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Selecting
Proper
Cookware
• Select heavy gauge cookpots. Usually heavy gauge cookpots will not
change shape when heated,
•
Use cookpots with flat, smooth bottoms. The two ways to determine
if cookpotshave a flat, smooth bottomare the rulertest and the cooking
test.
Ruler
Test:
1. Place the edge of ruler across the bottom of the pot.
2.
Hold up to the light.
3. No light should be visible under
the ruler.
Cooking
Test:
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1. Put 1 inch of water into the
cookpot.
2. Place cookpot on the solid ele-
ment.
Turn control to the HI
setting.
3. Observe the bubble formation to determine the heat distribution. If
the bubbles are uniform across the cookpot, the cookpot will
perform satisfactorily. If the bubbles are not uniform, the bubbles
will 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 slightly larger.
Improper
Cookware
•
Do not usecookware that extends more than 1 inch beyond the edge ofthe
solid element.
•
Do not use a small cookpot on a large element. Not only can this cause
the element to require more energy and time, but it can also result in
spillovers burning onto the element which cause extra effort in cleaning.
•
Do not use nonflat specialty items that are oversized, uneven or do not
meet proper cookware specifications such as round bottom woks with
rings, griddles, rippled bottom canners, lobster pots, large pressure
canners, etc.
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