Owner's Guide

15
Surface Cooking
Surface cooking utensils Flamesize
RIGHT
WRONG
Note:Always use a utensil for its intended
purpose. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Some
utensils were not made to be used in the oven or
on the cooktop.
*GOOD
• Flatbottom and
straight sides.
• Tightttinglids.
• Weightofhandle
does not tilt pan. Pan
is well balanced.
• Pansizesmatchthe
amount of food to be
preparedandthesize
of burner.
• Madeofmaterialthat
conducts heat well.
• Easytoclean.
POOR
• Curved and warped
pan bottoms.
• Pan overhangs unit
by more than 2.5 cm
(1”).
• Heavy handle tilts
pan.
• Flameextendsbeyond
unit.
Pansshouldhaveatbottoms.Checkforatnessby
rotating a ruler across the bottom. There should be
no gaps between the pan and ruler.
* Specialty pans such as lobster pots, griddles and
pressure cookers may be used but must conform to
the above recommended cookware requirements.
For most cooking, start on the highest control
setting and then turn to a lower one to complete
the process. Use the chart below as a guide for
determiningproperamesizeforvarioustypes
ofcooking.Thesizeandtypeofutensilusedand
theamountoffoodbeingcookedwillinuencethe
setting needed for cooking.
For deep fat frying, useathermometerandadjust
the surface control knob accordingly. If the fat is too
cool, the food will absorb the fat and be greasy. If
the fat is too hot, the food will brown so quickly that
thecenterwillbeundercooked.Donotattemptto
deep fat fry too much food at once as the food will
neither brown nor cook properly.
*FlameSize TypeofCooking
High Flame Start most foods; bring water to a
boil; pan broiling
MediumFlame Maintainaslowboil;thicken
sauces, gravies; steam
LowFlame Keepfoodscooking;poach;stew.
*These settings are based on using medium-
weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may
vary when using other types of pans.
Neverextendtheamebeyondtheouteredgeof
theutensil.Ahigheramesimplywastesheatand
energy, and increases your risk of being burned by
theame.