and sandwich maker that fits the bill perfectly.

 

Who Is This Buying Guide For?

The guide is ideal for:

• Buyers who are looking for an ideal solution for breakfast and snacking
• Buyers who are replacing conventional cooking methods
• Buyers who want to save time and effort

 

How Does It Work?

Toasters and Sandwich makers both have metal coils in them, which produce infrared radiation to heat a slice of bread. The radiation dries up and burns the surface of the bread, which in turn makes a toast. These appliances come with different heat settings so that you can customize the browning of your bread according to your preference.

 

Types of Toasters

• Pop-Up Toasters

In pop-up toasters, the bread has to be inserted vertically and the coils surround both the sides. The spring-loaded tray pops the toast out at a particular set time or when roasted. Pop-up toasters come in more styles and innovations than other toasters.

Types of Sandwich Makers

• Panini Press

A Panini Press sandwich maker is used to prepare a variety of sandwiches. The functionalities of a Panini Press are of a grill but it can be a replacement for a toaster and griddle too. It features plates on the top and bottom, which when closed, heat the food. You can prepare your favorite burger patty, pancakes, kebabs etc. easily with the Panini Press.

• Four-triangle Sandwich Maker

A four-triangle sandwich maker is common in most households. It consists of four square plates that are triangular shaped from the interior. It features the closedown handle that is excellent for making grilled cheese sandwiches and other snacks.

Features of a Toaster

• Spring Loaded Tray

Since such a tray pops the toaster out, you do not have to turn the toaster upside down.

• Automatic Timer

It turns off the toaster and releases the tray so that the toast pops up. This enables you to carry out your other chores while the bread is being toasted.

• Browning Level Setting

This feature allows you to choose whether you want your bread lightly toasted or heavily toasted. It enables you to choose the preferred level from these extremes, making the browning of your bread precise.

• Removable Crumb Tray

This feature ensures that it is easy to clean the tray by removing it.

• Cord Placement

The cord needs to be long enough to reach the socket in case you need to keep the toaster away from the socket.

• Even Toast

The Even Toast technology optimizes the distribution of internal heat, which ensures that the bread is uniformly toasted.

• Defrost Function

This feature allows you to defrost and toast frozen bread to meet your needs.

 Maintenance

Note the following points to maintain your Sandwich and Toast maker:

• Buy cleansing sprays for electrical appliances to wipe off any grime and dirt on the toasters and sandwich makers.
• Look out for a sandwich maker with interchangeable plates that are easy to clean.
• Cleaning can be done on a regular basis depending on the usage.
• Before cleaning the toaster or sandwich maker, unplug it from the power source. Start your cleaning only after it cools down.

Conclusion

This equipment is a kitchen essential and one should choose the right product depending upon the frequency of use and the number of members in the family. Choose the features and the price range accordingly and make your breakfast tasty, healthy and enjoyable. For more details log onto – http://www.vinodcookware.com and like us on facebook.com/kraftappliances 🙂

 

 

Kraft Appliances introduces OTG (Oven Toaster Griller) for Smarter Indian Kitchens

Kraft appliances, a pioneer in household appliances, both in terms of latest designs as well as technology enters the domestic Indian market announcing the most recent launch of Oven Toaster Griller (KOTG). Priced at Rs. 8,990/- to 12,590/- for 30L, 38L and 48L, the KOTG Series is one such appliance that brings warmth and opulence to the ultramodern homes of today.

Featuring a Stainless steel body that gives it an elegant look, it has the ability to blend in with your classy kitchen decor. Designed with precision and constructed with the finest materials.

With a high performance appliance on your kitchen shelf with an added Rotisserie and convection cooking KOTG makes cooking a truly delightful experience for household. Its advanced technology helps you to prepare delicious food offering the home chefs, functionality in the kitchen, at an affordable price.

With the toughened glass door that is easy to clean and maintain and also comprises a stainless steel body that makes it robust and corrosion free. KOTG suffices the requirement of small to medium families who wish to bake and grill. You also have a timer of so you don’t have to wait around in the kitchen to know if your dish is done. With its 1600/1800W, KOTG oven toaster griller features intelligent thermostatic temperature control that gives you perfect toasts and grilled items.

KOTG has a maximum temperature of 250 degree C and comes with collection of accessories that make the OTG extremely versatile: Baking Pan, Cookie Sheet, Wire Rack, Crum Tray and Rotisserie set (Grill set) – helping you to easily make any meal for any occasion.

Precisely, this feature-rich OTG from Kraft is a durable, convenient and compact kitchen addition at an affordable price range providing full value for money. For those keen to introduce healthy eating into their lifestyle, it is the perfect addition to any contemporary kitchen.

Now enjoy the two-fold benefit of international quality products and trusted service with Kraft appliances.

How to clean your OTG (Oven Toaster Griller)?

Maintenance is the most important thing for any appliances that are in use. Maintenance and proper care can increase the life of your appliances.

Today we @kraftAppliance Tutor are going to show how to clean your OTG. 😀

(a)First step is to unplug the oven toaster griller from the switch and bring it over to the sink to minimize clean up if you can move it easily. Remember, some OTG’s are heavy to move, so you can take the cleaning things near your OTG

(b)Next remove the toasting rack, baking and broiling trays, clean them with a sponge and soapy solution. Then rinse them in clean water and dry them with clean cloth.

(c) Then remove the crumb tray, dumping the crumbs into the sink. Clean the tray with the soapy sponge. Again rinse it in clean and dry it off with the cloth

(d) Now we will rinse and wring out the sponge in order to remove excess soap and clean the interior walls and glass door. Important here avoid cleaning the heating coils.

(e) Spray a little glass cleaner on the cloth to clean the outside of the toaster oven, including the glass door.

(f) Lastly replace the dry rack and trays.

Now your shiny, clean oven toaster Griller is ready to go back to work! 😛

#OTGRecipes – Garama Garam POHA

Rohan loves to prepare Poha in Kraft OTG. He shares his special OTG recipe with us!

Cooking Time: 30 mins

INGREDIENTS

• 100 gm Flattened rice (chewra)
• 20 gm Green peas
• 15 gm Peanuts
• 15 gm Cashew nuts (kaju)
• 3 gm Mustard seeds
• 2 gm Cumin seeds
• 20 gm Chopped onion
• 5 gm Curry leaves
• 2 gm Ginger
• 2 gm Green chillies
• 2 gm Coriander
• 1 Lemon, squeezed
• 20 gm Grated coconut
• 2 gm Red chilli powder
• 2 gm Turmeric powder
• 20 ml Refined oil
• 20 ml Coconut oil
• Salt to taste

METHOD

• Heat refined oil in a OTG-proof bowl for 2 minutes.
• Soak chewra in lukewarm water for 2 minutes. Drain the water, keep aside.
• Add cumin and mustard seeds to the heated oil. Heat again for 1 minute.
• Then add chopped onion, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, green peas, peanuts and cashew nuts. Heat again for 1 minute.
• Add chewra. Mix well with spoon. Sprinkle coconut oil and half of the grated coconut. Add 2tbsp of water.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Heat for 1 minute.
• Remove the plastic wrap. Add lemon juice. Garnish with grated coconut.

Tips to Take Proper Care of Your Iron Box?

It a famous quote goes, “A person’s first impression is his last impression.”

Usually people are judged, the way they wear and treat their clothes. Hence, wearing Ironed clothes could make that ‘good-impression’ last forever.

But, one must realize that all these tactics are dependent on a small electronic device called the Iron box. Iron box, is one such appliance that comes handy throughout the year, not only at the laundry, but also at your homes.

People often fail to realize that electrical appliances also need timely maintenance which can help extend its shelf life, thus avoiding the need to constantly replace the machines. We, at Kraft offer some guidelines to help elongate the usage of the Iron Box, by keeping it problem free, by using simple methods:

1. Always remember to unplug the iron, when not in use and allow it to cool down before performing any activity.
2. Clean the steam iron ports as materials from your clothes could clog it. For cleaning purposes, use a thin piece of wire (say – straightened paper clip), and poke the wires in the holes.
3. Usage of Vinegar to Clean the Inside of the Iron. In the iron tank, fill half distilled white vinegar and half water. Now, use the spray and let the contents steam out. Repeat, if necessary.
4. Use distilled water to sprinkle on the clothes, before ironing them.
5. Clean the Soleplate with a cloth dipped in vinegar.
6. Lastly wipe off your iron carefully once you have cleaned it. Then, remove all the water to prevent any build up. Store it in an upright position.

We hope these quick steps shall help you keep your iron box safe and long-lasting.

FAQ’S on OTG (Oven, Toaster and Griller)

Advance electronic appliances play vital role in kitchen as they are convenient and provide ease of cooking. These appliances offer different types of functions right from pre cooking to post cooking. Various appliance-based companies offer feature-based and product-based appliances but it is necessary to realize how do these appliances work.

We at Kraft, believe that it is necessary to make the consumers understand as how to purchase and use the OTG’s (commonly known as Oven, Toaster and Griller) in the right manner, and hence our experts have answered some general FAQ’s through this article!

 What is OTG?

Commonly known as oven-toaster-griller, OTG is a small, electric oven that comes with heating rods. OTG does not use electromagnetic waves instead converts electric energy to create a high temperature to bake / Cook food. Usually it is considered to be a better option than a convection microwave for baking. But you can’t heat/defreeze food and is slower than a convection microwave oven. OTG have important features such as motorized rotisserie, convection function, timer, illuminated chamber, bypass timer and thermostatic temperature control function.

What can be cooked in OTG?

OTG will grill, bake and toast food to perfection using the heated rods and makes cooking session tireless and fun.

Any special training is required?

Not really, anyone can use a microwave efficiently. OTG are simple to use and with their simplified settings and intuitive features there is no need of mastery.

Difference between a microwave and an OTG

As discussed earlier, OTG is a small, electric oven that comes with heating rods. OTG converts electric energy to create high temperature for baking & cooking whereas microwave uses electromagnetic waves. OTG is considered to bake better than a convection microwave, but you cannot use it to heat/defreeze food. It is relatively slow than a convection microwave oven. To understand it better, here’s a quick comparision

How should I select one?

It’s very important to buy the right type of OTG that suits your requirement; otherwise you would be wasting your time and electricity. If your family consists of less number of people you can look out for OTG upto 20 litres and for an office/ restaurant one must go for higher capacity more than 30 litres.

What features should I look for in a microwave?

Automatic sensors

These are sensors which make your whether your food is cooked or not. Once the food is cooked, The OTG turns off. This function helps to avoid overcooking or burning. PS. enter the food type and quantity for the sensor to give accurate result.

Turntable

This enables the dish to rotate automatically for evenly cooking. It’s always a good idea to buy OTG that comes with turntable.

Auto defrost (I am not sure of this function)

Auto defrost makes the task of defrosting a breeze. All you need to do is enter the type of food and its weight and the OTG selects the best program for you. It will defrost all types of food like chicken or paneer, without cooking it.

Child Safety Locks

Safety Locks prevents children from operating the OTG by putting a number lock. Consider this feature only if you kids around or at home.

Shortcut keys

Most of the OTG come with auto settings for common recipes. Don’t go for it if you are not going to use it

Removable racks

Insert these racks and cook more than one food at a time. This option helps you save time and energy, especially if you are cooking in small portions.

Now you know which options to look for while choosing the OTG for your Smart Kitchen! 😀