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HOW DOEST~S COOKTOP COmAW
TO YO~ OLDOm?
Yournewmodularcooktopmayhaveseveraltypesof cookingsurface
units.Youwillnoticesomedifferenceswhenyouuseeachone.
Thebesttypesofcookwareto use,plusheat-upandcool-downtimes,
dependsuponthetypeofburnerorelectricsurfaceunityouareusing.
Thefollowingchartwillhelpyouto understandthedifferencesamongthe
variouscookingsurfaceunitsandhowtheydifferfromothersyoumay
haveusedin thepast.
~pe ofCooktop
Radiant
(GlassCeramic)
Cooktop
o
Induction
ElectricCoil
@
o
SolidDisk
o
@
‘,
GasBurners
Description
Electriccoils
underaglass-
ceramiccooktop.
Highfrequency
in~uctioncoil;
undera glass
surface.
Flattenedmetal
tubingcontaining
electricresistance
wiresuspended
overa drippan.
Solidcastiron
disksealedtothe
cooktopsurface.
Regularor sealed
gasburnersuse
eitherLPgas
ornaturalgas.
HowitWorks
Heattravelstotheglasssurfaceandthentothecookware,sopansmustbeflaton
thebottomforgoodcookingresults.Theglasscooktopstayshotenoughto
continuecookingafteritisturnedoff.Removethepanfromthesurfaceunitif
youwantcookingtostop.
Pansmustbemadeofferrousmetals(metalthatattractsa magnet).Heatis
producedbya magneticcircuitbetweenthecoilandthepan.Heatsupright
awayandchangesheatsettingsrightaway,likea gascooktop.Afterturningthe
controloff,theglasscooktopishotfromtheheatofthepan,butcookingstops
rightaway.
Heatsbydirectcontactwiththepanandbyheatingtheairunderthepan.Forbest
cookingresults,usegoodqualitypans.Electriccoilsaremoreforgivingof
warpedpansthanradiantorsoliddisks.Heatsupquicklybutdoesnotchange
heatsettingsasquictiy asgasor induction.Electriccoilsstayhotenoughto
continuecookingfora shorttimeaftertheyareturnedoff.
Heatsbydirectcontactwiththepan,sopansmustbeflatonthebottomforgood
cookingresults.Heatsupandcoolsdownmoreslowlythanelectriccoils.The
diskstayshotenoughtocontinuecookingafteritisturnedoff.Removethepan
fromthesoliddiskifyouwantthecookingto stop.
Flamesheatthepansdirectly.Panflatnessisnotcriticalto cookingresults,but
pansshouldbewellbalanced.Gasburnersheatthepanrightawayandchange
heatsettingsrightaway.men youturnthecontroloff,cookingstopsrightaway.
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