Home life is indispensable without an energy-saving gas stove. Which gas stove is best? It is also an issue that consumers are more concerned about; when it comes to gas stoves, many people just listen to the salesperson’s explanation when buying a gas stove and choose according to their favorite brand. In fact, there are many points to pay attention to when purchasing a gas stove. , so what kind of gas stove is good? How to choose a gas stove? Let’s take a look with the editor below.

How to choose a gas stove

1. How to choose a gas stove: Should you choose a desktop stove or an embedded stove?

Gas can be divided into two types: desktop and built-in. Before we choose a gas stove, we need to determine which gas stove to buy. Generally, if it matches the cabinets in the home, choose an embedded gas stove. This way, the overall appearance is more beautiful, but due to the air intake, the thermal efficiency of the desktop is higher than that of the embedded one. Of course, the embedded gas stove is also designed to be placed on the countertop and used as a desktop stove.

2. How to choose a gas stove: panel material

There are also many choices for the layout materials of gas stoves. The three most common materials are stainless steel, ceramics, and tempered glass. Stainless steel and tempered glass are the most common. In terms of aesthetics, tempered glass is the best and easiest to clean. In terms of durability, stainless steel is the best choice, so panels of different materials have different benefits. Due to the gradual maturity of technology, tempered glass panels generally have no problems in terms of resistance to cold, heat and impact. Ceramic panels have slightly worse impact resistance than tempered glass, but slightly stronger temperature resistance. The most widely used gas stove now is the tempered glass panel.

3. How to choose a gas stove: air intake method

Gas combustion requires oxygen in the air, and air intake actually means oxygen intake. The air inlet methods of gas stoves can be divided into two types: upper air inlet and lower air inlet. Some manufacturers also call the lower air inlet full air inlet. (1) Upper air intake: that is, the air required for combustion mainly comes in from the upper part of the gas stove. The fire cover is closed from the middle down. (2) Bottom air inlet: that is, the air required for combustion mainly comes in from the bottom of the stove (the bottom shell of this kind of gas stove is equipped with an air inlet hole and a damper to adjust the size of the air), and the middle of the fire cover is open downwards .

4. How to choose a gas stove: Fire cover

The fire cover is one of the core components of the gas stove. The material of the fire cover and the design of the fire hole are very important. At present, most domestic gas stove fire covers are made of copper alloy, but copper alloys are also divided into two types. One is cabinet brass with a copper content of about 53%. This is the material used by most domestic companies and some copycat factories. The other is cast non-standard brass with a copper content of 57%. This copper alloy is dozens of dollars more expensive per kilogram than cabinet brass, so the quality is better. Some domestic professional stove brands use this kind of lead casting to cast non-standard brass alloys. As for what kind of brass it is, you can't tell with the naked eye. Non-professionals are unlikely to know this. The fire cover is designed with more fire holes. But there are mainly round hole type, trapezoidal, rectangular, strip, etc. Among them, the round hole shape is the first generation of fire cover. It has been around for a long time. It is relatively common and easy to get clogged. It is often necessary to use toothpicks, needles or other things to clear the impurities in the fire hole to avoid burning the fire cover. Trapezoidal ones are relatively rare. Generally speaking, strip fire holes have higher thermal efficiency and greater power than other fire holes. They are more suitable for Chinese people's cooking habits of frying, popping, and choking.

5. How to choose a gas stove: Combustion method

Gas stoves can be divided into direct fire combustion, side fire combustion, and rotating fire combustion according to the direction of the flame. Direct fire burning is very common, that is, the vent is facing upward, and the flame is from bottom to top, perpendicular to the bottom of the pot. The side fire burning fire cover mainly has circular fire holes. The air outlet is not on the fire cover, but around the fire cover, ejecting diagonally upward toward the bottom of the pot. The fire cover of the rotating fire combustion is mainly a strip-shaped fire hole. Since the air output is appropriate, it is fully mixed with the air, and the blue part with the highest flame temperature is basically towards the bottom of the pot, so this combustion method has the highest thermal efficiency and the firepower is more concentrated. , more suitable for stir-fry and other Chinese dishes.

6. How to choose a gas stove: Ignition method

The ignition methods of gas stoves are mainly divided into two types: piezoelectric ceramic ignition and electric pulse ignition. Piezoelectric ceramic ignition is mainly used on some old-fashioned desktop gas stoves. Nowadays, better gas stoves no longer use this ignition method. Piezoelectric ceramics are a special material whose surface becomes charged when it is subjected to pressure or distortion, and electric sparks can be generated by dissipating the electricity on its surface.

However, this ignition method can only eject an electric spark once by turning the button once, so the success rate of ignition is much lower than that of the electric pulse ignition, which is more troublesome. The electric pulse ignition method requires a battery to be installed at the bottom of the gas stove. Its ignition success rate is extremely high, generally 100%. Because it only requires you to twist the button once, it can continuously spray out sparks until it ignites. Comparing these two ignition methods, the electric pulse ignition method is better.

7. How to choose a gas stove: flameout protection device

The flameout protection device is used when the gas stove accidentally flames out (such as boiling water overflowing while cooking and extinguishing the fire). Gas stoves are devices that automatically shut off the gas source to ensure your safety. They are mainly divided into two types: thermoelectric type and ion induction type. Now the country has made it mandatory for gas stoves to have flameout protection, so you must not buy one without a flameout protection device.

8. How to choose a gas stove: panel fixing method

If you choose an embedded gas stove, you need to pay attention to the fixing method of the panel. Currently, most of the Some gas stove panels are fixed with two burners. The panel is easy to shift. Due to the weight of the glass or ceramic panel, once it shifts, the gas valve stem will be easily stuck and the ignition will be impossible. The stainless steel panel has a certain degree of deflection and often warps and deforms, so when choosing a stove, be sure to choose one with a good fixing method.

9. How to choose a gas stove: Thermal efficiency

Thermal efficiency is a very critical item. A gas stove with high thermal efficiency can save you a lot of gas. National regulations require that the thermal efficiency of desktop gas stoves must be above 55%, and that of embedded gas stoves should be above 50%. Thermal efficiency is greatly affected by factors such as the air inlet method and the design of the fire cover. Therefore, when looking at the thermal efficiency of a gas stove, you should not just look at the business logo, but also pay attention to its air inlet method and fire cover design. Generally speaking, many direct fires burn close to the edge of the pot, and the heat is easily lost, while rotating fires Because it can concentrate burning at the bottom of the pot, the firepower is not only greater, but the thermal efficiency is also relatively higher than direct fire.

10. How to choose a gas stove: Heat load

The heat load of a gas stove is equivalent to the power and firepower. Therefore, the greater the heat load, the stronger the firepower. The state stipulates that the heat load of a gas stove must be at least 3.5KW. The selection of heat load should be comprehensively considered with thermal efficiency and exhaust gas emissions to be discussed below, because they often affect each other. Don’t simply think that the higher the heat load advertised by the merchant, the better the product will be. Because the heat load is high, the thermal efficiency may be low and carbon monoxide emissions may be high.

11. How to choose a gas stove: Air tightness

The air tightness of a gas stove is related to the personal and property safety of you and your family, so it is of great importance. National regulations stipulate that under the standard gas pressure of 4.2kPa, the leakage amount from the gas inlet to the gas valve must be ≤0.07L/hour. You can conduct a simple test at home by turning on the gas source, setting the switch knob of the gas stove to off, and then using a small amount of soap or dishwashing liquid to brush the pipes, valve bodies and interfaces. No bubbles will appear. Basically there is no air leakage or very little air leakage.

12. How to choose a gas stove: look at the after-sales service

General brand companies attach great importance to the construction of after-sales service, and it is easy to see the after-sales service hotline on the product page. , before buying, you can try to call the manufacturer's after-sales service phone number, do some consulting work, and personally experience the manufacturer's after-sales service. The service items promised by the sales staff are consistent with the after-sales service personnel. This is to prevent the salesperson from promising some unfulfilled service items in order to facilitate the purchase.

13. How to choose a gas stove: Choose a brand

General consumers think that the advertised brand is a good brand, or that the product with a high price is a good product. This idea has its own reasons. There is a certain truth. But the truth is often not necessarily the case, and sometimes advertising is indeed too deceptive. Of course, under normal circumstances, choosing a brand is more secure than a no-name brand. But brands are also divided into professional brands and non-professional brands. For example, Midea has hundreds of products. Although it is a big brand, it cannot be the best in everything and be the first in everything. Another example is that Haier does a good job in making refrigerators and washing machines, but its computers are not as good as Lenovo, and its TVs are not as good as Hisense. This is the reason. Therefore, when choosing a gas stove, everyone should choose some relatively reliable big brands.

14. How to choose a gas stove: cost-effectiveness

Buying a gas stove does not necessarily have to be the most expensive, but it cannot be cheap either. It must be the one with the best price/performance ratio, which is what we are choosing When buying, compare the functions, technical parameters, safety performance, energy saving, etc., and then look at the price based on this. If you blindly think that the higher price is better, then you will probably buy it for you. Gas stoves cost more than half of the advertising fee, and if you only want to be cheap, you will probably find that there is a problem after using it for less than half a month. So I suggest that it is best to buy from more formal shopping malls, markets or brand stores. In addition, compare the differences in product connotation and do not blindly believe in advertisements.

15. How to choose a gas stove: Choose the appearance

Match the decoration, hood and disinfection cabinet. Generally, when purchasing a gas stove, it is purchased together with a range hood and disinfection cabinet. . So you have to pay attention to the unity of these three-piece sets with the decoration style of your home. It will be more appropriate to choose based on the overall color and material of the kitchen decoration.

What gas stove is good?

1. Hione: China’s well-known trademark, Guangdong Province famous brand, Guangdong Province famous trademark, comprehensive high-end kitchen and bathroom appliance manufacturing enterprise, Shenzhen Fire King FIRE APPLIANCES LIMITED.

2. Vatti: China's well-known trademark, Chinese famous brand, top ten stove brands, influential brand in the kitchen and bathroom industry, famous trademark in Guangdong Province, Zhongshan Vatti Gas Appliances Co., Ltd.

3. Deyi Dandy: China’s well-known trademark, Chinese famous brand, Zhejiang Province famous trademark, China’s outstanding private technology enterprise, large modern enterprise, Zhejiang Deyi Holding Group Co., Ltd.

4. Sacon: one of the Fortune 500 companies in Asia, a well-known trademark in China, a Chinese famous brand, and one of the largest kitchen and bathroom appliance manufacturing bases in China with the most complete series and the largest scale, Sacon Group Co., Ltd.

5. Macro Macro: Founded in 1988, it is a well-known trademark in China, a Chinese famous brand product, a national high-tech enterprise, a famous brand product in Guangdong Province, and Guangdong Macro Gas Appliances Co., Ltd.

6. Robam: Chinese famous brand, one of the top 500 Asian brands, one of the most influential brands in China's kitchen appliance industry, a leading enterprise in the kitchen appliance industry, Hangzhou Robam Electric Co., Ltd.

7. Siemens: Founded in Germany in 1847, it is one of the largest electromechanical/electrical engineering and electronics companies in the world and a Fortune 500 company, Siemens (China) Co., Ltd.

8. Midea: Founded in 1968, it is a well-known trademark in China, a listed company, one of the most globally competitive brands, one of the top 500 Chinese enterprises, Guangdong Midea Electrical Appliances Group Co., Ltd.

9. Fotile: China's well-known trademark, China's famous brand product, top ten stove brands, industry leading brand, one of China's 500 most valuable brands, Ningbo Fotile Kitchenware Co., Ltd.

10. Sakura Sakura: Founded in 1978 in Taiwan, China, it is a high-tech enterprise, a famous trademark in Jiangsu Province, a famous trademark in Suzhou City, and Sakura Kitchen (China) Co., Ltd.