Selecting Cookware; The Cooking Surface - Miele KM 443 Operating Instructions Manual

The cooking surface

Your ceramic cooktop is made of an
extremely hard and durable material
that should give you many years of use
under normal conditions. The surface is
scratch resistant, not scratch proof.
Avoid using cookware with ridged bot-
toms. Ridged pots with dirty or chipped
enamel bottoms may scratch the
cooktop if they are pulled across the
ceramic surface.
Make sure the cooktop and pot bottoms
are clean before cooking. Certain
items, particularly sugar grains or
crystallized liquids such as molasses or
syrups are actually harder than ceramic
and can scratch the surface if they are
not cleaned off immediately. Small or
light scratches will not affect the safety
or performance of the cooktop however.
The burner rings and touch controls are
fused into the ceramic glass and are re-
sistant to wear if properly maintained.
Do not use abrasive cleaners or pads,
as they may eventually wear off the
rings.
Any melted solids (e.g. sugar, plas-
tic, syrup, aluminium foil, etc.)
should be removed as quickly as
possible and while the burner is still
warm. If they are allowed to harden,
the cooktop may become pitted.
Scrape the melted item off the
cooktop using a razor blade scraper.
Once the cooktop has cooled,
remove any remaining residue using
a ceramic cooktop cleaner.

Selecting cookware

Pots and pans
Special cookware is not required, but
as is true with all types of cooking ap-
pliances, the better the cookware, the
better the performance.
Following these tips will allow you to
make the most of your ceramic
cooktop.
– For the most even and energy effi-
cient cooking, the diameter of the
pots should match the diameter of
the burners as closely as possible.
– Use cookware with thick, flat, smooth
bottoms. Slightly concave bottoms
will also work adequately. Pans with
convex bottoms will not cook well.
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