Using The Proper Cookware - Kenmore 721.9604 series Use & Care Manual

20 USING THE COOKTOP

USING THE PROPER COOKWARE

Using the proper cookware can prevent many problems. Be
sure to follow the cookware recommendations to reduce
cooking times and heat food more evenly.
Checking Pans for Flat Bottoms
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 pans smaller than 7" in diameter for the
front surface units.
• 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 Kenmore Service Center.
Recommended cookware
Flat bottom and straight
sides.
Heavy-gauge pans.
Pan sizes that match the
amount of food to be
prepared and the size of
the surface element.
Weight of handle does
not tilt pan. Pan is well
balanced.
Tight-fitting lids.
Flat bottom woks.
Do not use
Pans with curved, grooved, or
warped bottoms. Pans with
uneven bottoms do not cook
efficiently and sometimes may
not boil liquid.
Very thin-gauge metal or glass
pans.
Pans that are smaller or larger
than the element.
Cookware with loose or broken
handles. Heavy handles that tilt
the pan.
Loose-fitting lids.
Woks with a ring-stand bottom.