I’m still searching information about ovens and at the same
time I go to different stores to find one. There are only three stores where I found
an oven with ‘thermal control’ but
costs around P2500. I need that
control so I can cure the clay well.
Toaster Oven
These are usually what I found in every store. It’s cheapest
and costs below P1000. But it tends to have spikes, or better say it the heat is not stable. It may burn the
clay. But I am also planning to buy an ‘oven
thermometer’ to play safer especially that I am a beginner. And since I
would buy a thermometer, I can buy the cheaper oven toaster if I want. But the
trick would be like turning off and turning on the toaster to maintain the
temperature since an oven toaster tends to raise temperature with time. So
hassle right? It’s like you’ll have to stare at the oven for 15 minutes or
longer and never leaving it.
Anyways, you might get confused with me. There are two different
ovens I am discussing here; the expensive one which has a thermal control and
the cheaper and common oven toaster. The ‘oven’ and the ‘oven toaster’.
Should I buy a
Toaster Oven?
It goes down to convenience, quality and being practical. I
also want a wise decision and consider the suitability of the materials within my
level. I wish I can sell things after I’m done with it. I don’t know what
weighs more. Maybe I’ll just adopt a business minded perspective, though I don’t
know how. I want to be resourceful and… efficient.
Warranties
I don’t know if this raises an issue. The one I found in
Lazada online shop has a warranty you may buy. The longer the year of warranty
you choose, the more expensive it will be.
Watts
I accidentally saw watts one time when I went canvassing. Uh
oh. Electricity is a big deal. It is said that the energy consumption depends
on how high the temperature of the oven. The convection oven I found has a 1000 watts.
I will try to make an example though I don’t guarantee you
that my computation is accurate. If I will use the oven for 1 hour everyday, I will
solve how much it will cost me per month.
(1000
watts + 1 hour x 30 days) / 1000 * 5.5359 pesos per kwh = P166
I found an interesting site about energy consumption of home
appliances. [Link here]
A downloadable table of Electricity Rate Tables of Meralco
for the year 2014 so you’ll know how much per kwh. [Link here]
If I missed something I should consider about buying an
oven, please share it in the comment section below.
I wish someone would
give me an oven gift. lol. XD
At last, I know how to
compute electricity, I was once naïve but curious about that.
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