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To achieve optimum cooking performance, use heavy gauge, flat, smooth bottom
cookpots that conformto the diameter ofthe solid or radiant element (no morethan one
inchoverhang). Propercookpots will minimize cooking times, use less electricity, cook
food more evenly and require less water or oil.
Cookpots with thin, uneven bottoms do not adequately conduct heat from the solid or
radiant element to the food in the cookpots which results in hot spots, burned or
underdone food. Using badcookpots alsorequires more water, time, and energyto cook
food.
Selecting Proper Cookware
• Select heavy gauge cookpots. Usually heavy gauge cookpotswillnot change
shapewhen heated.
• Usecookpots withflat, smooth bottoms. Thetwowaystodetermineifcookpots
have a flat, smoothbottomare the rulertest andthe cookingtest.
Ruler Test:
1. Place the edge of ruler across the
bottom of the pot.
3. No lightshould be visible under t he
ruler.
Cooking Test:
1. Put 1 inch of water intothe cookpot.
2. Place cookpot on the element. Turn control to the HI setting.
3. Observe the bubble formation to determine the heat distribution. If the
bubbles are uniform across thecookpot, the cookpot will perform satisfac-
torily. Ifthe bubbles are not uniform, the bubbleswill indicate the hot spots.
• Match the size of the cookpot to the size of the element. Ideally, the cookpot
willbe the samesize or slightlylarger.
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