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How Does This Coo op Compare toYour
One?
Your new cooktop
has gas burnerst
If you are used to
cooking
with induction
or other electric
surface
units,
you will notice
some differences
when you use gas
burners°
The best types of cookware
to use, plus heat-up
and
coof-down
times,
depend
upon the type of burner or
surface
unit you have.
The following
chart will help you to understand
the dif-
ferences
between
gas burner cooktops
and any other
type of cooktop
you may have used in the past.
Type of Cooktop
Gas Burners
Electric Coil
@
Solid Disk
©
Radiant (Glass
Ceramic) Cooktop
©
Induction
Description
Regular or sealed
gas burners use
either LP gas
or' natural gas,
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan,,
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktep surface,,
Electric coils
under a glass-
ceramic cooktop,
High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surface
How it Works
Flames heat the pans directly
Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results,
but pans should be well balanced
Gas burners heat the pan right away and
change heat settings right away,. When you turn the control off, cooking stops
right away,
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air' under the pan. For
best cooking results, use good quality pans, Electric coils are more forgiving
of warped pans than radiant or solid disks Heats up quickly but does not
change heat settings as quickly as gas or induction Electric coils stay hot
enough to continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off,
Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for
good cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric
coils,, The disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off,
Remove the pan from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop,
Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be
flat on the bottom for good cooking results The glass cooktop stays hot
enough to continue cooking after it is turned off, Remove the pan from the
surface unit if you want cooking to stop
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet), Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan° Heats up right
away and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop,, After turning
the control off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking
stops right away
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