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Surface Cookware
Recommendations
Selecting
Surface Cooking
Cookware
Cookware
should hove flat bottoms
that make good contact
with the entire surface
heating
element. Check for flatness
by rotating
a
ruler
across
the
bottom
of the cookware
(See
Figure 1). Be sure to follow
the recommendations
for using
cookware
as shown in Figure 2.
Note: The size and type of cookware
used will influence
the
setting needed
for best cooking
results.
Cookware
Material
types
The cookware
material
determines
how evenly and quiddy
heat is transferred
from the surface
element to the pan
bottom.
The most popular
materials
available
are:
ALUMINUM
- Excellent
heat
conductor.
Some
types
of
food
will
cause
it to darken
(Anodized
aluminum
cookware
resists
staining
& pitting).
If
aluminum
pans
slide
across
the
ceramic
glass
cooktop,
they
may
leave
metal
marks
which
will
resemble
scratches.
Remove
these
marks
immediately.
COPPER - Excellent
heat conductor
but discolors
easily. May
leave
metal marks on ceramic
glass
(see
Aluminum
above).
STAINLESS STEEL - Slow heat conductor
with uneven
cooking
results. Is durable,
easy to clean and resists staining.
CAST
iRON
- A poor
heat
conductor
however
will
retain
heat
very
well.
Cooks
evenly
once cooking
temperature
is
reached.
Not
recommended
for
use on ceramic
cool<tops.
Figure 1
PORCELAIN-ENAMEL
on METAL - Heating
characteristics
will vary depending
on base material.
Porcelain-enamel
coating
must be smooth to avoid scratching
ceramic
cooktops.
Correct
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GLASS - Slow heat conductor.
Not recommended
for
ceramic
cooktop
surfaces
because it may scratch the glass.
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° Curved and warped
pan
bottoms.
° Flat bottom
and straight
sides.
• Tight fitting
lids.
• Weight
of handle does
not tilt pan. Pan is well
balanced.
° Pan sizes match the amount
of food to be prepared
and the size of the surface
element.
* Made
of a material
that
conducts
heat
well.
° Easy to clean.
* Always
match
pot diameter
to element
surface
diameter.
° Pan overhangs
element
by
more than one-half
inch.
÷1 N-
• Pan is smaller than
element.
• Heavy handle tilts pan.
Figure 2
important
note:
De not place empty aluminum,
glass or porcelain-enamel
coated
cookware
on the ceramic
cooktop!
The melting
point
of cookware
made with these materials
may be reached
quickly
especially
if left empty & they may bond to the
ceramic
cooktop.
If the cookware
melts it will damage
the
cool<top! Be sure to follow
all the cookware
manufacturer's
suggestions
when using any type of cookware
on the
ceramic
cooktop.
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