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How to
Sel~t
~ame
Size
Watch the flame, not the knob, as you
Muce
heat.
The
flame
size on
a
gas burner should
match
the cookware you
are
using.
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE,
NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE
SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any
tlame
larger
than the
bottom
of
the cookware is wasted
and
only
serves
to
heat the handle.
Cookware
Aluminum:
Medium-weight cookware is
recumrnended
because it
heats
quickly
and
evenly.
Most
foods
brown evenly in
an
aluminum skillet. .
Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids when
cooking”
with minimum amounts
of
water.
Cast Iron:
If
heated
slt)wly,
most skillets will give
hulisfactory
results.
Enamelware:
Under some conditions. the
enamel
of
some
cookware
may melt.
Follf)w
cookware
manufactu~r’s
~commendations
for
cfx)king
meth(fls.
Glass: There are two types of glass
cookwa~th(]se
for
oven
use
only
and
those
for
top-of-range cooking
(siiucep~ns,
coffee and
teapots).
Glass
conducts
heat
very slowly.
Heatpmf
Glass
Ceramic:
Can
be used for either
surface
ur
oven
cuoking.
It
conducts
heat very
sluwly
and
COOIS
very
slowly.
Check
~()()kwil~
manufacturer’s
directions
to
be sure it
can
be used on
gas
riinges.
Stainless Steel:
This Inctal
alone
hiis
poor
heating
properties
and
is usually
combined
with
copper.
aluminum
or
other metals
fur
improved
heat
distribution.
Combinatit)n
metal
skilicts
usually
work
satisfactorily
if
they
are
used with medium
heat
as
the
manufacturer
recommends.
Wok Cooking
We recommend that you
use
only
a
flat-bottomed
wok. They are available
at
your
local
retail
store.
Do
not use
woks
that
have
e
support
ring%.
Use of these
types of woks, with or
without
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,::
,:i:
“
Ihe
ring in
place,
can
be
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<
~.~~,
dangerous.
Placing the ring
,
:
::.
!:!,
.
.
.
eve; the burner grate may
cause
“”
the burner to work
imp~)perly
resulting in
carbon
monoxide levels above
idh)wable
current standards.
This could be dangerous
to
yt)ur
health.
Do
not
try
to
use such woks without the ring.
You
could be
seriously burned if the wok tipped over.
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