What are Labour Saving Devices?

Labour Saving Devices are all those appliances that help you to
speed up the cooking process, save time and money.

Examples of Labour Saving Devices are:

Electric kettle Microwave oven Pressure cooker

Food mixer Hand food mixer Food processor
Liquidizer Coffee maker Juice extractor
Electric sandwich maker Toaster
 Electric kettle
An electric kettle is the best way to boil water for home and
office use. It makes hot beverages like tea fast and easy to
prepare. Tea tastes much better when made with freshly
boiled water, compared to water heated in a microwave. All
these kettles switch off automatically when the water boils,
which is a big advantage over the stove top kettles which
whistle until you turn them off.
 Microwave oven

A microwave oven, or microwave, is a kitchen appliance

employing microwave radiation primarily to cook or heat
food. Microwave ovens have revolutionized food
preparation since their use became widespread in the
1970s. However many chefs find microwave ovens to be
of limited usefulness because the Millard reactions(a type
of browning) cannot occur due to the temperature range.
 Pressure cooker

Pressure cooking is a method of cooking in a

sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to
escape below a preset pressure. Because water's
boiling point increases as the pressure increases,
the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the
liquid in the pot to rise to a temperature higher than
100 °C (212 °F) before boiling.
 Food mixer

Food mixers are very good use of making sponges,

cakes and buns. These have a big bowl that with it
there are attached electric beakers for the making
of whipping cream, mixing sauce, whisking fat
and rubbing fat into flour. This is also used for
cake mixes and bread.
 Hand food mixer
Hand food mixers have a very good use for
making cakes and whisking egg whites.
These are not so very heavy as the normal
food mixers so they are handy and easy to
carry too.
 Food processor
Food processors are very useful in grating,
chopping and whisking. They usually have a
range of blades that fits into a large bowl or jug.
These are a speedy preparation in making of
soups, breadcrumbs, dips and pastry mix.
 Electric sandwich maker
This electric sandwich maker works with electricity as
the name says. There are two main types of sandwich
makers. These are the square plates and the triangle
plates. These can be also two sliced or four sliced too.
 Coffee maker
To force the water through the coffee, the
simplest espresso machines use pressure
that comes from heating water inside a
sealed vessel. These types of machines can
be bought for around $50, and there's even
one that is made especially to take on a
camping trip.
 Juice extractor
Juice extractors are always handy
and easy to carry. With these juice
extractors you can get juice out of
the fruit and vegetables. With
these device you can make your
own tomato pulp and you can also
make a fresh orange juice.
 Liquidizers or blenders

These liquidizers or blenders are used

to crush chunky food into a liquid.
These are also a good source for
making soups, milkshakes, baby
food and fruit juice.
 Toaster
A toaster is a small electric kitchen
appliance designed to toast bread, an
act also known as 'making toast.' Prior
to the development of the electric
toaster, bread was sometimes toasted
by placing it in a metal frame and
holding it over a fire.
What are those tips and hints that effect our
choice of these Labour Saving Devices?
These are:
Safety Cost of use
Performance Features
Guarantee Complementary range
Ease of service Specifications
Aesthetics Ease of cleaning
 Safety
When you’re choosing the labour-saving
equipment make sure that this had
undergone the safety marks as to
prevent serious accidents at home. Be
aware of cheap electrical appliances as
they may not have the safety marks.
 Cost of use
Before you buy think. When you’re
buying tumble dryers these are very
expensive as they run to dry clothes
faster so if possible when you’re drying
clothes dry them on the washing line
and this becomes free.
 Performance

When you’re going to buy the labour saving device first

you have to the decide the model you are going to buy.
This information can be obtained by shop assistant or

 
                                                                                                 

friends.

                                                                                         

                               
                                                                                                         

                               
                         
 Features
When you are buying a labour saving
device and you want it with extras
make sure that you know how to use
that extra. For example when you are
buying a cooker and you buy the
automatic timer extra make sure you
know how to use this timer.
 Complementary range
When you are buying the labour saving
device first watch out for the colour of
your kitchen so that it can tone. This
should be considered when buying
accessories if you require a total look
your kitchen.
 Guarantee
This guarantee is the customer’s insurance
that should occur in the product within a
stated length of time from purchase for
example for repair or replacement. This is
obviously very important for those devices
which are expensive.
 Ease of service
Most of the labour saving devices can
be sent back for a service. Attention
because if the appliance is to big and
bulky or it has been sent for a long
distance this is inconvenient.
 Ease of use
Once the selected appliance has been
purchased this can be use easily. When you
buy the appliance and you do not know how
to use it training is given. What when
buying an appliance as a gift because if the
person is old or disabled the device must
have and fit their needs.
 Specifications

Before buying that appliance you

want such as washing machine it
is important that first check if the
this will fit in the space available.
 Aesthetics

When the purchased appliance

is to be sited in the home it is
important that it looks attractive
that it’s colour matches to the
rest of the room.
 Ease of cleaning

When buying an appliance it is useful to

discuss with someone who already owns the
appliance how easy or difficult it is to keep
clean. Those appliances which trap dirt can
lead to food poisoning as mould can grow in
areas to clean.