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SECTION FOUR: USING THE COOKTOP
Surface Burner Cooking Recommendations
BEVERAGES MED – heat milk, SIM – finish heating XLO – keep warm,
Cocoa cover cover*
BREADS MED – preheat skillet MED LO to MED – Same as Standard
French Toast, Pancakes, cook
Grilled Sandwiches
BUTTER 4 to 3 – allow 5 to 10
Melting XLO – to hold minutes to melt
CEREALS HI – cover, bring MED LO to MED – XLO – to hold, cover*
Cornmeal, Grits, water to a boil, add finish cooking
Oatmeal cereal
according to package
directions
CHOCOLATE Use XLO 2 to XLO – allow 10
Melting to 15 minutes to melt
XLO – to hold*
DESSERTS MED LO to MED – MED LO to MED Same as Standard
Candy cook following recipe
Pudding and Pie Filling MED LO SIM MED LO
Mix cook according to
package directions
Pudding MED LO – Bring milk SIM MED LO – to cook
to a boil
EGGS MED HI –
cover, bring
Use XLO XLO– cook 3 to 4
Cooked in Shell water to a boil, add minutes for soft cooked;
eggs, cover or 15 to 20 minutes for
hard cooked
Fried, Scrambled MED – SIM to MED LO XLO– to hold for a
melt butter, add eggs finish cooking short period*
Poached HI – bring water to MED to MED HI – Same as Standard
the boiling point, finish cooking
add eggs
MEAT, FISH, POULTRY HI – until meat starts MED LO to MED – Same as Standard
Bacon, Sausage Patties to sizzle finish cooking
Braising: Swiss Steak, HI – melt fat, then Use XLO 3 to 2 –
Pot Roast, Stew Meat brown on MED HI to simmer until tender
HI, add liquid, cover
Quick Frying: Breakfast MED HI to HI – MED HI to HI – Same as Standard
Steaks preheat skillet fry quickly
Frying: Chicken HI – heat oil, then SIM – cover, finish Same as Standard
brown on MED cooking
Deep Frying: Shrimp HI – heat oil MED HI – to Same as Standard
maintain temperature
Pan Frying: Lamb Chops,
HI – preheat skillet MED HI to HI – 4 to 3 – to hold, covered
Thin Steaks, Hamburgers,
brown meat 4 to 3 – t
o hold, uncovered
Link Sausage
Poaching: Chicken, HI – Cover, bring Use XLO 4 to 3 – to finish cooking
whole or pieces, Fish liquids to a boil
Food Start Setting Finish Setting Finish Setting
Standard Burners ExtraLow® Burners