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The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops.
Check pans for flat bottoms by using
a straight edge.
Stainless Steel:
recommended
Aluminum:
heavy we/_?htrecommended
Good conductivity. _Muminum residues
sometimes appear as scratches on tile
cooktop, but can be remo\ ed if cleaned
immediatel> Because of its low melting
point, thin-weight ahm/inum shoukl not
be used.
Copper Bottom:
recommended
C(tpper may leave residues whkh can
appear as scratches. The residues call be
t emoved, as king as tile cooktop is cleaned
immediately. Howevel; do not let these pots
boil dt_'. Overheated metal can bond to
glass c(tokt(tps. All overheated copper
bottom pot will leave a residue that will
permanently stain tlle cooktop if not
rein oved imm ediatel>
Glass-ceramic:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fbrmance, l\/la_ scratch tile sm'fi_(e.
Stoneware:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fi)mmnce. J\/la,_scratch tile sm'tilce.
Home Canning Tips:
Be stlre tile (;lltltel" is Celltel'ed ()*,;'el"tile
sm'ti(ce unit.
Make sure tile cromer is fiat on tile bottom.
Ijse recipes and procedures fl'om
repntable somces. These are available
Kom manufi(cturers such as Ball <_and
/(.erF _and the Department ofAgriculture
Extension Sel_ice.
To pi'exent btlrlls ft'otll stean/ of heat, use
carillon vvhelt C'lltltilt *
Pans with rounded, curved,
ridged or warped bottoms are
not recommended.
Porcelain Enamel Covered CastIron:
recommended
_s long as tile cookware is (oveled
completely with porcelain enamel, this
COOkWai'e is i'ecotllI/lended. Catttion is
I'eCOlllI/lended tk)l"casViYott cookware
that is n(tt completely covered with smooth
porcelain enamel, as it may scratch the
glass-ceramic cooktop.
The foflowing information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on coil cooktops.
1"
Not over I inch
Surface Cookware Tips
Use medium- or hea',)'-weight cookware.
A]ttt/titltttll cookware con(htcts heat fi_ster
than other metals. (_ast-iron and coated
cast-if'on cookware are slow to absorb heat,
but generally cook exenlv at low to inediuln
heat settings. Steel pans ina} cook ui_exenlv
if not colnbined with other inetals.
For best cooking results, pans should be
fiat on tile bottom. Match tile size of tile
saucepan to tile size of the s/m'i_ce trait.
The pan should not extend over the edge
ot the s/m'i_ce trait more than 1 inch.
Wok Cooking
We recommendthat you use only a flat-bottomed
wok. Theyare available at your local retail store.
Do not rise woks that have supl)ort tings.
Use of these types of woes, with or without
the ring in place, can be dangerous.
Placing tile ring over tile sutl'hce trait will
cause a buildup of heat that will dalnage
tile porcelain cooktop. Do not ttw m use
such woes without tile ring. _m could be
seriously burned if the wok tips ()vex:
Use only flat-bottomed woks.
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