Using The Proper Cookware - LG LDE3037ST Owner's Manual

The recommended surface cooking
setting
Element Temp. Recommended Use
8.5-Hi • Bring liquid to a boil
• Start cooking
5.5-8.0 • Hold a rapid boil, frying, deep fat fry
• Quickly brown or sear food
3.5-5.0 • Maintain a slow boil
Single or
• Fry or saute foods
Dual
• Cook soups, sauces and gravies
2.2-3.0 • Stew or steam food
• Simmer
LO-2.0 • Keep food warm
• Melt chocolate or butter
Element Temp. Recommended Use
Hi • Fried Foods
• Hot Beverage
• Soups (liquid)
2-4 • Dinner Plate with Food
• Sauces
• Soups (Cream)
Warming
• Stew
Zone
• Vegetables
• Meats
Lo • Bread/Pastries
• Gravies
• Casseroles
• Eggs
Home canning tips
Be sure that the canner is centered over the surface
unit and flat on the bottom.
• The base must not be more than 1 inch larger than
the element. Use of water bath canners with rippled
bottoms may extend the time required to bring the
water to a boil and cooktops may be damaged.
• Some canners are designed with smaller bases for use
on smooth top surfaces.
• Use the high heat setting only until the water comes to
a boil or pressure is reached in the canner.
• Reduce to the lowest heat setting that maintains the
boil, or pressure. If the heat is not turned down, the
cooktop may be damaged.
USING THE COOKTOP

USING THE PROPER COOKWARE

Using the proper cookware can prevent many problems,
such as food taking longer to cook or achieving
inconsistent results. Proper pans will reduce cooking
times and cook food more evenly. Stainless steel is
recommended.
Check pans for flat bottoms by using a straight
edge or ruler
1. Place a ruler across the bottom of the pan.
2. Hold the ruler and pan up to the light.
3. No light should be visible between the ruler and the pan.
NOTE
• Do not use a small pan on a large element. Not
only does this waste energy, but it can also result in
spillovers burning onto the cooking area.
• The bottom surfaces of cookware should be flat. Do
not use cookware that is oversized or uneven such
as rounded-bottom woks, cookware with a rippled
bottom, or oversized canners and griddles.
• Do not use foil or foil-type containers. Foil may melt
onto the glass. Do not use the cooktop if metal has
melted on it. Call an authorized Service Center.
Recommended
cookware
Flat bottom and straight Curved, grooved, or warped
sides. pan bottoms. Pans with
uneven bottoms do not cook
efficiently and sometimes
may not boil liquid.
Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or
glass pans.
Pan sizes that match the Pans that are smaller or larger
amount of food to be than the element.
prepared and the size of
the surface element.
Weight of handle does Cookware with loose or
not tilt pan. Pan is well broken handles. Heavy
balanced. handles that tilt the pan.
Tight-fitting lids. Loose-fitting lids.
Flat bottom woks. Woks with a ring-stand
bottom.
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Do not use