Top 10 Key Considerations When Buying a Gas Stove

1. Brand

Currently, the market is flooded with numerous gas stove brands, each offering a variety of styles, types, and prices. This diversity allows consumers to comfortably choose a product that suits their preferences and needs. However, the abundance of options can also make the decision-making process challenging. Each brand provides a range, from high-end to budget-friendly stoves, catering to a wide consumer base. To ensure a quality and durable purchase, opt for reputable sellers. Recommended brands include Electrolux, Rinnai, Sunhouse, Sakura, Happycook, and more.

2. Brand Variety

Currently, the market is flooded with numerous gas stove brands, each offering a variety of styles, types, and prices. This diversity allows consumers to comfortably choose a product that suits their preferences and needs. However, the abundance of options can also make the decision-making process challenging. Each brand provides a range, from high-end to budget-friendly stoves, catering to a wide consumer base. To ensure a quality and durable purchase, opt for reputable sellers. Recommended brands include Electrolux, Rinnai, Sunhouse, Sakura, Happycook, and more.

2. Price

For built-in gas stoves, the prices are relatively higher, ranging from 1,500,000 to 7,000,000 VND per unit. In contrast, freestanding gas stoves have lower prices, fluctuating in the following ranges:

• Mini gas stove: 220,000 - 390,000 VND
• Single gas stove: 320,000 - 390,000 VND
• Double gas stove: 430,000 - 3,700,000 VND

Advice: If you and your family are looking for a high-quality gas stove and can afford a higher price, consider renowned global brands like Electrolux, Rinnai, etc. Alternatively, if you seek durability at a relatively lower cost, opt for brands like Sunhouse, Sakura, Happycook, etc. Before purchasing, set a budget to compare and find the most suitable stove for your needs.

3. Types and Prices

For built-in gas stoves, the prices are relatively higher, ranging from 1,500,000 to 7,000,000 VND per unit. In contrast, freestanding gas stoves have lower prices, fluctuating in the following ranges:

• Mini gas stove: 220,000 - 390,000 VND
• Single gas stove: 320,000 - 390,000 VND
• Double gas stove: 430,000 - 3,700,000 VND

Advice: If you and your family are looking for a high-quality gas stove and can afford a higher price, consider renowned global brands like Electrolux, Rinnai, etc. Alternatively, if you seek durability at a relatively lower cost, opt for brands like Sunhouse, Sakura, Happycook, etc. Before purchasing, set a budget to compare and find the most suitable stove for your needs.

3. Stove Type

After deciding on the brand you want to purchase, consider the type of stove and its intended use. If you enjoy outdoor activities like picnics and travel, a mini gas stove is a convenient choice due to its portability. Ensure you choose a reputable brand to avoid safety risks associated with low-quality products. Besides mini gas stoves, you can opt for a single gas stove for dorms or small households and a double gas stove (suitable for families of 4) but keep in mind that these may pose challenges in terms of cleaning. Additionally, there are built-in gas stoves with convenient features for cooking. However, these stoves are fixed and challenging to move.

4. Purpose and Type

After choosing the brand, consider the stove type and its purpose. If you enjoy outdoor activities, a mini gas stove is portable and suitable. Ensure you choose a reputable brand for safety. For home use, a single gas stove is ideal for dorms or small households, and a double gas stove is suitable for families of 4. However, note that double gas stoves may pose challenges in cleaning. Additionally, built-in gas stoves with convenient features are available but are fixed and challenging to move.

When it comes to gas stoves, they typically offer 1-2 burners. In contrast, built-in gas stoves provide more options, with some offering over 6 burners. For household use, opt for a stove with around 2-3 burners to save space, maintain a neat appearance, and meet daily cooking needs. Stoves with more than 3 burners are usually reserved for professional chefs and those in the food industry. Note: Keep a distance of at least 15 cm between burners for optimal use, easy pot placement, and maneuvering during cooking.

Quantity of cooking hobs

When it comes to style and size, gas stoves offer a variety. Upright gas stoves often feature rectangular or square designs, while built-in ones showcase curves, trapezoids, crescents, ellipses, and more. Choose a style that resonates with your taste, contributing to the aesthetic appeal of your kitchen. Regardless of the chosen design, ensure efficient burner arrangement for convenient usage.

Gas stoves, both upright and built-in, come in diverse designs - rectangles, squares, curves, trapezoids, crescents, ellipses, and more. Feel free to choose a design that suits your style and adds a touch of beauty to your kitchen space. However, irrespective of the design chosen for your family, pay attention to arranging the burners for optimal convenience during usage.

When it comes to ignition systems, gas cooktops commonly offer two options:

• Magneto Ignition System: Known for its durability and stability, the Magneto ignition system operates inexpensively. It produces a spark by striking two flints together, eliminating the need for frequent battery changes. Typically found in upright gas cooktops, this system requires a manual wrist twist to turn the knob and create a distinctive 'separation' sound.
  
• IC Ignition System: This system relies on batteries for stove activation, ensuring ease of use and enhanced safety by reducing gas leakage. The IC ignition system has the advantage of a minimal ignition sound, offering a gentle and smooth activation process.

Introducing the Electrolux EGT8028CK Built-in Gas Cooktop. Gas cooktops usually come with two common ignition systems:

• Magneto Ignition System: Recognized for its durability and stability, the Magneto system operates economically. It generates a spark by striking two flints together, eliminating the need for frequent battery replacements. Often featured in upright gas cooktops, this system requires a manual wrist turn to rotate the knob and produce a distinctive 'separation' sound.
  
• IC Ignition System: This battery-operated system ensures easy stove activation, promoting user-friendly use and improved safety by minimizing gas leakage. Enjoy the benefit of a minimal ignition sound and a delicately smooth activation process with the IC ignition system.

7. Cooking Surface Material

Gas stoves are commonly designed with materials like toughened glass or Schott glass, capable of withstanding high impact and heat. They not only possess durability but also exhibit elegance, easy maintenance, and more. In addition, there are more budget-friendly options for gas stoves with cooktops made of materials such as electrostatically painted metal (aesthetic and easy to clean), enamel-coated metal (minimizes oil and grease adhesion during cooking, easy to clean), or stainless steel (affordable but prone to scratches). If you opt for other cooktop materials not mentioned above, it's crucial to pay attention to hygiene and proper storage to ensure longevity, prevent peeling, and resist rust.

Burner heads typically come in 3 types for you to choose from:

• Standard burner head: This type has multiple small slots around it so that the flame is distributed in a circular pattern, ensuring efficient cooking time and a strong, stable flame. However, the flame spreads around the bottom of the pot rather than concentrating in one spot.

• Spiral burner head: The spiral design with grooves around the heat ring helps concentrate the flame at a higher intensity and larger amplification. This allows for quick cooking, especially suitable for large-sized pots as they focus heat at the center.

• Embedded burner head: Nowadays, embedded burner heads are widely equipped in modern gas stoves, installed just below the gas stove grates, sinking down from 3 - 5 cm. This design helps save more gas than usual. When you turn on the stove, it creates a curved flame concentrated mostly at the pot's center. It ensures consistent flame intensity, reducing cooking time by up to 20%, and can save up to 25% of gas consumption.

• Infrared burner head: The burner surface of the infrared head is made of a composite material (or ceramics, porcelain, or ceramic) with small grooves and fine dividers, facilitating the most efficient combustion of gas under 2 heat effects (infrared radiation and flame).

Gas stove burner heads commonly come in materials such as brass, cast iron, enamel-coated steel, or aluminum alloy. Particularly, the material of the burner head is one of the factors influencing the product price and durability

• Aluminum alloy burner heads are the most budget-friendly but, of course, not as durable as other types.
  
• Enamel-coated steel burner heads are usually found in embedded burners and are very gas-efficient.
• Brass burner heads aid in preventing oxidation, providing a blue flame, and avoiding soot at the bottom of pots.
• Cast iron burner heads are often praised for their durability.

This specially designed safety feature operates through a heat sensor. Whenever the stove encounters an unusual flame situation, such as being extinguished by wind or boiling water overflow during cooking, the heat sensor adjacent to the flame distributor automatically shuts off the gas. This mode helps minimize the risk of explosions or gas leakage incidents. However, stoves with this automatic gas shut-off feature often have a slower ignition time compared to regular stoves, typically ranging from 3 to 5 seconds.