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Getting the Most Out Of Your Cooktop
Cooking Techniques
(For Best Results)
• Bring food to a boil; stir well to be sure all the food is boiling, then cover and
reduce the setting to the XLO zone.
• Use a lid to keep a more constant cooking temperature.
• Use a higher XLO setting if the pan is uncovered.
• Check the food occasionally to see if the control knob should be turned to a
lower or higher setting.
• If the control knob is set too low to maintain simmer, bring the food back to a
boil before setting a higher simmer setting.
• It is normal to stir food occasionally.
• Simmer bubbles may not be seen when the flame has cycled OFF.
• While the flame is ON, there may be bubbling.
• There should be steam and slight quivering of the liquid’s surface while sim-
mering.
• Use proper cookware. (See section Proper Cookware below.)
• Center the pan over the burner before turning the burner on.
• Refer to the Cooking Chart below for suggested flame settings.
Proper Cookware
Cookware Characteristics • Aluminum or copper bottomed pans conduct heat evenly.
• Steel pans, if not combined with other metals, may cook unevenly.
• Cast-iron cookware absorbs heat slowly and cooks more evenly at low-to-
medium settings.
• Flat, heavy bottom pans provide even heat and stability.
• DO NOT USE pans that are thin, warped, dented or ridged as they heat
unevenly.
Proper Cookware Practices
Table 2: Proper Cookware Practices
Practice
a) Match Pan Diameter to Flame
Size
• The flame should be the
same size as the bottom of
the pan or smaller. Do not use
small pans with high flame
settings as the flames can lick
up the sides of the pan.
• Oversize pans that span two
burners are placed front to
rear, not side to side.
b) Use Balanced Pans
• Pans must sit level on the
cooktop grate without rocking.
• Center pan over burner.