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HOW DOES T~S COOKTOP COmAW
TO YO~ OLD Om?
Yournewmodularcooktopmay haveseveraltypesof cookingsurface
units.Youwillnoticesomedifferenceswhenyouuseeachone.
Thebesttypesof cookwareto use,plusheat-upandcool-downtimes,
dependsuponthetypeof burnerorelectricsurfaceunityou areusing.
Thefollowingchartwillhelpyou to understandthedifferencesamongthe
variouscookingsurfaceunitsandhowtheydifferfromothersyoumay
haveusedin thepast.
~pe ofCooktop
Radiant
(GlassCeramic)
Cooktop
o
Induction
ElectricCoil
@
o
SolidDisk
o
@
‘,
GasBurners
Description
Electriccoils
underaglass-
ceramiccooktop.
Highfrequency
in~uctioncoil;
undera glass
surface.
Flattenedmetal
tubingcontaining
electricresistance
wiresuspended
overa drippan.
Solidcastiron
disksealedto the
cooktopsurface.
Regularor sealed
gasburnersuse
eitherLP gas
ornaturalgas.
HowitWorks
Heattravelstotheglasssurfaceandthentothecookware,sopansmustbeflaton
thebottomforgoodcookingresults.Theglasscooktopstayshotenoughto
continuecookingafteritisturnedoff.Removethepanfromthesurfaceunitif
youwantcookingto stop.
Pansmustbemadeofferrousmetals(metalthatattractsa magnet).Heatis
producedbya magneticcircuitbetweenthecoilandthepan.Heatsupright
awayandchangesheatsettingsrightaway,likea gascooktop.Afterturningthe
controloff,theglasscooktopishotfromtheheatof thepan,butcookingstops
rightaway.
Heatsbydirectcontactwiththepan andbyheatingtheairunderthepan.Forbest
cookingresults,usegoodqualitypans.Electriccoilsaremoreforgivingof
warpedpansthanradiantorsoliddisks.Heatsupquicklybutdoesnotchange
heatsettingsasquictiy as gasor induction.Electriccoilsstayhotenoughto
continuecookingfora shorttimeaftertheyareturnedoff.
Heatsbydirectcontactwiththepan,sopansmustbeflatonthebottomfor good
cookingresults.Heatsupandcoolsdownmoreslowlythanelectriccoils.The
diskstayshotenoughtocontinuecookingafterit isturnedoff.Removethepan
fromthesoliddiskif youwantthecookingto stop.
Flamesheatthepansdirectly.Panflatnessis notcriticalto cookingresults,but
pansshouldbewellbalanced.Gasburnersheatthepanrightawayandchange
heatsettingsrightaway.men youturnthecontroloff,cookingstopsrightaway.
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