Getting The Most Out Of Your Oven - Bosch HES3052U Use And Care Manual

Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance
Cookware Selection Guide
Cookware Characteristics
To Test the Flatness of Your Pans
Cookware Tips
Specialty Pans

Getting the Most Out of Your Oven

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take a little longer to finish cooking.
Table 3: Cooking Guide
Bringing water to boil
Pan frying, sautéing, browning meat, deep fat frying
Most frying, eggs, pancakes, slow boil
Simmering, finish cooking, covered foods, steaming
Melting butter and chocolate
Pan selection directly affects cooking speed and uniformity. For best results select
pans with flat bases. When a pan is hot, the base (pan bottom) should rest evenly
on the surface without wobbling (rocking). Flat, medium-to-heavy-weight pans are
best.
Turn the pan upside down on the countertop and place a
ruler flat against the bottom of the pan. The bottom of the
pan and the straight edge of the ruler should be flush
against each other.
Another simple test to determine even heat distri-
bution across the cookware bottom is to place 1"
(25.4 mm) of water in the pan. Bring the water to a
boil and observe the location of the bubbles as the
water starts to boil. Good, flat cookware will have
an even distribution of bubbles over the bottom
surface area.
Matching Diameters – The base of the pan should cover or match the diameter
of the element being used. Pans may overhang the element area by 1" (25.4 mm)
all around.
Tight Fitting Lids – A lid shortens cooking/boiling time by holding heat inside the
pot.
• Use of pots and pans with rounded (either concave or convex) warped or
dented bottoms should be avoided. See drawings below.
• Make sure the bottom of the pot or pan being used is clean and dry.
• Use pots and pans with thick, smooth metal bottoms.
• Do not slide metal pots across the cooktop. Pans may leave marks which
need to be removed immediately. See Care and Cleaning Section.
• Do not use glass pans as they may scratch the surface.
Specialty pans such as griddles, roasters, pressure cookers, woks, water bath
canners and pressure canners must have the same features as described above.
Use only a flat-bottomed wok. Never place a support ring, such as a wok ring or
trivet, on the cooking surface.
Uses Heat Settings
9 - High
6-8 - Med-High
4-5 - Med
2-3 - Med Low
1 - Low