Cooking guidelines
IMPORTANT!
Never leave the cooktop unattended when in use. Boilover causes smoking and greasy
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spills that may ignite.
Take care when deep-frying: oil or fat can overheat very quickly, particularly on a high
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setting.
Start cooking on a high setting. When food comes to the boil, reduce the setting and
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maintain a steady heat to cook your food thoroughly. Doing this will reduce the cooking
time.
Using a lid will reduce cooking times through retaining the heat.
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Minimise the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
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Cookware
Use saucepans with thick flat bases. Food in a saucepan with an uneven base will take
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longer to cook.
Do not let large saucepans or frying pans overlap the bench, as this can deflect heat
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onto your benchtop and damage its surface.
Always make sure saucepans are stable. Using very heavy saucepans may bend the pan
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supports or deflect the flame.
Make sure the size of the pan matches the size of the burner. A small pot on a large
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burner is not efficient.The following table shows the minimum and maximum saucepan
base diameters that may be used on each burner:
BURNER
Auxiliary
Semi-rapid
Wok
regular pans
woks (with wok stand)
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COOKING GUIDELINES AND COOKWARE
MINIMUM DIAMETER
12cm
12cm
18cm
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MAXIMUM DIAMETER
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26cm
45cm