Berghoff EarthChef User manual

MANUAL

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EarthChef® PANS WITH CERAMIC COATING
Some tips to enhance and maintain the qualities of the product:
Before rst time use
• afterunpackingyourcookware,washtheiteminwarm,soapywaterwithasoft
sponge.Rinsethoroughlyanddrycompletelywithasoftcloth.
• beforeheatingyournewcookwareforthefirsttime,applyalittlevegetableoiltothe
insideofthepanorpotwithapapertowel.Thiswilllightlyseasonthesurfaceand
enhancethepropertiesoftheall-naturalceramiccoating.Youmightconsiderdoing
thiseachtimebeforeyouputawaythecookwareforalongertime.
Cooking with your new Ceramic coated cook ware
• besurethatyoualwaysstartwithacleanpan
• takethefoodfromtherefrigeratoratleast10minutesbeforecooking.
• ifyouuseoilfortasteortexture,allowtheoiltowarmforaminuteortwooverlow
tomediumheatbeforeaddingfoodtothepan.Experimentabittofindthebest
setting.
• neverallowapantoboildry.Neverletyourpanheatuptoolong.
• yourpanandcoatinghasfastandevenheattransfersofoodandoilcharevery
quickly.Alwayscookusinglowtomediumheat.Onlyusehighheatwhenthepotis
filledwithaliquidforboilingyourfood(likeforinstancepasta)orfordeep-frying
• eventhoughtheCeramiccoatingis6timesstrongerthanthetraditionalcoating,
metalutensilswillcausescratchingofthesurface.Scratchesarenotcoveredinthe
warranty.Werecommendusingbamboo,silicone,nylonorwoodutensilstoprotect
andextendthelifeofyourcookware.
• nevercutfoodwhileinthepanasthiswilldamagethesurface.
• casserolesandpanscanbeputintheovenupto240°C.Thehandleswillgethot
though.Usepotholders.Thehandlescandiscolorwhenusedintheoven.Thiscan
beeasilyremovedwiththeBergHOFFcleanser.
• werecommendusingoilorbutterwhilecooking.Pleasenotethatsomeoftheoils
andfatsburnevenatlowertemperatures.Fatsandoilsaresuitableforcookingonly
untilacertaintemperature.Werecommendtherefined(notcoldpressed)oliveoilor
coconutoil;theyarehealthyandfitforusingathigherbakingtemperatures.
• donotdropthepanonthefloor,savethepanfromdentsandceramiccoatfrom
scratches,thosecanaffectthenonstickattributetofall.

Note: Theceramiccoatingcanmaintainshort-termaccidentalheatingto450°Cand
 iscompletelysafe.Thismeansthatifyouaccidentally(over)heat,notoxic
 fumeswillbereleased.Moreover,thesurfaceisnotdamaged,itwillnotblister
 orflakeoff.
Recommendations for energy saving
• cookonaburnerthatisapproximatelysimilarinbasediametertothatofthepan
youhaveselected.
• whencookingongas,adjusttheflamesoitdoesnotflareupthesidesofthepan.
• uselowheattowarmfoods,simmerorpreparedelicatesauces.
• heatsettingsareveryimportant.Lowerheatsettingsarenotonlygoodforenergy-
savingbutalsoavoidsthepanbecomingtoohot.Thenatureofceramicsistohold
anddistributetheheatmoreeffectively,helpingsomeprotein-richfoodscookmore
quickly.
Care and Cleaning
• remembertocooldownyourpanbeforecleaningasthecoolerwaterwillcausethe
hotpantowarp
• althoughyourcoatedpanisdishwashersafe,wedon’trecommendcleaningthecook
wareinthedishwasher.Thehighheatwilldeterioratethequalitiesofthecoating
• cleanaftereachusebyhandwithadishdetergentespeciallymadeforhand
washing.Besurethatyoudonotuseaharshcleaningproductthatisbasedon
citricacidsorthatcontainschlorinebleach.Usewarm,soapywaterandsponge
oradishcloth.Donotusesteelwoolornylonscrubbingpads,ovencleanerorany
cleanerthatisabrasive,isacitrusbasedcleanserorcontainschlorinebleach.Rinse
inwarmwateranddryimmediatelywithasoftcloth.
• alwayscleanyourcookwarethoroughlysince,thenexttimeyouuseit,anyfood
residuewillcookintothesurfacecausingfoodtostick
• ifyouhaveremainsoffoodstucktothecookware,theycaneasilyberemovedby
coveringthebottomofthepanwithwaterandlettingitsoakoffwhilegentlyheating
itatlowtemperature(noneedtoletthewatercook).Donotuseametalutensil.
• additionaltothecleaningmethoddescribeabove,youmightconsiderthistip:
•aftercleaningandonadrysurface,rubalittle(olive)oilwithasoftkitchenpaper
duringaminute.Theoilwillremoveallsurfaceimpurities.
•washawaytheremainingoil.Dothisbyhandinwaterwithadishdetergent.
Dryimmediatelywithasofttowel.
•ifyoustoreyourpotsandpansbystackingthem,put,forinstance,adishtowelµ
betweenthemavoidingpartsoftheupperitemtoscratchthesurfaceofthelower
element.

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