Selecting types of cookware.
The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops.
Stainless Steel'.
recommended
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Aluminum:
Check pans for flat bottoms by
heavywelght pans recommended
using a straiglTt edge.
Good
conducti\'i_'.
J_dt/Illint/ll/
residue
sometimes
appemN
as scratches
011 the
cooktop
but
can be removed
ff cleaned
immediately.
Beta use ()f its l()w melting
point,
thin
weight
ahmfinum
should
not
be used.
Copper:
recommended
Porcelain Enamel-Covered CastIron:
recommended
_s long
as the
cookware
is covered
completely
with
porceMn
enamel,
this
cookware
is recommended.
Caution
is
recomlnended
fi)r cast-ii'on
cookware
that
is not colnpletely
covered
with
slnooth
porcelain
enalnel,
since
it inav
scratch
the
glass ceramic
cooktop.
Glass-Ceramic:
usable, but not recommended
Poor
pei_timnalwe.
May scratch
the
st/I_iIce,
Pans wifl7 rounded, curved, ridged
or warped bottoms are not
recommended.
CopperBottoms:
usable, b utnotrecommended
Pans
with
copper
bottoms
Inav
leave
residue
appearing
as scratches.
Relnove
anv residue
ilmnediatelv
atter
use. Do not
let a pot boil
dry: Overheated
metal
can
bond
to the
glass
cooktop
and
leave
a
i)emmi_ent
stain
if it is not
relnoved
ilmnediatelv:
Stoneware;
usable, b ut notrecommended
Poor
i)ei_ommnce.
Ma)
scratch
the
StlI_ilce,
Use pails
that
inatch
the
dialneter
of the
surlilce
elelnent.
(_ooking
pei_Ibi_mance
will not be as good
if the
cookware
is
either
slnaller
or larger
than
the
surli_ce
elemelK.
Do not place wet pans
on the glass cooktop.
Do not use woks with support
dngs on the glass cooktop
For Best Results
_;i!: Place only dly pans on the surti_ce
elen_ents,
Do not place lids on the
sui_ti_ce elenmnts,
particularly
wet lkls,
f;;_: Do not use woks that have suppolt
rings. This type of wok will not heat on
glass surli_ce elements.
_;;_: _,,Ve reconlmend
that you use only a
fiat-bottomed
wok. They are available
at your local retail store, The bottom
of the wok should
have the same
dialneter
as the surfi_ce elemei_t
to ensure proper
contact,
_: Some special
cooking
procedures
require
spedfic
cookware
such as
pressure
cookels,
deep tilt flTels, etc.
_M1cookware
illtlst have fiat bottoms
and be the correct
size.
use {latrbottomed woks
on the glass cooktop.
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