Surface Cooking Guide - Hotpoint JKP65WV Use And Care Instructions Manual

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1. Use medium-or heavy-weight
cookware. Aluminum cookware
conducts heat faster than other
metals. Cast iron and coated cast
iron cookware is slow to absorb
heat, but generally cooks evenly at
LOW or MEDIUM settings. Steel
pans may cook unevenly if not
combined with other metals.
Food Cookware
Cereal
Cornmeal, grits.
Covered
Saucepan
Cocoa Uncovered
Saucepan
Coffee
Cooked in shell
Saucepan
Fried sunny-side-up Covered
Skillet
Fried over easy Uncovered
Skillet
Poached
Skillet
Scrambled or omelets Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Saucepan
Poultry Covered
Braised: Pot roasts of Skillet
beef, lamb or veal;
Pan-fried: Tender
Skillet
steaks; hamburgers;
thin fish fillets
Use non-stick or coated metal
cookware. Flat ground ~roceram"
saucepans or skillets coated on the
bottom with aluminum generally
cook evenly. Use glass saucepans
with heat-spreading trivets
available for that purpose.
2. To conserve the most cooking
energy, pans should be flat on the
bottom, have straight sides and tight
Directions
to Stirt Cooking
HI. In c(wered pan bring
water to boil before adding
cereal.
HI. Stir together water or
milk. cocoa ingredients.
heat to LOW.
HI. Cover eggs with cool
water. Cover pan, cook
until steaming.
MED HI. Melt butter, add
eggs and cover skillet.
HI. In c(wered pan bring
water to a boil,
golden in color.
HI. In covered pan bring
fruit and water to boil.
Switch to MED H] to
brown meat. Add water or
grease lightly.
8
fitting lids. Match the size of the
saucepan to the size of the surface
unit. A pan that extends more than
an inch beyond the edge of the trim
ring traps heat which causes
"crazing" (fine hairline cracks) on
porcelain, and discoloration
ranging from blue to dark gray on
chrome trim rings.
Setting to Complete
Cooking
LOW or WM. then add cereal.
Finish timing according
MED. to cook" 1 or 2 minutes
LOW tu maintain gentle but
steady perk.
LOW. Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for soft cooked:
Continue cooking" at MED HI
until whites are ,just set, about
3 to 5 more minutes.
LOW, then add eggs. When
bottoms of eggs have just set,
carefully turn over to cook
other side.
LOW. Carefully add eggs.
minutes at MED HI.
MED. Add egg mixture.
Cook, stirring to desired
doneness.
LOW. Stir occasionally and
LOW. Simmer until fork
tender.
MED HI or MED. Brown and
turning over as needed.
Comments
Cereals bubble and expand as
they cook: use large enough
Milk boils (wer rapidly. Watch as
boiling point approaches.
If you do not cover skillet, haste
eggs with fat to cook" tops evenly
Eggs cuntinue tn set slightly after
cooking. Fur omelet do nut stir
in hall.
Fresh fruit: Use 1/4 to 1/2 cup
water pcr pound of fruit.
Dried fruit: Use water as package
directs. Time depends (m whethe!
fruit has been presoaked. If not,
Meat can be seasoned and floured
Liquid variations Ii)r flavor could
meat brotb.
Timing: Steaks I to 2-inches: I [()
2 bours. Beef Stew: 2 to 3 hours.
and chops. II rare is desired, pre-
heat skillet before adding meut.