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Performance f romYour
SolidElement
~Forcooking, t heuseof appropriate
utensilsis important.
@ Goodutensilshavea thick,flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
theelement.Thethick, flatbottom
providesgoodheatdistribution
fromtheelementto the food.This
cookingprocessrequireslittle
water,fat andelectricity.
~Utensilswiththin, uneven
bottomsdo notadequatelyutilize
theheatcomingfromtheelement.
Thefoodto be cookedmaybumand
requiremoretimeandelectricity.
Youwouldalsohaveto addmore
fator water.
~Use onlypansof goodquality
the solidelements.Theyshould
avea stablebottom,slightly concave
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towardsthe center,just enough
sothatthe bottomof thepanhas
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the greatestpossiblecontactwith
the solidelementduringheating
operation.Thisresultsin the
optimumuse of energy.Pans
withunevenbottomsarenot
suitable.
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h
=Evennessof thepan bottomcan
be checkedby a rule or the straight
edgeof a table.
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@ Don'tuse panswith rounded
bottoms.Theydon'thaveenough .
contactwith the solidelementto
cookproperly.
@ Use pansofthe correctdiameter
only.Theyshouldbe slightlylarger
thanthe solidelementso spillovers
willflowontothe cooktopandnot
bakeontothe element.A damp
clothis sufficientto removethe
spill. Pansshouldnotoverhang
morethan 1inch overtheelement.
~Tooptimizecookingtimeand
energyusage,youshoulduse a
pan thatis sizedcorrectlyfor the
cookingprocess,with a well-fitted
lid to avoidevaporation lossand
cookwithas littlewateror fatas
possible.If thepan is toosmall,
energyis wastedand spillagecan
flowontothe solidelement.
~Placeonlydry panson the solid
element.Do notplacelidson the
solidelement,particularlywetlids.
@ Specialcookingproceduresthat
requirespecificcookingutensils,
suchas woks,pressurecookers,
deepfatfryers,etc., musthaveflat
bottoms,be thecorrectsizeand
covered,if applicableto cooking
process,as identifiedearlierin
thissection.
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~Exceptin pressurecooking
withwaterand waterbath canning,
canning potsshouldnotextendmore
than 1inchbeyondthe surfaceof a
solidelementandshouldhaveflat
bottoms.Whencanningpotsdo not
meetthisdescription,the useof the
HI heatsettingcausesexcessive ~
heatbuildupandmayresultin
damageto the cooktop.See "Home
CanningTips"sectionfor further
information.
Tocheckhowa panwillperformona sotidelement:
1.
Put 1inchof -water i nto
3. A uniformpatternof bubbles
the pan.
acrossthe bottomof the pan
2. Bringwaterto a boiland
confirmsa goodheattransferand
observethe patternofthe
a goodpot.
bubblesas the watercomesto
4. Bubbleslocalizedin otiy a
a boil.
portionof the bottomindicate
unevencontactof thepan to the
element,unevenheattransfer,
and an unsuitablepot.
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