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AB()UTCOOKING surfacecooking
The pan materialdetermineshow evenlyan(
=
is transferred fromthe heatingelementtoth(
Aluminum
Excellentheat conductor. Avoidthingaugea
Toachieveoptimum surfacecookingperformance, s elect
Somefoodswill causeit todarkenor pit.An(
heavy gauge,flat, smooth bottompansthat fit the size of
improvesstain resistanceand pitting. Often t
the surface unit.
bottom coating to improve the heating of oth_
Properpans will reduce cooking times, use less energy
If you slide aluminum pans acrosssmoothto[
and cook food more evenly. Use these tests to determine
they may leave metal marks. Removethese
if pan bottomis flat.
immediatelyto preventpermanentmarks.(_
Ruler Test:
Copper
1, Placea ruler acrossthe bottomof the pan.
Excellentheatconductor.Discolorseasily.C
2. Holdit up to the light. Little or no light should be visible
a bottom coatingto improve the heat condu(
under the ruler,
materials. May leave metalmarks (seealum
Bubble Test:
Stainless Steel
1. Put an inchof waterintothepan,placeoncooktopand
Slowheatconductor w ithunevencooking if
Toimproveheatconduction, c opperor alum
turncontrol t o HIGH.
as a bottomcoatingor as an innercore bet_-
2. Watchthe bubble formation asthe waterheats,
layersofstainless.Durable,easyto cleana
• Uniform bubbles= goodperformance,
resistant.
• Unevenbubbles = hotspotsand unevencooking.
Cast iron
Good Pans:
Goodheat conductor, butslowto heat.Coo
• Flat bottom,straightsides,and
oncetemperatureisreached.Needsseaso_
tightfitting covers,
sticking and rusting.
• Made of a heavy gauge
PorcelainEnamel
materialthatconductsheatwell.
Glass-likesubstancefusedto metal. Heatin
• Weightof handledoesnottiltpan.
characteristics d ependon base material(us
• Pan size matchesthe size of the surfaceunit.Pan
castiron).
should notextend morethan 1-inchbeyondthe
surfaceunit.
Glass-Ceramic
Slowheat conductor. Not recommended fol
Poor Pans:
,i_
_ _h
_
surfacesas itmayscratchthe smoothtop. (
• Groovedorwarpedpan _
mayonlybe usedin the oven.
bottoms.
• Pan thatissmallerthan
the surfaceunit.
• Thingaugemetalpans.
Thisappliancehasbeentestedfor safepel
• Oversizedpans or pans
usingconventional c ookware.Do not use _"
that rest acrosstwo coil elements.These will cause
accessoriesthat are not specifically recom
discolorationor damageto the drip bowls, damageto
manual. Do not use eyelid coversfor the s_
the porcelain cooktop, and may lengthenthe cooking
stove top grills, or add-on oven convection
time on the smoothtop cooktop.,
use of devicesor accessoriesthat are not
• Woks with round metal rings. The ring traps heat and
recommendedin this manual can create st
may damagecoil element, porcelaincooktop,and
hazards, result in performanceproblems,
smoothop cooktop,
life of the componentsof the appliance.
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