Electric cookers use electric heating elements to cook food and come in various models, including ranges, slow cookers, electric grills, and toaster ovens. They offer ease of installation, simple cleaning, and low operating costs, but can have issues with creating constant heat and slow cool-down time.
An electric cooker can be any device that primarily uses electric heating elements to cook food. There are a huge range of models, including everything from an oven with coil heating elements on the top of the range to freestanding portable electric hobs. Some of the more popular reasons for using an electric stove include ease of installation, simple cleaning, and low operating cost in some situations. Some of the reasons some cooks shy away from their use are the problems creating constant heat and the slow cool-down time of the heating elements, which can potentially burn the food. Some devices, such as slow cookers, rice cookers and countertop grills, offer a convenient way to cook food in areas that may be short on space.
One of the most common types of electric stove is a range. This usually consists of an oven and accompanying burners on top of the unit. Like a gas-powered range, foods can be roasted in the oven or can be cooked on the top of the range in pans. An electric range heats up quickly and normally requires no special connections other than an electrical outlet, although heat can be dispersed inconsistently within the oven and the top burners of the range are very slow to cool when turned off.
Another form of electric cooker is known as a slow cooker. This is a portable device which is basically a deep pot with a lid. A heating element is located at the bottom of the unit below the cooking area, which comprises most of the kitchen interior. These are designed to apply low, even heat to foods over a long period of time, sometimes for an entire day or more.
An electric grill is a type of electric stove that attempts to simulate some of the effects of grilling over an open flame. These units can be small griddle-like devices or more elaborate devices with heating plates at the top and bottom to cook food from both sides at the same time. Many of these grills feature surfaces that have a non-stick coating to prevent food from sticking and are sloped slightly to allow fat or other liquids to drain off the food as it cooks.
Toaster ovens, both toasters and those specifically for toasting slices of bread, are a common type of electric stove. Toasters generally have thin electric heating elements close to the food and fully exposed. As the electricity passes through the elements, they burn very hot and radiate intense dry heat that causes food to brown and toast. A toaster oven is slightly different, because the area for the food is enclosed and there are typically multiple heating elements, allowing you to use it for quick countertop cooking.
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