Hong Kong people usually use an induction cooker or a gas stove to cook. And the Halogen cooking pot, Healsio and airfryer are more novel electrical cooking equipments in addition to microwave ovens and ovens, which are known as more healthy, oil-free and quick way for cooking. However, people might not understand the exactly theories, features and prices of such three products. Therefore, BBE will introduce them in detail hereinafter.
Healsio
Principle of Healsio
Like a microwave oven, a Healsio also radiates microwave. Theory of it is to heat water in the steam storage tank to become water vapor of 100 °C; and the technology of superheated steam is used to heat water vapor from 100 °C to about 300 °C because the high-temperature water vapor would deliver higher efficiency in heating food than hot air. Water molecules of the high-temperature water vapor are fine enough to penetrate food and bring heat into food for rapid heating and cooking. And water vapor can dissolve fat at a high temperature, so moist yet lower-oil dishes are easier to be made by Healsios rather than microwave oven.
Brands of Healsio
TOSHIBA, HITACHI, and SHARP are some popular brands in Hong Kong. The price range of Healsios is from HK $ 6000 to over HK $10,000. All of them boast a capacity of more than 30 liters.
Healsio VS Steam oven
Due to features of lower-oil or oil-free cooking, people always make contrast between Healsio and steam ovens, furthermore, both of them operates with steam-centered theory. However, their theories and applications are different after in-depth understanding. Steam oven can play roles as both the oven and steamer in baking food, whose cooking temperature is lower than that of Healsio. They can be used for a long-time cooking, so they are suitable for stew, steamed fish, rice cakes and dessert. The capacity could reach over 70 liters, so they are suitable for customers who love different styles of boiled food. Steam ovens generally do not have microwave function and technology of superheated steam.
Halogen cooking pot
Principle of Halogen cooking pot
Sometimes, Halogen cooking pots are seen as an upgraded version of microwave ovens, equipped with the transparent glass pot and control keys of temperature and time outside, and the halogen lamp and a powerful fan inside. When Halogen cooking pot is working, halogen lamp would radiate far infrared light and then produce heat energy to heat air. And hot air would flow in the pot evenly. Theoretically, temperature of far infrared rays can be as high as 700°C, so we can use Halogen cooking pots for barbecue, baking, thawing and cooking. However, they are generally used for making snacks due to its smaller capacity.
Brands of Halogen cooking pots
Halogen cooking pots of German Pool are the most popular in Hong Kong, and their price range is from HK $ 1000 to over HK $2000. In addition to Halogen cooking pot, the German Pool also launches barbecue grill for people who love barbecue, whose capacity is about ten liters.
Airfryer
Principle of airfryer
A heater above an airfryer can produce high-temperature air while being powered, and then food is surrounded and baked at a high temperature by hot air from top to down by convection. Any oily food such as chicken, pork and beef, could be de-oiled by heat as squeezing oil out, so that such food would become golden, tender with a crispy crust. However, they are generally used for making snacks because of the small capacity.
Brands of airfryer
Philip airfryer is the most popular one, and their price range is about HK $ 1000 to HK $2000(similar to that of Halogen cooking pot).
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