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Setting Surface Controls
General Cooktop Information
Use the table below to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing. The low settings are used to
simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm such as stews and soups. The lowest simmer settings are ideal for delicate
foods and melting chocolate or butter.
Note: The size and type of cookware used wiii influence the setting needed for best cooking results.
HI (High)
5-8 (Medium high)
5 (Medium)
2-4 (Medium low)
LO-2 (Low)
Start most foods_ bring water to a boil_ pan broiling.
Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.
Maintain a slow boil0 thicken sauces and gravies° steam vegetables.
Keep foods cooking° poach° stew.
Keep warm_ meit_ simmer.
Use Proper Cookware
Cookware should have
flat bottoms that make
good contact with the
entire surface heating
element. Check for
flatness by rotating a
ruler across the bottom of
the cookware (See Figure
1). Be sure to follow the
recommendations for
using cookware as shown
to the right.
Figure 1
Note: The size and type of cookware used wiii
influence the setting needed for best cooking
results.
CORRECT INCORRECT
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* Flat bottom and straight sides.
° Tight fitting lids.
° Weight of handle does not tilt
pan. Pan is weiJ balanced.
° Pan sizes match the amount of
food to be prepared and the
size of the surface element.
° Made of material that
conducts heat well.
° Easy to dean.
° Always match pan diameter to
element surface diameter.
Curved and warped pan bottoms.
Pan overhangs unit by more than
one-half inch.
° Pan is smaller than the element.
° Heavy handle tilts the pan.
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