Berghoff EarthChef - Recommendations for Energy Saving; Burner and Flame Adjustment; Optimal Heat Settings; Care and Cleaning

Note: Theceramiccoatingcanmaintainshort-termaccidentalheatingto450°Cand
 iscompletelysafe.Thismeansthatifyouaccidentally(over)heat,notoxic
 fumeswillbereleased.Moreover,thesurfaceisnotdamaged,itwillnotblister
 orflakeoff.
Recommendations for energy saving
• cookonaburnerthatisapproximatelysimilarinbasediametertothatofthepan
youhaveselected.
• whencookingongas,adjusttheflamesoitdoesnotflareupthesidesofthepan.
• uselowheattowarmfoods,simmerorpreparedelicatesauces.
• heatsettingsareveryimportant.Lowerheatsettingsarenotonlygoodforenergy-
savingbutalsoavoidsthepanbecomingtoohot.Thenatureofceramicsistohold
anddistributetheheatmoreeffectively,helpingsomeprotein-richfoodscookmore
quickly.
Care and Cleaning
• remembertocooldownyourpanbeforecleaningasthecoolerwaterwillcausethe
hotpantowarp
• althoughyourcoatedpanisdishwashersafe,wedon’trecommendcleaningthecook
wareinthedishwasher.Thehighheatwilldeterioratethequalitiesofthecoating
• cleanaftereachusebyhandwithadishdetergentespeciallymadeforhand
washing.Besurethatyoudonotuseaharshcleaningproductthatisbasedon
citricacidsorthatcontainschlorinebleach.Usewarm,soapywaterandsponge
oradishcloth.Donotusesteelwoolornylonscrubbingpads,ovencleanerorany
cleanerthatisabrasive,isacitrusbasedcleanserorcontainschlorinebleach.Rinse
inwarmwateranddryimmediatelywithasoftcloth.
• alwayscleanyourcookwarethoroughlysince,thenexttimeyouuseit,anyfood
residuewillcookintothesurfacecausingfoodtostick
• ifyouhaveremainsoffoodstucktothecookware,theycaneasilyberemovedby
coveringthebottomofthepanwithwaterandlettingitsoakoffwhilegentlyheating
itatlowtemperature(noneedtoletthewatercook).Donotuseametalutensil.
• additionaltothecleaningmethoddescribeabove,youmightconsiderthistip:
•aftercleaningandonadrysurface,rubalittle(olive)oilwithasoftkitchenpaper
duringaminute.Theoilwillremoveallsurfaceimpurities.
•washawaytheremainingoil.Dothisbyhandinwaterwithadishdetergent.
Dryimmediatelywithasofttowel.
•ifyoustoreyourpotsandpansbystackingthem,put,forinstance,adishtowelµ
betweenthemavoidingpartsoftheupperitemtoscratchthesurfaceofthelower
element.