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To achieve optimumcooking performance,use heavy gauge, flat, smooth bottom
cookpots that conformto the diameterof the radiant element (no more than one inch
overhang). Propercookpots willminimizecookingtimes,use lesselectricity, c ookfood
more evenly and requirelesswater or oil.
Cookpotswiththin, unevenbottomsdo not adequatelyconductheatfromthe element
to the food inthe cookpotswhichresultsin hotspots,burnedor underdone food. Using
bad oookpotsalso requiresmore water, time, and energyto cook food.
• Select heavy gauge cookpots. Usuallyheavy gauge cookpotswill not change
shape when heated.
• Use cookpots with flat, smooth bottoms. The twowaysto determineif cookpots
have a flat, smoothbottomare the rulertest and the cookingtest.
Ruler Test
1. Place the edge of ruler acrossthe bottom of the pot.
2. Hold up to the light.
3. No lightshouldbe visibleunderthe ruler.
Cooking
Test
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1. Put 1 inchof water intothe cookpot.
2. Place cookpoton the element. Set the
surface controlto the "9" (High) setting.
3. Observe the bubble formationto determine
the heatdistribution.Ifthe bubblesare uniform acrossthe cookpot,the cookpot
will perform satisfactorily.Ifthe bubblesare notuniform,thebubbleswill indicate
the hot spots.
• Match the size of the cookpot to the size of the element. Ideally,the cookpot
will be the same size or slightlylarger.
• Do not use cookware that extends more than 1 inch beyond the edge of the
element.
• Donot usea small cookpot ona largeelement. Notonlycan thiscausethe element
to requiremoreenergyand time, but itcan also resultinspilloversburningontothe
elementwhich cause extra effort in cleaning.
• Do not use nonflet specialty itemsthat are oversized,uneven or do not meet
propercookwarsspecifications such as roundbottomwokswith rings, griddles,
rippledbottomcanners,lobsterpots,large pressurecanners, etc. Use the Jenn-
Air fiat bottomwok accessory,Model numberAO142. (See p.11.)
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