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Tips
Surface Cooking
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Use cookware of medium weight
aluminum, with tight-fitting covers,
and flat bottoms which completely
cover the heated portion of the
surface unit.
Cook fresh vegetables with a
minimum amount of water in a
covered pan.
Watch foods when bringing them
quickly to cooking temperatures at
high heat. When food reaches
cooking temperature, reduce heat
immediately to lowest setting that
will keep it cooking.
Use residual heat with surface
cooking whenever possible. For
example, when cooking eggs in the
shell, bring water and eggs to boil,
then turn to OFF position and cover
with lid to complete the cooking.
c Use correct heat for cooking task:
HI—to start cooking (if time allows,
do not use high heat to start).
MEDIUM HI—quick browning.
MED—s1owfrying.
WARM—tomaintain serving
temperature of most foods.
LO—finish cooking most
quantities, simmer—double boiler
heat, finish cooking, and special for
small quantities.
QWhen boiling water for tea or
coffee, heat only amount needed.
It is not economical to bc~il a
container full of water for one
or two cups.
Oven Cooking
Preheat oven only when
necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorily without preheating.
If you find preheating is necessary,
listen for the beep and put food in
the oven promptly after the oven is
preheated.
Always turn oven OFF before
removing food.
During baking, avoid frequent
door openings. Keep door open as
short a time as possible if it is
opened.
. Cook complete oven meals instead
ofjust one food item. Potatoes,
other vegetables, and some desserts
will cook together with a main-dish
casserole, meat loaf, chicken or
roast. Choose foods that cook at the
same temperature and in
approximately the same time.
Use residual heat in the oven
whenever possible to finish cooking
casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also
add rolls or precooked desserts to
warm oven, using residual heat to
warm them.
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