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Select heavy gauge cookpots. Usuallyheavygaugecookpotswillnot change
shape when heated.
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Use cook, p ots with flat, smooth bottoms. To determineif the cookpotisflat,
place the edge of a ruler on the bottom. Hold up to the light. No light should be
visiblebetweenthe edge of the ruler and the pan. Rejectany pans that do not
fit flushagainstruler'sedge.
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Match the size of the cookpot to the size of the element. Cookpotshouldbe
the same size or slightly larger.
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Do not use cookwerethat extends morethan 1 inchbeyondthe cookingarea.
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Cookwarethatis smallerin diameterthan the cookingarea shouldnot be used.
Notonly canthiscausethe elementtorequiremoreenergy and time,butcan also
resultin spilloversburningontothe cookingarea resultingin a cleaningchore.
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Do not use nonflat specialtyitemsthat are oversized, uneven or do not meet
propercookwarespecifications such as roundbottom wokswith dngs, griddles,
rippledbottomcanners,lobsterpots,largepressurecanners, etc. Largeutensils,
such as pressurecannersor oversizedskillets,shouldbe used onyon
conventionalcoil cartridgesif they do not meet this test.
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Glass-ceramic,earthenware,heat proof glass or glazed cookpotsmay scratch
the glass-ceramiccooktopand therefore are not recommended.
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