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Selecting Proper Cookware
• Select heavygaugecookpots. Usually heavy gaugecookpots willnot change
shapewhenheated.
• Usecookpots with flat, smooth bottoms, To determineifthecookpotisflat,
place theedge ofa ruleronthebottom. Hold upto thelight. No lightshould be
visiblebetween theedge oftherulerandthe pan. Reject any pansthatdo not
fit flush against ruler'sedge.
• Match the size of the cookpot to the size of the element. Cookpot should be
the same size or slightly larger.
Improper Cookware
• Do not use cookware that extends more than 1 inch beyond the cooking area.
• Cookwarethat issmaller in diameter thanthe cooking area should notbe used.
Notonlycanthis causetheelement to requiremoreenergy andtime, butcanalso
result in spillovers burning onto the cooking area resulting in a cleaning chore.
• Do not use nonflat specialty items that are oversized, uneven or do not meet
proper cookware specifications such as round bottomwoks with rings, griddles,
rippledbottomcanners, lobsterpots,large pressure canners,etc. Largeutensils,
such as pressure canners or oversized skillets, should be used onlyon
conventional coil cartridges if they do not meet this test.
• Glass-ceramic, earthenware, heatproof glass or glazed cookpots may scratch
the glass ceramic cooktop and therefore are not recommended.
• Aluminumcookpotsmaycause theelementtocycleevenwhenthecontrol setting
is Hi.
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