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Surface Cooking Guide
Cookware Tips
1. Use medium-or heavy-weightcookware. Aluminum
cookwareconductsheat faster than other metals.Cast
iron and coated cast iron cookware is slow to absorb
heat, but generally cooks evenly at LOW or MEDIUM
settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not com-
bined with other metals.
Fiat ground Pyroceram® saucepans or skilletscoated
on the bottom with aluminum generally cook evenly.
2. Toconserve the most cookingenergy, pans should
be flat on the bottom, have straight sides and tight-
fitting lids. Match the size of the saucepan to the size
of the surface unit. A pan that extends more than an
inch beyond the edge of the drip pan traps heat which
causes "crazing" (fine hairline cracks) on porcelain,
and discoloration ranging from blue to dark gray on
chrome drip pans.
Food
Cereal
Cornmeal,grits,
oatmeal
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Cocoa
Coffee
Eggs
Cooked in shell
Friedsunny-side-up
Friedover easy
Poached
Scrambled or omelets
Fruits
Meats, Poultry
Braised:Potmastsof
beef, lambor veal;
>orksteaksand
chops
Pan-fried:Tender
chops; thin steaksup
to 314-inch; m inute
steaks;hamburgers;
franks and sausage;
thinfish fillets
Cookwara
Covered
Saucepan
Directions and Setting
t0 Start Cooking
Setting to Complete
C_, o king
Uncovered
Saucepan
Pemolator
Covered
Saucepan
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Saucepan
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
HI. In coveredpan bring
waterto boilbeforeadding
cereal.
HI; Stirtogether
water-
or
milk,cocoaingredients.
Bringjust toa boil.
HI. Atfirst perk, switch
heatto LOW (3).
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HI. Covereggs with cool
water.Cover pan, cook
untilsteaming.
MED HI (7). Melt butter,add
eggsand coverskillet.
HI. Melt butter.
HI. In coveredpan bring
waterto a boil.
HI. Heat butteruntil light
goTden in color.
HI. in coveredpan bring
fruitandwater to boil.
HI. Melt fat, then add meat,
Switchto MED HI (7) to
brownmeat. Addwateror
other liquid.
HI. Preheatskillet,then
grease lighUy.
LOW (3) or WM, then add cereal.
Finishtiming according
to package directions,
MED (4), to cook 1 or 2 minutes
tocompletely btendingredients.
LOW (3)to maintaingentle but .......
steadyperk.
LOW (3). Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for soft cooked;
15 minutes for hard cooked.
Continue cooking at MED HI (7)
unti! whites are just set, about
3 to 5 more minutes.
LOW (3), then add eggs. When
bottoms of eggs have just set,
carefully turn over to cook other
side.
LOW (3). Carefully add eggs.
Cook uncovered about 5
minutes at MED HI (7).
MED (4). Add egg mixture.
Cook, stirring to desired
doneness.
'LOW(3). stir occasionallyand......
check for sticking.
LOW (3). Simmer untilfork
tende_
MED HI (7) or MED (4). Brown
andcookto desireddoneness,
turningover as needed.
Comments
Cereals bubbleand expand as
theycook;use large enough
saucepanto preventboilover.
Milk boilsover rapidly.Watch as
boilingpointapproaches. '
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Percolate8 to 10 minutes for
8 cups_ less for fewer cups.
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If you do not cover skillet, baste
eggs with fat to cook tops evenly.
Removecookedeggs with slotted
spoon"or pancaketurner.
Eggscontinueto set slightlyafter
cooking.For omeletdo notstir
last few minutes.When set, fold
in half.
Freshfruit: Use 114tO 1/2' C Up
waterper poundof fruit.
Driedfruit: Use wateras package
directs.Time dependson whether
fruithas been presoaked.If not,
allowmorecooking!ime.
Meatcan be seasonedand floured
beforeit is browned,if desired.
Liquidvariationsfor flavorcould
be wine,fruitor tomatojuice or
meatbroth.
Timing: SteaksI to 2-inches: 1 to
2 hours.Beef Stew:2 to 3 hours.
PotRoast:21/2to 4 hours.
Pan fryingis bestfor thinsteaks
and chops.If rare is desired,pre-
heat skilletbeforeaddingmeat.
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