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SolidDiskElementCookwareTips
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— Forcookingonsoliddisk
iements,theuseofappropriate
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kwareisveryimportant.
● Aluminumcookwareconducts
heatfasterthanothermetals.
*Castironandcoatedcastiron
containersare slowtoabsorbheat,
butgenerallycookevenlyat
minimumor mediumheatsettings.
oUsenonstick or coa~ meal
containersFlatgroundPyroceram”
cookwarecoatedonthebottom
withaluminumcooksevenly.
● Glasscookwareshouldbeused
onlyasthemanufacturerdescribes.
@Donotuseawiretrivetorany
otherkindofheat-retardingpad
betweenthecookwareandthe ,
element.
@Goodpanshaveathick,flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
theelement.Thethick,flatbottom
@
rovidesgoodheatdistribution
omtheelementtothefood.This
@
ookingprocessrequireslittle
ater,fator electricity.
cPanswiththin, unevenbottoms
donotadequatelyutilizetheheat
comingfromtheelement.Thefood
tobecookedmaybumandrequire
moretimeandelectricity.You
wouldalsohavetoaddmorefator
water.
Panswith unevenbottomsare not
suitable.
● Don’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough
contactwiththesoliddiskelement
tocookproperly.
. Usepms ofthecorrectdiameter
only.Theyshouldbe slightlylarger
thanthesoliddiskelementso
spilloverswillflowontothe
cooktopandnotbakeontothe
element.Adampclothissufficient
toremovethespill.Pansshouldnot
overhangmorethan1inchbeyond
theelement.
o Tooptimizecookingtimeand
energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatis sizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,withawell-fitted
lidtoavoidevaporationloss,and
cookwithas littlewateror tit as
possible.If thepanistoosmall,
energyiswastedandspillagecan
flowontothesoliddiskelement.
oPlaceonlydrypansonthesolid
diskelement.
Donotplacelidson
theelement,particularlywetlids.
● Specialcookingproceduresthat
requirespecificcookwaresuchas
pressurecookers,deepfatfryers,
etc.,musthaveflatbottoms,bethe
correctsizeandbecovered,if
applicabletocookingprocess,as
identifiedearlierinthissection.
● Exceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
canningpotsShouldnotextendmore
than1inchbeyondthesurfiiceofa
soliddiskelementandshouldhave
flatbottoms.Whencanningpotsdo
notmeetthisdescription,theuseof
themaximumheatsettingcauses
excessiveheatbuildupandmay
resultindamagetothecooktop.
See“HomeCanningTips”on
page23forfhrtherinformation.
lb checkhowapanwillperformonasoliddiskelement:
1. Put 1inchofwaterintothepan. confirmsagoodheattransferand
2. Bringwatertoaboiland
a goodpot.
observethepatternofthebubbles
4. Bubbleslocalizedinonlya
asthewatercomestoaboil.
portionofthebottomindicate
3. Auniformpatternofbubbles
unevencontactofthepantothe
acrossthebottomofthepan
element,unevenheattransfer,
andan unsuitablepot.
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