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Use the following table as a guide for cookware material
characteristics.
Cookware Characteristics
Aluminum ■ Heats quickly and evenly.
■ Suitable for all types of cooking
■ Medium or heavy thickness is best
formost cooking tasks.
■ May leave aluminum residues which
may be diminished if cleaned
immediately after cooking.
Cast iron ■ Heats slowly and evenly.
■ Good for browning and frying
■ Maintains heat for slow cooking.
■ Rough edges or burrs may scratch
thecooktop.
Ceramic or
ceramic glass
■ Follow manufacturer’s instructions.
■ Heats slowly but unevenly.
■ Ideal results on low-to-medium heat
settings
■ May scratch the cooktop.
Copper ■ Heats very quickly andevenly.
■ May leave copper residues which
may bediminished if cleaned
immediately after cooking.
■ Can leave a permanent stain or bond
to the cooktop if overheated.
Earthenware ■ Follow manufacturer’s instructions.
■ Use on low heat settings.
■ May scratch the cooktop.
Porcelain enamel
on steel or cast
iron
■ See stainless steel orcastiron.
■ Porcelain enamel bakeware without a
metal base may bond to the cooktop
if overheated.
Stainless steel ■ Heats quickly butunevenly.
■ A core or base of aluminum or
copper on stainless steel provides
even heating.
Use at-bottomed cookware for best cooking results and
energy eciency. The cookware should be about the same
sizeas thecooking area outlined on the cooktop or the coil
element. Cookware should not extend more than 1/2" (1.3 cm)
beyond thesurface cooking area or element.
The cookware should be centered above the burner with the
bottom sitting level on the grate. The ame should be adjusted
so that it does not extend up the sides of the cookware.
Home Canning
When canning for long periods, alternate the use of surface
burners between batches. This allows time for the most recently
used areas to cool.
■ Center the canner on the grate above the burner.
■ Do not place canner on 2 surface burners at the sametime.
■ For more information, contact your local agricultural
extension oce or refer to published home canning guides.
Companies that manufacture home canning products can
also oer assistance.
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