How to choose a small oven with a hotplate for a cottage, cottage or studio apartment

Not only love passes through the stomach, food is often the most important event of the day in cottages.

However, it is not always possible to sit around the fire, cut up the sausages, stick them on a skewer and start roasting them while singing camp songs. Winter, rain or snow can make sitting by the fire very uncomfortable. Thus, the smallest corner in the cottage, i.e. the kitchen, often comes to the scene.

Favorite dishes also at the cottage or in the small kitchen

If you have little space in the kitchen or you need to create a small kitchen corner in the cottage to prepare delicious meals, the smart and very practical combination of the Orava Elektra X48 electric oven and two-cooker is the ideal solution.

Thanks to it, you will be able to cook, bake  and grill in a small space and use the oven and stove at the same time. Despite its compact dimensions, you can cook quite large portions on it. The internal volume of the oven is 48 liters, the cast-iron plates have a diameter of 15.5 and 18.5 cm, and you can easily place medium-sized pots or pans for soup and main dishes on them. The electric oven is also ideal for heating food or, for example, for baking pizza.

The main advantage of an electric oven with a double burner is the independent regulation of the temperature of the individual cooking plates and the possibility of continuously adjusting the temperature from 100 to 230 °C. The maximum power is 3,600 watts, and the package also includes a grill grate and a practical pan for draining oil. There is also a silvergrey version of the Elektra-X2A.

Small but useful

The smallest and most variable small double-plate oven on the market is the Elektra-X30 model with dimensions of 50.5 by 31.7 and 41 centimeters. Thanks to it, you will be able to bake, cook and grill in a really small space. With an oven volume of 30 liters and a power of 3,200 watts, you can prepare a wide variety of dishes, from cakes to roast meat. In addition, you get a rotatable grilling spit, which allows food to be cooked evenly. You can also use both small plates at the same time, of course if the corresponding circuit breaker in your home can withstand the increase in power. One plate offers a power of up to 1,000 watts and the other has 600 watts, which guarantees the flexibility you need when preparing several meals at once.

However, if you play by the millimeter in the kitchen, we recommend the classics 

in the form of an electric cooker VP-8 S with one plate with a diameter of 185 millimeters. Thanks to its compact dimensions, you can pack the stove with you even on vacation or at the dormitory. It has a light indicator of operation and you will be in control of the cooking thanks to the smooth regulation of the temperature by the thermostat. Its power is 1,500 watts.

Or rather induction?

For real gourmands, who are prevented by little space in the kitchen, the portable electricinduction double plate VP-40i is designed. Thanks to it, you can try induction technology at home, in a dormitory or in a cottage, in short, anywhere where you appreciate saving energy, time and really simple maintenance. The two cooking zones are made of elegant black glass, the clear touch control enables eight temperature setting levels from 60 °C to 240 °C (from 200 to 2,000 watts). 

The surface of the cooker consists of a ceramic plate resistant to high temperatures. The cooker informs you reliably through a large LED display, light indicators and sound signaling. It also has a timer with the option to switch it off for up to three hours. 

The automatic switch-off function after removing the container from the hob is also a big advantage. If you place the container on the hob again within 40 seconds, the cooker will automatically turn on again and cooking will continue. 

Perhaps the biggest advantage of induction cookers is that the glass-ceramic induction hob remains cool to the touch, as the heat is generated by induction directly in the vessel. In addition, it can heat up much faster than conventional stoves, which brings up to 60 percent time savings, as well as up to half the electricity consumption. Thanks to the minimization of heat losses, you will achieve up to 90 percent higher efficiency!