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The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops.
Check pans for flat bottoms by using
a straight edge.
Stainless Steel:
recommended
Aluminum:
heavy we/_?htrecommended
Good conductivity. _Muminum residues
sometimes appear as scratches on tile
cooktop, but can be remo\ ed if cleaned
immediatel> Because of its low melting
point, thin-weight ahm/inum shoukl not
be used.
Copper Bottom:
recommended
Copper may leave residues whkh can
appear as scratches. The residues call be
iemoved, as king as tile cooktop is cleaned
immediately. Howevel; do not let these pots
boil d_'. Overheated metal can bond to
glass cooktops. All overheated copper
bottom pot will leave a residue that will
permanently stain tlle cooktop if not
rein oved imm ediatel>
Glass-ceramic:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fm'mance, l\/la_ scratch tile sm'fi_(e.
Stoneware:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fimnance. J\/la,_scratch tile sm'iilce.
Home Canning Tips:
Be Stll'e tile (;lllllel" is Celltel'ed ()*,;'el"tile
sm'titce unit.
Make sure tile caroler is fiat on tile bottom.
Ijse recipes and procedures fl'om
repntable somces. These are available
Kom manufilcturers such as Ball <_and
/(.erF _and the Department ofAgriculture
Extension Sel_ice.
To pi'exent btll'llS fl'olll stean/of heat, use
c;ttlti()ii vvhell Callllillg.
Pans with rounded, curved,
ridged or warped bottoms are
not recommended.
Porcelain Enamel Covered CastIron:
recommended
_s long as tile cookware is (oveled
completely with porcelain enamel, this
COOkWai'e is i'ecolllI/lended. Catltion is
I'eCOlllI/lended tk)l"casViFo/l cookware
that is not completely covered with smooth
porcelain enamel, as it may scratch the
glass-ceramic cooktop.
The foflowing information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on coil cooktops.
Not over I inch
Surface Cookware Tips
Use mediun/- or hea',_v-weight cookware.
Ahllninunl cookware conducts heat fi_ster
than other inetals. Cast-iron and coated
cast-ii'on cookware are slow to absorb heat,
but generally cook evenh' at low to inediuln
heat settings. Steel pans Inay cook tmevenlv
if not confl)ined with other metals.
For best cooking results, pans should be
fiat on tile bottom. Match tile size of tile
saucel)an to tile size of the s/mfi_ce unit.
The pan should not extend over the edge
ot the s/mfi_ce trait inore than 1 inch.
Useonlyflat-bottomedwoks.
Wok Cooking
We recommendthat youuse only a flat-bottomed
wok. Theyareavailable at your local retail store.
Do not rise woks that have supl)ort tings.
Use of these types of woes, with or without
the ring in place, can be dangerous.
Placing tile ring over tile suI_fhce unit will
cause a buildup of heat that will dalnage
tile porcelain cooktop. Do not tla' m use
such woes without the I_ing. _4m could be
seriously burned if the wok tips ()vex-
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