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02 SURFACE COOKING
Surface cooking _19
HOW TO SET THE APPLIANCE FOR SURFACE COOKING
CAUTION
The surface elements may be hot and burns may occur. Do not touch surface •
elements until they have cooled down sufficiently.
At high or medium-high settings, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause •
smoking and greasy spillovers may catch on fire.
Be sure you turn the control knob to • OFF when you finish cooking.
The area between the high and off settings, are not appropriate for cooking.•
USING THE PROPER COOKWARE
Using the right cookware can prevent many problems, such as uneven cooking or extended
cooking times. Using the proper pans will reduce cooking times and cook food more evenly.
Check for flatness by
rotating a ruler across the
bottom of the cookware.
CORRECT INCORRECT
Flat bottom and straight sides.
Tight fitting lids.•
Weight of handle does not tilt •
pan.
Pan is well balanced.•
Pan size matches the amount •
of food to be prepared
and the size of the surface
element.
Made of a material that •
conducts heat well.
Always match pot diameter to •
element surface diameter.
Curved and warped pan
bottoms.
Pan overhangs element by more
than one-half inch.
Pan is smaller than element.
Heavy handle tilts pan.
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