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We could say that the kitchen is the place where most appliances in our homes are concentrated. In recent years, there has been an increase in sales of easy-to-use appliances that free us from the heaviest tasks and help us concentrate on our culinary skills. Food processors, capsule coffee makers, sandwich makers, yogurt makers, and even small portable ovens specially designed for pizzas.
Below, you will find a review of the main small kitchen appliances that can be found in the great majority of homes, find out how they work and how much they really consume. All this information can be very useful when designing your electrical installation and estimating the power you need to contract, as well as and choosing the most appropriate model of electrical appliance in accordance with the needs of your home.
Food processor
A "kitchen robot" is a food processor that combines several functions, from kneading and chopping to cooking with heat. In Spain 4 million households are estimated to have some type of food processor. In recent years, some brands have brought this type of appliance to the market at cheaper prices, which has encouraged many consumers to include a food processor in their kitchen equipment.
This small chef is based on the industrial processors used in large kitchens, which originated in the 1970s. Since then, the models have been adapted for use in family kitchens and become especially popular in the 1980s.
Food processors automate and simplify preparation processes, and they save time. They consist of a container and a base; and depending on the model they include different accessories and the possibility of connecting them via the Internet so as to programme recipes. The container is usually removable for easy cleaning, while the base is the part of the equipment that is plugged in. The motor is responsible for driving the blades and accessories, while a resistor heats the container.
Depending on the model, its functions and capacity, food processors usually have powers between 1,000W and 1,500W. Taking the first of the powers, if you use it for one hour a day, it will consume about 30 kWh per month.
Air fryer
Traditional fryers are small domestic appliances that fry food quickly in oil. They consist of a basket where the food to be fried is deposited and this basket is introduced into the vat of the fryer, which is full of oil heated using a resistance system. One advantage offered by this type of fryers compared to using a frying pan is uniform frying, as well as taking advantage of the oil used.
But in recent years, the oil fryer has been replaced by the increasingly popular air fryer. This type of fryer actually works like a small oven. It has a removable basket, like a traditional fryer and inside there is a constant and homogeneous circulation of heat created by a fan system, which guarantees fast, uniform cooking. As no oil is used, the preparation of food is healthier, as well as representing a saving.
If we look at air fryers, these appliances have powers ranging from 1,000W to 1,800W, depending on the capacity of the model. If you use an air fryer with a power of 1,000W every day for 15 minutes, this will result in a monthly consumption of 7.5 kWh.
Toaster
The first electric toasters began to be marketed at the beginning of the 20th century. How they work has not changed since then: The slices of bread are placed inside the toaster's shell, where they are toasted thanks by the heat given off by resistors.
A toaster usually has a power of about 1,000 W and it takes about 3 minutes to toast the bread. Using it like this would incur a monthly consumption of 1.5 kWh.
Electric juicer
The purpose of this small domestic appliance is to extract the juice from citrus fruits. By applying Pascal's Principle (Fluid Mechanics), pressure and rotational motion over one half of a citrus fruit extracts the pulp. These devices usually have a small container, where the juice accumulates, and a rotor coupled to a motor, which activates the rotary movement if pressure is applied.
In the middle of the last century, electric juicers began to reach homes where they helped people to produce their own orange juice. Prior to this, juicers worked with physical force, and these manual juicers still exist but electric juicers are more comfortable to use and not so rudimentary.
The power of the juicers varies in accordance with the model and its functionalities. The normal power would be 150W. If you make orange juice every day and it takes 3 minutes to do it, you will consume 0.2 kWh per month.
Blender
We will finish by talking about blenders which were invented by Stephen Poplawski, a Polish emigrant to the United States. In 1922 he presented an apparatus capable of crushing food and mixing it, as a result of the action of propellers driven by a small motor. In 1940 he registered his patent so that it could be marketed and reach homes around the world.
Currently, the most basic models have an arm with the propellers at one end, which are introduced into a container where food is deposited to be beaten, chopped or crushed. Some new models consist of a base with propellers and a container that fits over them.
Power is very important in these domestic appliances, since it is what enables greater force and speed to be applied to the propellers in order to make the process more effective.
An optimal power for a blender is 1,000W. If you use a blender two days a week for 3 minutes, monthly consumption will amount to 1.4 kWh.
Once you have stopped using your domestic appliances, remember to unplug them to avoid phantom consumption. Another way to save with small gestures is to pay special attention to the labelling on your domestic appliances, those with a higher rating will be more efficient and will remain in better condition all the time they are used and this will enable you to save and more out of them.
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