Selecting Types Of Cookware - AMERICANA Model ABS300 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Selecting typesof cookware.
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The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops.
Check pans for fiat bottoms by using
a straight edge.
Stainless Steel:
recommended
Aluminum:
hea_4/ w e/_lhtrecommended
Good conductivity.
_Muminum
residues
sometimes appear as scratches on tile
cooktop, but can be remo\ ed if cleaned
immediatel> Because of its low melting
point, thin-weight aluminum shoukl not
be used.
Copper Bottom:
recommended
C()pper may leave residues whkh can
appear as scratches. Tile residues call be
t emoved, as king as tile cooktttp is cleaned
immediately. H(twevel; do not let these pots
boil dt_'. Overheated
metal can b(tnd to
glass c(tokt(tps. All overheated copper
bottom pot will leave a residue that will
permanently stain tlle cooktop if not
rein oved imm ediatel>
Glass-ceramic:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fimnance. N/la_ scratch tile sm'fi_ce.
Stoneware:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fimnance. Ma_ scratch tile sm'tilce.
Home Canning Tips:
Be
stlre
tile
(;lltltel" is Celltel'ed ovel"
tile
sm'titce unit.
Make sure tile cromer is fiat on tile bottom.
Ijse recipes and procedures fl'om
reputable somces. These are available
Kom manufilcturers such as Ball <_and
KetF _ and tile Department ot Agriculture
Extension Sel_'ice.
To prexent btlrlls ft'otll stean/ (71"
heat,
use
catltion vvhelt Caltltiltg.
Pans with rounded, curved, ridged
or warped bottoms are not
recommended.
Porcelain Enamel Covered CastIron:
recommended
_s long as tile cookware is (oveled
completely with porcelain enamel, this
COOkWai'e is i'ecotllI/lended. Catttion is
I'eCOlllI/lended t()l" cast-iron cookware
that is n(tt completely covered with smooth
porcelain enamel, as it may scratch the
glass-ceramic cooktop.
The foflowing information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on coil cooktops.
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Not ever I inch
Surface Cookware Tips
Use medium- or hea',):-weight cookware.
a]ttt/titltttll cookware con(htcts
heat fi_ster
than other metals. Cast-iron and coated
cast-if'on cookwat'e are slow to absorb heat,
but generally cook exenlv at low to inediuln
heat settings. Steel pans inay cook uI_evenlv
if not colnbined with other inetals.
For best cooking results, pans should be
fiat on tile bottom. Match tile size of tile
saucepan to tile size of the s/m'i_ce trait.
The pan should not extend over the edge
ot the s/m'i_ce trait more than 1 inch.
Useonlyflat-bottomed woks.
Wok Cooking
We recommendthat you use only a flat-bottomed
wok. Theyare available at your local retail store.
Do not rise woks
that have supl)ort tings.
Use of these types of woes, with or without
the ring in place, can be dangerous.
Placing tile ring over tile sutl'hce trait will
cause a buildup of heat that will dalnage
tile porcelain cooktop. Do not ttw m use
such woes without tile ring. _m could be
seriously burned if the wok tips ()vex:
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