Manual

Selecting Surface Cooking

Cookware should have flat bottoms

that make good contact with the entire

surface heating element. Check for

flatness by rotating a ruler across the

bottom of the cookware (See Figure 1).

Be sure to followthe recommendations

for using cookware as shown in Figure

Note: The size and type of cookware

used will influence the setting needed

for best cooking results.

Cookware *CORRECT INCORRECT__

Figure 1

o Curved and warped pan

"_ 1_ bottoms.

• Flat bottom and straight

sides

• Tight fitting lids.

• Weight of handle does not _1 I,_

tilt pan. Pan is well ® Pan overhangs element by

balanced, more than one-half inch.

e Pan sizes match the

amount of food to be

prepared and the size of

the surface element. ÷1 I,_

® Made of a material that • Pan is smaller than

conducts heat well. element.

• Easy to clean.

® Always match pot diameter

to element surface

diameter. ® Heavy handle tilts pan.

Figure 2

Cookware Material types

The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The