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SolidDiskElementCookware
~ Forcookingonsoliddisk
e
elements,theuseofappropriate
ookwareisveryimportant.
. Al~minumcoo~re conducts
heatfasterthanothermetals.
cCastironandcoatedcastiron
containersareslowtoabsorbheat,
butgenerallycookevenlyat
minimumor mediumheatsettings.
@Usenon-stickor coatedmetal
containers.FlatgroundPymceram@
cookwarecoatedonthebottom
withaluminumcooksevenly.
● Glasscookwareshouldbeused
onlyasthemanufacturerdescribes.
e Donotuseawiretrivetor any
otherkindofheat-retardingpad
betweenthecookwareandthe
element.
● Goodpanshaveathick,flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
~ theelement.Thethick,flatbottom
~ ~.., Xwsgoodheatdistribution
fromtheelementtothefood.This
cookingprocessrequireslittle
e
water,fator electricity.
● Panswiththin,unevenbottoms
donotadequatelyutilizetheheat
comingfromtheelement.Thefood
tobecookedmayburnandrequire
moretimeandelectricity.You
wouldalsohavetoaddmorefator
water.
I%nswithunevenbottomsarenot
suitable.
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● Don’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough
contactwiththesoliddiskelement
tocookproperly.
e Usepansofthecorrectdiameter
only.Theyshouldbeslightlylarger
thanthesoliddiskelementso
spilloverswillflowontothe
cooktopandnotbakeontothe
element.Adampclothissufficient
toremovethespill.+%s shouldnot
overhangmorethan 1inchbeyond
theelement.
● Tooptimizecookingtimeand
energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatissizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,withawell-fitted
lidto avoidevaporationloss,and
cookwithaslittlewaterorfatas
possible.If thepanistoosmall,
energyiswastedandspillagecan
flowontothesoliddiskelement.
. Placeonlydry pansonthesolid
diskelement.Donotplacelidson
theelement,particularlywetlids.
. Specialcookingproceduresthat
requirespecificcookwaresuchas
pressurecookers,deeptit fryers,
etc., musthaveflatbottoms,bethe
correctsizeandbecovered,if
applicabletocookingprocess,as
identifiedearlierinthissection.
● Exceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
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canningpotsshouldnotextendmom
than1inchbeyondthesurfiiceofa
soliddiskelementandshouldhave
flatbottoms.Whencanningpotsdo
notmeetthisdescription,theuseof
themaximumheatsettingcauses
excessiveheatbuildupandmay
resultindamagetothecooktop.
See“HomeCanningTips”on
page23forfurtherinformation.
‘lbcheckhowapanwillperformonasoliddiskelement:
1.Put 1inchofwaterinto 3. Auniformpatternofbubbles
thepan.
acrossthebottomofthepan
2. Bringwatertoa boiland
confirmsa goodheattransferand
observethepatternofthe
a goodpot.
bubblesasthewatercomesto
4. Bubbleslocalizedinonlya
aboil. portionofthebottomindicate
unevencontactofthepantothe
element,unevenheattransfer,
andanunsuitablepot.
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