Maytag Gemini MER6875BA User Manual

7
Surface Cooking
Cannin
g
and Oversiz
e
C
ookware
A
ll canners and lar
g
e pots must have flat bottoms an
d
must be made
f
rom heavy-gauge materials.
T
hi
s
i
s
c
riti
cal
o
n smoothtop surfaces. The base must not be more tha
n
1
inch larger than the element.
When canners and pots do not meet these standards, cookin
g
t
imes may
b
e
l
on
g
er, an
d
coo
k
tops may
b
e
d
ama
g
e
d.
S
ome canners are designed with smaller bases for use on
smoothtop surfaces
.
W
hen canning, use the High heat setting only until the
w
a
t
e
r
co
m
es
t
o
a
b
o
i
l
or pressure is reached in the canner.
R
educe to t
h
e lowest
h
eat settin
g
t
h
at maintains t
h
e boil o
r
p
ressure. I
f
the heat is not turned down, the cookto
p
may b
e
d
ama
g
e
d
.
C
ookware Recommendation
s
Select Avoid
Flat, smooth-bottom Pans with grooved or warped bottoms.
pans. Pans with uneven bottoms do not cook
e
ff
icientl
y
and sometimes ma
y
not
boil liquid
.
Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or glass pans.
Pans that are the Pans
s
m
alle
r
or
larger than the
same size as the element by 1 inch.
ele
m
e
nt
.
Secure handles. Cookware with loose or broken handles.
Heavy
h
andles t
h
at tilt t
h
e
p
an.
Tight-fitting lids. Loose-fitting lids.
Flat bottom woks. Woks with a ring-stand bottom.
U
sing the right cookware can prevent many problems, such
as
f
ood takin
g
lon
g
er to cook or achievin
g
inconsistent
resu
l
ts.
P
roper pans wi
ll
re
d
uce coo
k
ing times, use
l
ess
energy, and cook food more evenly.
Fla
t
Pa
n
Tes
t
s
See if your pans are flat
.
T
he Ruler Test:
1
. Place a ruler across the bottom of the pan.
2
. Hold it up to t
h
e li
gh
t.
3. Little or no light should be visible under the ruler.
T
he Bubble Test:
1
. Put 1 inch o
f
water in the
p
an. Place on cookto
p
and turn
co
ntr
ol
t
o
H
ig
h
.
2
.W
a
t
c
h th
e
f
o
rm
a
ti
o
n
o
f th
e
bubb
l
es
as
th
e
w
a
t
e
r h
ea
t
s
.
U
ni
f
orm bubbles mean good per
f
ormance, and uneve
n
b
ubbles indicate
h
ot spots and uneven cookin
g
.

Maytag Gemini MER6875BA Specifications

General

Brand	Maytag
Model	Gemini MER6875BA
Category	Ranges
Language	English