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Surface Cooking Guide
Control Settings
Cookware Tips
2. To conserve the most cooking
-
HI—Highest setting.
1. Use medium-or heavy-weight
energy, pans should be flat on the
bottom, have
straight
sides and
MEDIUM HI—Setting halfway
cookware. Aluminum cookware
tight fitting lids.
M-atch
the size
between HI and MED.
conducts heat faster than other
of the saucepan to the size of the
MED—Medium setting.
metals. Cast iron and coated cast
surface unit. A pan that extends
iron cookware are slow to absorb
MEDIUM LO—Setting halfway
heat, but generally cooks evenly at
more than one inch beyond the
between MED and LO.
LO to MED heat settings. Steel
edge of the trim ring will trap
heat
causirw
discoloration
ranging
LO—Lowest setting.
pans may cook unevenly if not
from blue
t;
dark grey on chr~m~
combined with other metals.
drip pans.
Food
Cereal
Cornmeal, grits,
oatmeal
Cocoa
Coffee
Eggs
Cooked in
shell
Fried sunny-side-up
Fried
over easy
Poached
Scrambled or omelets
Fruits
Meats, Poultry
Braised: Pot roasts of
beef, lamb or veal;
pork steaks and
chops
Pan-fried: Tender
chops; thin steaks up
to 3/4-inch; minute
steaks; hamburgers;
franks and sausage;
thin fish fillets
Cookware
Covered
Saucepan
Uncovered
Saucepan
Percolator
Covered
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Saucepan
Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Saucepan
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Directions and Settings
to Start
Cooking
HI. In covered pan bring
water to boil before adding
cereal.
HI. Stir together water or
milk and cocoa ingredients.
Bring just to a boil.
HI. At first perk, switch
heat to MEDIUM LO.
HI. Cover eggs with cool
water. Cover pan, cook
until steaming.
MEDIUM HI. Meh butter,
add eggs and cover skillet.
HI. Melt butter.
HI. In covered pan bring
water to a boil.
HI. Heat butter until light
golden in color.
HI. In covered pan bring
fruit and water to boil.
HI. Melt fat, then add meat.
Switch to MEDIUM HI to
brown meat. Add water or
other liquid.
HI. Preheat skillet, then
grease lightly.
Directions and Settings to
Complete Cooking
MEDIUM LO or LO, then add
cereal. Finish timing according
to package directions.
MED. Cook 1 or 2 minutes
to completely blend ingredients.
MEDIUM LO to maintain
gentle but steady perk.
MEDIUM LO. Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for soft cooked;
15 minutes for hard cooked.
Continue cooking at MEDIUM
HI until whites are just set,
about 3 to 5 more minutes.
MEDIUM LO, then add eggs.
When bottoms of eggs have just
set, carefully turn over to cook
other side.
MEDIUM LO. Carefully add
eggs. Cook uncovered about 5
minutes at MEDIUM HI.
MED. Add egg mixture.
Cook, stirring to desired
doneness.
MEDIUM LO. Stir occasionally
and check for sticking.
MEDIUM LO. Simmer until
fork tender.
MEDIUM HI or MED. Brown
and cook to desired doneness,
turning over as needed.
Comments
Cereals bubble and expand as
they cook; use large enough
saucepan to prevent boilover.
Milk boils over rapidly.
Watch as boiling point
approaches.
Percolate 8 to 10 minutes for
8 cups, less for fewer cups.
If you do not cover skillet,
baste eggs with fat to cook
tops evenly.
.
Remove cooked eggs with
slotted spoon or pancake
turner.
Eggs continue to set slightly
after cooking. For omelet, do
not stir last few minutes.
When set, fold in half.
‘F~esh
fruit: Use
1/4
to 1/2
cup water per pound of fruit.
Dried fruit: Use water as
package directs. Time
depends on whether fruit has
been presoaked. If not, allow
more cooking time.
Meat can be seasoned and
floured before it is browned,
if desired. Liquid variations
for flavor could be wine, fruit
or tomato juice or meat broth.
Timing: Steaks
1
to 2 inches:
1 to 2 hours. Beef Stew: 2 to
3 hours. Pot Roast:
2X
to 4
hours.
Pan frying is best for thin
steaks and chops. If rare is
desired, preheat skillet
“
before adding meat.
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