The Stove
Hey everyone! Welcome back for the fourth post of Baking for Dummies! Today, we will be going over the stove, which are the burners above the oven that we went over last post. Unlike the oven, the stove is an open flame that is not enclosed behind walls or a door, so you need to be more mindful when you are using the stove (you don’t want to burn your hands)! Above the flame of the stove are panels of racks that stand up for you to place your pots and pans on to warm them up. These racks warm up very quickly, so make sure to not touch them or set anything flammable nearby when you have the stove on. There are two types of stoves: an electric and gas stove. They are used for the same purpose, but they look a little different and have different ways of warming up.
The electric stove usually does not have racks, but instead has circles on the top of the oven to show where to put your pans (and where it will heat up). The gas stove, on the other hand, has actual burners that release gas heat (hence the name), and will have racks placed above it to cook. Since the gas stove has an open flame, it tends to heat up much quicker and is more prone to fires, so watch out!
Whether
you have an electric or gas stove, they can both be used to make the same
things. Caramels, pie fillings, no bake cookies, and much more can be cooked on
the stove to create something delicious! In addition, every stove has the same
basic controls beside the oven controls from the last post. For every stove,
there are 4 separate dials that control each burner, and each of these burners range
from low to high. For most recipes, you usually stay in the medium-low to
medium-high range. Just like the oven, when handling pots/pans on the stove,
make sure to be safe and use mitts!
We
will be covering one of the last types of appliances used for baking in the next
post, and you definitely won’t want to miss this one! Happy baking everyone!
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