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PerformancefromYour
SolidElement
~Forcooking,theuseofappropriate
utensilsis important.
@Goodutensilshavea thick,flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
theelement.Thethick,flatbottom
providesgoodheatdistribution
fromtheelementtothefood.This
cookingprocessrequireslittle
water,fatandelectricity.
~Utensilswiththin,uneven
bottomsdo notadequatelyutilize
theheatcomingfromtheelement.
Thefoodtobecookedmaybumand
requiremoretimeandelectricity.
Youwouldalsohaveto addmore
fator water.
~Useonlypansofgoodquality
thesolidelements.Theyshould
aveastablebottom,slightlyconcave
= towardsthecenter,just enough
sothatthebottomofthepanhas
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thegreatestpossiblecontactwith
thesolidelementduringheating
operation.Thisresultsinthe
optimumuseofenergy.Pans
withunevenbottomsarenot
suitable.
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=Evennessofthepanbottomcan
becheckedbya ruleor thestraight
edgeofatable.
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@Don’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough .
contactwith thesolidelementto
cookproperly.
@Usepansofthecorrectdiameter
only.Theyshouldbeslightlylarger
thanthesolidelementsospillovers
willflowontothecooktopandnot
bakeontotheelement.A damp
clothis sufficientto removethe
spill.Pansshouldnotoverhang
morethan1inchovertheelement.
~Tooptimizecookingtimeand
energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatis sizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,withawell-fitted
lidtoavoidevaporationlossand
cookwithas littlewateror fatas
possible.If thepanistoosmall,
energyis wastedandspillagecan
flowontothe solidelement.
~Placeonlydry pansonthesolid
element.Do notplacelidsonthe
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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~Exceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
canningpotsshouldnotextendmore
than1inchbeyondthesurfaceofa
solidelementandshouldhaveflat
bottoms.Whencanningpotsdo not
meetthisdescription,theuseofthe
HIheatsettingcausesexcessive ~
heatbuildupandmayresultin
damagetothecooktop.See“Home
CanningTips”sectionforfurther
information.
Tocheckhowapanwillperformonasotidelement:
1.
Put 1inchof-waterinto 3. Auniformpatternofbubbles
thepan. acrossthebottomofthepan
2. Bringwaterto aboiland
confirmsa goodheattransferand
observethepatternofthe
a goodpot.
bubblesasthewatercomesto 4. Bubbleslocalizedin otiy a
a boil.
portionofthebottomindicate
unevencontactofthepanto the
element,unevenheattransfer,
andanunsuitablepot.
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