Using The Hotplates - Westinghouse 540 upright cooker User Manual

USING THE HOTPLATES Of yOUR COOKER
WARNING
HOTPLATE SAfETy WARNINGS
• DO NOT leave the hotplate on with no pot or pan on top.
• DO NOT use pots and pans which are unsteady, as these could overbalance.
• DO NOT use mats, heat diffusers or wok stands. These will cause a temperature build-up which can damage
the cooktop.
• DO NOT allow pots or pans to boil dry. This could damage the hotplate and/or the cooktop.
• DO NOT let cooking utensils get too close to the hotplate control knobs.
• DO NOT use the cooktop as a kitchen bench.
• DO NOT let children on or near the cooktop.
CERAMIC HOTPLATES
• ALWAYS switch the cooker off if the ceramic glass top is cracked or broken.
• DO NOT use aluminium foil on the ceramic hotplates.
Note: Stored heat in the hotplate can be used for the last few minutes of cooking. Simply turn off the control.
CHOOSING UTENSILS
Look at this diagram below which shows you which utensils to use on the hotplates and which utensils should not be used.
• ALWAYS use pots and pans with flat bottoms. Uneven or thin bottoms will waste electricity and cook slowly.
• AlWAYS use pots and pans which are slightly larger than the hotplate. Small pans waste electricity.
• AlWAYS put pots and pans which are dry on the hotplates.
• DO NOT use pots and pans which are too large. Pans which overhang the hotplate more than 50 mm can damage
enamel cooktops.
GOOD BAD
GOOD BAD
(recessed base)
(recessed base)
BAD BAD
BAD BAD
(convex base) (undersize)
(convex base) (undersize)
BAD BAD
BAD BAD
(oversize) (moisture on hotplate)
(oversize) (moisture on hotplate)
BAD
BAD
(no utensil)
(no utensil)
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