Today, some companies are developing models with porous glass-ceramic that allow manufacturers to abandon traditional heating elements. Many models also have different icons and symbols-tips that improve usability. Therefore, models with pattern are more practical.Ĭooktop contains the contours of heating zones. For example, the design of cooktop is made as astrological chart.Īny defects and pollutions are clearly distinguishable on a flat glass-ceramic surface. Some models are decorated with patterns that look very bright on the glass-ceramics. For many consumers, this factor is often one of the most important when choosing a cooktop. Snow-white and ivory, black anthracite and brown, black with gray dots and steel, aluminum and mirror, cold ice is not a complete list of proposed colors. The choice problem is absent even among buyers with the most exquisite taste. Designĭesign of the glass-ceramic models is very stylish and diverse. But porous glass-ceramic opens the possibility of its use in gas cooktops. Virtually all induction cooktops are equipped with glass-ceramic. Today, glass-ceramic panels are mainly used in electric cooktops. Moreover, сooktop with glass-ceramics surface is economical enough. Perfectly flat and smooth surface provides very convenient cleaning. The borders of heating are clearly delineated that eliminates the risk of burns by an occasional touch. Of course, such panel has a very short duration of heating and cooling. Therefore, the thermal inertia is very low. Moreover, heat exchange is very uniform and fast. Glass-ceramics has a unique ability of very effective transmission heat to the heating area.

Heating elements (ceramic, halogen or induction burners) and residual heat indicators are placed under the panel. Of сourse, glass-ceramic panels have a high cost, but they are very beautiful and comfortable. German SCHOTT AG (Ceran brand) and French EuroKera are among the leaders in this segment. This technology is the bombardment of the glass surface by crystals at a temperature of more than 900 degrees. Thereafter, the panel undergoes ceramization. Therefore, the mechanical influence cannot damage pattern during cooking or cleaning. The contours of the burners, various indicators and any patterns are made inside the glass at the molecular level.

Plates of green glass a few millimeters thick are cut into the required parts. The process of manufacturing glass-ceramics is simple. The last few decades, cooktops with a glass ceramic surface are some of the most common and popular. After several decades, companies began to actively use this material in household appliances. Glass-ceramics was developed in the middle of the last century for the systems of mirrors in astronomical telescopes.

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