Fry Pans Energy Usage

Plenty of advancements in technology are now focused on the kitchen area. More and more kitchen appliances are becoming energy efficient and smart appliances. Using your phones, you can personalize your kitchen appliances' temperature or setting. 

Since boiling and grilling have been the most common method in ancient times, frying food is believed to have been around for thousands of years as well. 

History of Frying

People have been frying their food since 2500 BCE and first appeared in Ancient Egyptian kitchens during the Old Kingdom. The first record of the frying technique in the western world can be traced back to a 16th-century painting depicting an old lady frying an egg. 

Ancient Mesopotamia made use of copper frying pans. Frying pans were also known in ancient Greece under the name tagnon and in Rome under patella or sartago. Pan is derived from the Old English word Panna. Before the introduction of the kitchen stove in the mid-nineteenth century, a commonly used cast-iron cooking pan known as a 'spider' had a handle and three legs that allowed it to stand upright in the ashes and coals of the fire.

Frying food in modern times

When cooking stoves became popular, legless, flat-bottomed pots and pans were designed; during this time, the flat cast-iron skillet was introduced. 

Most people prefer their food fried as the food is cooked much faster and has a distinct crispness and texture. Different types of frying pans can be seen worldwide as other types of frying are used to achieve the desired taste of food.

The amount of fat required, the cooking time, the type of cooking vessel required, and the manipulation of the food all vary between frying techniques. Standard frying techniques include sautéing, stir-frying, pan frying, shallow frying, and deep frying.

Cooking foods in a thin layer of fat on a hot surface, such as a frying pan, griddle, wok, or sauteuse, is what pan frying, sautéing, and stir-frying entail. Stir-frying entails frying quickly at extremely high temperatures, requiring the food to be constantly stirred to prevent it from sticking to the cooking surface and burning. 

With the popularity of frying, most people now prefer non-stick frying pans as they are less hassle when cooking and cleaning. Before, stainless steel pans were popular as it doesn’t get rust, and the silver look was appealing to consumers. But the thing with stainless steel is that foods like meats stick to the pan, making cooking harder as oils are flying and food is sticking to the steel.

With so many options of nonstick frying pan in the market, the Le Creuset is considered the best among the best by professional chefs, food vloggers and home cooks as the Le Creuset skillet has enamel-coated cast iron Dutch ovens are ideal for deep frying because cast iron's excellent heat distribution and retention keeps the oil temperature even and consistent, even when adding larger items like T-bone steaks and double cut pork chops.

Electric Frying pans

Most people opt for electric kitchen appliances to avoid using gasses, propane, etc.; plenty of electric fry pans are available in the market nowadays that are cheaper and easy to use. 

With the rise of Korean barbeque, the demands for electric fry pans have also increased as it is easy to clean, and anyone can home cook their favorite meat without buying a stove and propane. Most electric frying pans have nonstick surfaces and even heat distribution with features like low and high-temperature control. A typical fry pan is 12 inches in diameter with relatively low flared sides, a long handle, sloped sides, and no lid. 

An excellent electric nonstick skillet can take a novice cook a long way. They're flexible solutions when you don't have access to a stove or oven and are ideal for vacations, camping, dorm rooms, or extended stays at hotels. 

There are plenty of electric frying pans on the market now. People can choose between an ordinary electric fry pan, electric cast iron skillets, electric wok, or electric cast iron pans for their market now that they have a high-quality ceramic coating, nonstick coating, and are dishwasher safe.

The electric consumption of fry pans

Since it needs heat to function, it can be expected that it requires high electricity consumption. 

The typical electric fry pan consumes 1500 watts when cooking food at temperatures of 400 degrees or higher (about 120 volts). Electric skillets and griddles come in a range of power ratings, ranging from 1000 watts to 1800 watts for some of the most influential models. 

An electric frying pan's electricity is determined by its wattage and the number of hours used per day. This also applies to all of your appliances.

For instance, if you use a 1500-watt electric frying pan for two hours per day, you will consume 3,000 watts. Multiply the average monthly energy consumption by 30 days. The total output power is 90,000 watts.