Appliance Jargon Buster

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When specific to ovens "built in" means built in at eye level, with built under meaning built under the work surface.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Built Under (cookers)</B> </div> <div> Cooking appliances that fit under your worksurfaces allowing a hob to be built directly above.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Built under (Dishwashers Laundry and Refrigeration)</B> </div> <div> Appliances that fit under your worksurfaces with a decorative door to match your kitchen.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Canopy</B> </div> <div> Canopy hoods are placed into an artificial chimney of any style.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Ceramic</B> </div> <div> Ceramic hobs use radiant heat from under the glass of the hob. The cooking surface, unlike induction hobs, does get hot. (for more info; see induction).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Chimney Hood</B> </div> <div> Chimney hoods are fitted as a feature above a hob or cooker. They have extraction motors built in.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Cold Fill Only</B> </div> <div> Refers to a washing machine or a dishwasher that fills from the cold water supply, the appliance then heats the water to the temperature required.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Conventional Oven</B> </div> <div> Conventional ovens do not have a fan within, so the oven is hotter on top shelves and cooler on the bottom shelves.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Double Oven</B> </div> <div> Double ovens have two cooking cavities and can be built into the kitchen furniture at eye level or under the worksurfaces.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Dual Fuel</B> </div> <div> Dual fuel is a term applied to appliances that use electricity and gas as heating fuels. In almost all cases the hob is gas and the oven and grill are electric.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Energy Rating</B> </div> <div> The rating of how energy efficient an appliance is. The rating is measured 'A' to 'G' with 'A' being the most efficient and 'G' being the least.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Fan Oven</B> </div> <div> Fan ovens circulate warm air all around the oven. Cooking time is reduced and food is cooked evenly.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Halogen</B> </div> <div> Halogen hobs use high power light and radiant heat from below the cooking surface to generate heat.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Induction</B> </div> <div> Induction hobs use an electromagnetic coil situated below the ceramic cooking surface. Heat is transferred directly to the pot or pan but the hob itself does not get hot.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Multifunction Oven</B> </div> <div> Multifunction ovens have the option of fan or conventional cooking, plus grilling or fan grilling, offering more versatile cooking options.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Semi Integrated</B> </div> <div> Semi integrated appliances are built into the kitchen cabinets and are concealed with a door that covers the appliance up to the drawline, where you may still see the appliance control panel.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Single Oven</B> </div> <div> Single ovens have one door to access the cooking cavity. These cookers usually have an oven and grill in the same compartment, i.e. you may not use the grill and oven at the same time.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Spin Performance</B> </div> <div> The measure of how much water is removed from laundry during the spin cycle. This is directly related to spin speed. Rated from A to G with A being the best performance (fastest spin).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wash Capacity</B> </div> <div> How much dry washing can be washed in a single load.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wash Performance</B> </div> <div> The rating of how well a washing machine or dishwasher cleans it's contents. Rating is from 'A' to 'G' with 'A' being the best performance and 'G' being the worst.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Watts</B> </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> How powerful the electric motor or heating element is within an appliance. 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