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Selecting
Proper
Cookware
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Select heavy gauge cookpots. Usually heavy gauge cookpots will not change
shape when heated.
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Use cookpots with flat, smooth bottoms, To determineif the cookpotis flat,
place the edge ofa ruleron the bottom. Hold up to the light. No lightshould be
visiblebetween the edge of the ruler and the pan. Reject any pans that do not
fit flush against ruler's edge.
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Match the size of the cookpot to the size of the element. Cookpot should be
the same size or slightly larger.
Improper
Cookware
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Do not use cookware that extends more than 1 inch beyond the cooking area.
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Cookware that is smaller in diameter than the cooking area should not be used.
Not only can this cause the element to require more energy and time, but can also
result in spillovers burning onto the cooking area resulting in a cleaning chore.
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Do not use nonflat specialty items that are oversized, uneven or do not meet
proper cookware specifications such as round bottom woks with rings, griddles,
rippled bottom canners, lobster pots, large pressure canners, etc. Large utensils,
such as pressure canners or oversized skillets, should be used onlyon
conventional coil cartridges if they do not meet this test.
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Glass-ceramic, earthenware, heat proof glass or glazed cookpots may scratch
the glass ceramic cooktop and therefore are not recommended.
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Aluminum cookpots may cause the element to cycle even when the control setting
is Hi.
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