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Hints and tips for using the hob
Start your cooking with a big flame
by turning the knob to the symbol
Then adjust the flame as necessary.
The outside of the flame is much hot-
ter than its inside (nucleus). Accordingly
, the top of the flame should lick the bot-
tom of the pan. Excessive flames mean
a waste of gas.
In contrast with electric grids, gas
burners do not require flat-bottomed
pans: the flames lick the bottom and
spread the heat all over the surface.
No special pans are required for gas
burners. However, thin-walled pans
transmit the heat to the food more
quickly than thick-walled ones.
Since heat doesn't spread evenly on
the pan's bottom, the food may only be
partially heated. Consequently it is ad-
visable to stir the food many times.
A thick pan bottom prevents partial
overheating as it allows sufficient ther-
mal compensation.
Avoid very small pans. Wide and
shallow pans are more suitable than nar-
row and deep ones as they allow a
faster heating. Cooking is not quickened
by placing narrow pans on wide burn-
ers. The result is just a waste of gas. For
a proper usage, place small pans on
small burners and large pans on large
burners.
Remember to cover pans to reduce
gas consumption.
Pottery
Remember that a wide-bottomed
pan allows a faster cooking than a nar-
row one.
Always use pots which properly fit
what you have to cook.
Particularly make sure that the pans
are not too small for liquids, since these
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could easily overflow.
Moreover, the pans should not be
too large for a faster cooking. In fact,
grease and juices may spread on the
bottom and burn easily.
It is better to use non-openable
moulds for baking cakes. In fact, an
openable mould lets juices and sugar
leak through, falling on the bottom of the
oven and consequently burning on the
bottom of the baking tray, making clean-
ing difficult.
Avoid putting plastic-handled pans in
the oven as they are not heat-proof.
You should use pans with the right
diameter to fit the burner, in order to
make the most out of it, thus reducing
gas consumption.
It is also advisable to cover any boil-
ing casserole and, as soon as the liquid
starts boiling, lower the flame enough to
keep the boiling point.
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