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14 Setting Surface Burners
For most cooking:
Start on the highest setting and then turn to a lower setting to
complete the process. Use the recommendations below as a
guide for determining proper flame size for various types of
cooking (
Table 1 ).
For deep fat frying:
Use a thermometer and adjust the surface knob accordingly. If
the fat is too cool, the food will absorb the fat and be greasy. If
the fat is too hot, the food will brown so quickly that the center
will be under cooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much
food at once as the food will neither brown or cook properly.
Table 1: Suggested flame settings
Home Canning
Be sure to read and observe all the following points when home
canning with your appliance.
Check with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
website and be sure to read all the information they have
available as well as follow their recommendations for home
canning procedures.
• Use only quality flat bottom canners when home canning.
Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom (see Cookware
Recommendations section).
• When home canning, use only a completely flat bottom
canner with no ridges that radiate from the bottom center if
you are using a range with a ceramic glass cooktop.
• Be sure the diameter of the canner does not exceed 1 inch
beyond the cooking zone markings.
• It is recommended to use smaller diameter canners on
ranges with ceramic glass or open coil electric cooktops.
• Start with hot tap water to bring water to boil more quickly.
• Use the highest heat setting when first bringing the water to
a boil. Once boiling is achieved, reduce heat to lowest
possible setting to maintain that boil.
Flame size
1)
1) These settings are based on medium weight metal or alumi-
num pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types
of pans.
Type of cooking
High flame Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan
broiling
Medium flame Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces, gravies,
steaming
Low flame Keep foods cooking, poaching and stewing
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