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Always ✓ Never ✗
● Use good quality flat-
based cookware on all
electric heat sources.
● Always ensure pans have
clean, dry bases before
use.
● Ensure pans match size of
heating area.
● Remember good quality
pans retain heat well, so
generally only a low or
medium heat is necessary.
● Ensure pan handles are
positioned safely and
away from heat sources.
● Always lift pans, do not
drag.
● Always use pan lids
except when frying.
● Deal with spillage’s
immediately but with
care.
● Use gauze, metal pan
diffusers, asbestos mats
and stands e.g. Wok
stands – they can cause
overheating.
● Use utensils with skirts or
rims e.g. buckets and
some kettles.
● Use badly dented or
distorted pans.
● Leave an element
switched on when not
cooking.
● Cook food directly on a
heat source.
● Drag or slide utensils.
● Place large preserving
pans or fish kettles across
two hotplates.