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Thefollowing information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops.
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Check pans for flat bottoms by using
a straight edge.
Stainless Steel:
recommended
Aluminum:
heavy weli?ht recommended
Good conductivity. _duminum residues
sometimes appear as scratches on tile
cooktop, bill can be I'el/l()\ ed if cleaned
immediately. Because ot its low melting
point, thin-weight ahm/inum should not
be used.
Copper Bottom:
recommended
Copper may leave residues which can
appear as scratches. Tile residues call be
iemoved, as king as tile cooktop is cleaned
immediately. HoweveL do not let these pots
boil d_'. Ovei'heated metal can bond to
glass cooktops. All overheated copper
bottom pot will leave a l'esidue that will
permanently stain tile cooktop if not
rein o\vd imm ediatel>
Glass-ceramic:
usable,butnot recommended
Poor pe_fbl_nance. Ma_ scratch tile sm'fi_ce.
Stoneware:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_tkmnance. Ma,_scratch tile sm'tilce.
Home Canning Tips:
Be Stll'e tile (;lllllel" is Celltel'ed ovel" tile
sm'titce unit.
Make sm'e tile caroler is fiat on tile bottom.
Ijse recipes and procedures ti'om
repntable somces. These are available
Kom manuti|cturers such as gall <_and
Ke*F _ and tile Depamnent of Ag*{culture
Extension Sel_'ice.
To pi'e_ent btLl'llS fl'()lll stean/of heat, use
carillon vvhell C'lllllill *
Pans with rounded, curved,
ridged or warped bottoms are
not recommended,
Porcelain Enamel Covered CastIron:
recommended
_s long as tile cookware is coveled
completely with porcelain enamel, this
cook\vai'e is i'ecolllI/lended. Catltion is
I'eCOlllI/lended IS)l" casviron cookwai'e
that is not completely covered with smooth
porcelain enamel, as it may scratch the
glass-ceramic cooktop.
The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on coil cooktops.
1"
Not over I inch
Surface Cookware Tips
IJse medium- (>r hea\rv-weight cookware.
A]tllllintllll cookware condtlcts heat fi_ster
than other metnls. Cast-iron and coated
cast-iron cookware are slow to absoi'b heat,
but geneivdly cook evenly at low to medium
heat settings. Steel pans may cook une\ enly
if not combined with other metals.
For best cooldng results, pans should be
fiat on tile bottom. Match tile size ot tile
saucepan to tile size (fftile sm_ime unit.
Tile pan should not extend over tile edge
(ff tile smfi_ce unit more than 1 inch.
Wok Cooking
Werecommendthatyouuseon/j/afiat-bottomed
wok. Thej/ are available at j/our local retail store,
Do not use woks that have suppolq_ l_ings.
rise of these t}l)es of woks, with (',r without
tlle _ing ill place, call be dangerous.
Placing tile ring o\el" tlle sulthce unit will
cause a buildup of heat that will damage
tile porcelain cooktop. Do not t W to use
such wol<s without tlle ;ing. You could be
sel_ionsly bm'ned if tile wok tips ovel:
Use only flat-bottomed woks,
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