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murcoo~ng onsoliddisk
lements,theuseofappropriate
cookwareisveryimportant.
*Aluminllmcookwareconducts
heatfasterthanothermetals.
●castironand ~~at~d cast iron
containersareslowtoabsorbheat,
butgenerallycookevenlyat
minimumor mediumheatsettings.
sUsenon-stickorcoatedmetal
containers.matgroundPy~m@
cookwarecoatedonthebottom
withaluminumcooksevenly.
●Glass cookware should be used
onlyasthemanufacturerdescribes.
-Donotuseawiretrivetor any
otherkindofheat-retardingpad
betweenthecookwareandthe
element.
●Goodcookwarehtisathick,flat
wttomwhichabsorbsthehat from
heelement.Thethick,flatbottom
~‘-!~idesgoodheatdistribution
..--.;,,the~lementtothefood.This
mookingprocessrequireslittle
water,fator electricity.
@Cookwarewiththin,uneven
bottomsdonotadequatelyutilize
theheatcomingfromtheelement.
Thefd tobecookedmaybumand
requiremoretimeandelectricity.
Youwoulddso havetoaddmore
fator water.
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@Useonlypansofgoodquality
onthesoliddiskelements.Thepan
shouldhaveastablebottomthatis
slightlyconcavetowardsthecenter—
Just concaveenoughsothatduring
-heatingoperation,thebottom
-of thepanhasthegreatestpossible
:::’-:: withthesoliddiskelement.
,,,s,”..s
‘his resultsintheoptimumuse
_Wf energy.
Hns withunevenbottomsarenot
suitible.
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mps
QDon’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough
contactwiththesoliddiskelement
tocookproperly.
*Usepansofthecormt diameter
only.Theyshouldbeslightiylarger
thanthesoliddiskelementso
spilloverswillflowontothe
cooktopandnotbakeontothe
element.Adampclothissufficient
to removethespill.Pansshouldnot
overhangmorethan1inchbeyond
theelement.
. .. .:::.
●Tooptimizecookingtimeand
energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatissizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,withawell-fitted
lidtoavoidevaporationloss,and
cookwithas littiewaterorfatas
possible.Ifthepanistoosmall,
energyiswastedandspillagecan
flowontothesoliddiskelement.
●Piamonlydrypansonthesolid
diskelement.Donotplacelidson
theelement,particularlywetlids.
.S~ial cookingpmdures that
requirespecificcookwaresuchas
pressurecookers,deepfatfryers,
etc.,musthavefiatbottoms,bethe
cormt sizeandbecovered,if
applicabletocookingprocess,as
identifiedearlierinthiss~tion.
sExceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
-g potsshodd notextendmom
than1inchbeyondthesurficeofa
soliddiskelementandshouldhave
flatbottoms.Whencanningpotsdo
notmeetthisdescription,theuseof
themaximumheatsettingcauses
excessiveheatbuildupandmay
resultindamagetothecooktop.
See“HomeCanningTips”on
page24forfirther information.
TocheckhowapanwXIprform onasoliddiskelement:
1. Put 1inchofwaterinto
thepan.
2. Bringwatertoaboiland
observethepatternofthe
bubblesasthewatercomesto
aboil.
3. Auniformpatternofbubbles
acrossthebottomofthepan
confirmsagoodheattransferand
agoodpot.
4. Bubbleslocalizedinonlya
portionofthebottomindicate
unevencontactofthepantothe
element,unevenheattransfer,
andanunsuitablepot.
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