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IMPORTANT:Donotleaveemptycookwareonahotsurface
cookingarea,elementorsurfaceburner.
Idealcookwareshouldhaveaflatbottom,straightsides,anda
well-fittinglidandthematerialshouldbeofmedium-to-heavy
thickness.
Roughfinishesmayscratchthecooktop.Aluminumandcopper
maybeusedasacoreorbaseincookware.However,whenused
asabasetheycanleavepermanentmarksonthecooktopor
grates.
Cookwarematerialisafactorinhowquicklyandevenlyheatis
transferred,whichaffectscookingresults.Anonstickfinishhas
thesamecharacteristicsasitsbasematerial.Forexample,
aluminumcookwarewithanonstickfinishwilltakeonthe
propertiesofaluminum.
Usethefollowingchartasaguideforcookwarematerial
characteristics.
COOKWARE CHARACTERISTICS
Aluminum • Heatsquicklyandevenly.
• Suitableforalltypesofcooking.
• Mediumorheavythicknessisbestfor
mostcookingtasks.
Castiron • Heatsslowlyandevenly.
• Goodforbrowningandfrying.
• Maintainsheatforslowcooking.
Ceramicor • Followmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Ceramicglass • Heatsslowly,butunevenly.
• Idealresultsonlowtomediumheat
settings.
Copper • Heatsveryquicklyandevenly.
Earthenware • Followmanufacturer'sinstructions.
• Useonlowheatsettings.
Porcelain • Seestainlesssteelorcastiron.
enamel-on-
steelorcast
iron
Stainlesssteel • Heatsquickly,butunevenly.
• Acoreorbaseofaluminumorcopper
onstainlesssteelprovideseven
heating.
Whencanningforlongperiods,alternatetheuseofsurface
burnersbetweenbatches.Thisallowstimeforthemostrecently
usedareastocool.
• Centerthecanneronthegrate.
• Donotplacecanneron2surfaceburnersatthesametime.
Formoreinformation,contactyourlocalagriculturaldepartment.
Companiesthatmanufacturehomecanningproductscanalso
offerassistance.
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