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Regardless of the Proper pans will reduce cooking times,use less en-
cooking surface used- " ergy and cook food more evenly. Optimum cook-
coil elements, ceramic ing performance can be achieved when heavy
gauge, flat, smooth bottom, metal pans with straight
glass, standard gas sides and tight fitting lids are used. When selecting
burners or sealed gas cookware consider construction, material and size.
burners - good results
depend on several Flat Bottom Construction
factors. Cookware
Heat transfers primarily by conduction (contact). If
construction, size and the pan is not flat, heat is not transferred as well
material; plus proper and food will cook unevenly and take longer. To
heat setting or flame determine the flatness of the bottom of a pan, try
size are critical for one of these tests:
good results. CookingTest: Putan inch of water into the pan. Place
it on the cooktop and turn the control to High. As
the water heats, observe the bubble formation. If
the bubbles are uniform across the bottom of the
pan, it will perform satisfactorily. Uneven bubbre for-
mation indicates poor pan/cooktop contact which
causes hot spots and uneven cooking.
Ruler Test: Place the edge of a ruler across the
bottom of the pan. HoJd it up to the light. Little or
no right should be visible under the ruler.
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