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Avoid Overheating:  Check Your Burner 

If food is smoking or burning, reduce heat. Using medium or 

lower heat and limiting the time the empty pan is heating are the 
basic techniques to avoid overheating. 

The pan can overheat even on medium heat if the burner is 

providing excessive heat

.  To check if your burner can overheat 

even on medium heat, place clean pan on medium heat.  Heat pan for 
the minutes given in the following chart: 

Product Heat 

for: 

2.5 Litre 

2 minutes 

 All-Purpose Pan 

3 Litre 

2 minutes 

 Breakfast Pan (Appachatty) 

1 minute * 

3 Litre 

2 minutes 

 Cook-n-Serve Stewpot 

5 Litre 

2 minutes 

2 Litre 

1 minute 

 Curry Pan (Sauté Pan) 

3.25 Litre 

2 minutes 

1.5 Litre 

1 minute * 

2.5 Litre 

2 minutes 

 Deep-Fry Pan (Kadhai) 

4 Litre 

3 minutes 

 Deep-Fry Pan (Stir-Fry Pan) 

2 minutes 

1 Litre 

1 minute * 

 Saucepan 

3 Litre 

2 minutes 

*  On a small burner 

Press one finger firmly into whole wheat flour (

atta

).  Do not pinch.  

Flick from a distance of about 2

1

¼

2

 

inches/6 cm a small, fine, even 

dusting of flour on centre of pan and immediately begin counting off 
seconds

 

("one second, two second, three second" etc.) while watching

 

the

 

flour.  The time the flour takes to become dark brown gives a 

rough indication of how hot the pan is.  As long as flour has not 
turned dark brown within 15 seconds, the pan is not overheated.  

Follow the steps in the chart below to complete the test.  Do not 
exceed the preheating limit of a pan in any case. 

Flour turns 

dark brown in 
15 seconds or 

less?

 

 
 

Pan is… 

 
 

Action needed 

A.    Yes 

Overheated  1.

Remove pan from heat at 

once. 

  

2.

Reduce heat setting. 

 

 

3.

Try again when pan has 

cooled. 

B.    No 

Not 

overheated 

1.

Continue heating pan. 

Repeat flour test at 
1 minute intervals (only 
1 more minute/ one more 

test for pans with 
Maximum Preheating 
Time of 2 minutes). 

 

 

2.

If flour turns dark brown 

in 15 seconds or less, pan 
is overheated: follow 
action as per 

A

 

 

3.

If flour does not turn dark 

brown in 15 seconds or 
less, stop when 
recommended Maximum 

Preheating Time for pan is 
reached.  The heat setting 
is all right for preheating. 

 

Summary of Contents for Futura Nonstick All-Purpose Pan

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Page 2: ...ater 8 Do not wash pan in a dishwasher 9 Do not put pan stainless steel lid or glass lid in a hot oven or under a broiler 10 The handle s of the pan should be parallel to the kitchen counter not stick...

Page 3: ...ides are hard anodised to give you a surface that will not tarnish pit or corrode and will stay looking new for years All pans except the tava are available with stainless steel lids Some pans are als...

Page 4: ...Litre Saucepan Use a burner to suit the size of your pan gas flames should not lick the sides of the pan or spread beyond the Breakfast Pan Appachatty Because Futura Nonstick Cookware heats so fast a...

Page 5: ...from a distance of about 21 2 inches 6 cm a small fine even dusting of flour on centre of pan and immediately begin counting off seconds one second two second three second etc while watching the flou...

Page 6: ...sure that the nonstick coating is not gouged or rubbed against any hard or sharp surface Do not stack other utensils on the coating without protecting it Turning the plastic knob of the lid clockwise...

Page 7: ...a piece of any other soft material such as rubber or sponge underneath the pan to avoid damaging the pan Dry thoroughly with a soft clean cloth Wash wooden spatula in hot water with a mild soap or de...

Page 8: ...n in the recipes You will be helped in making these adjustments by the steps and indications given in the recipes Avoid high temperatures for the best cooking results conserving fuel and preserving th...

Page 9: ...espoons 120 ml 3 4 cup 12 tablespoons 180 ml 1 cup 16 tablespoons 240 ml Abbreviations Abbreviation Equivalent Abbreviation Equivalent Abbreviation Equivalent tsp teaspoon oz ounce mm millimetre tbsp...

Page 10: ...2 Grind into a paste rice cooked rice and remaining coconut 2 cups 160 g gradually adding coconut milk 3 In a large bowl mix rice paste sugar and salt Cover and keep aside not in a refrigerator at le...

Page 11: ...ased by two thirds and the steps modified thus step 3 reduce milk by about 12 3 cups 400 ml about 25 minutes step 6 simmer about 30 minutes step 7 pour firni into 10 shallow dessert bowls Firni Milk a...

Page 12: ...s 1 8 tsp 0 6 ml cumin seeds 2 tsp 10 ml jaggery 1 Mix 1 2 tsp 2 5 ml salt and turmeric Rub all over fish Cover and keep aside 30 minutes 2 Grind into a paste onions ginger garlic and green chillies g...

Page 13: ...inch 3 8 cm long 2 spring onions including tender green portion cut lengthwise into strips up to 11 2 inch 3 8 cm long 1 8 inch x 1 8 inch 3 mm x 3 mm 31 2 oz 100 g cabbage cored and cut into long st...

Page 14: ...alongside is for the 4 litre pan When using another pan modify the recipe according to the pan size thus 1 5 Litre 2 5 Litre Oil for Frying 13 4 cups 420 ml 3 cups 720 ml Step 8 Heat oil on high heat...

Page 15: ...ter 6 Cut round in half with a sharp knife Dampen the cut edge of one half with water Pick up and form a cone making a 1 4 inch 6 mm overlapping seam Press to seal Fill cone with 11 2 tbsp 22 5 ml stu...

Page 16: ...are cool Drain Remove and keep aside eggs Wash and dry pan 2 Grind into a paste ginger garlic and green chilli 3 Heat 1 2 cup 120 ml oil in pan on medium heat about 2 minutes Add onions Fry till ligh...

Page 17: ...powder 21 2 tsp 12 5 ml red chilli powder 1 tsp 5 ml cumin powder 1 tsp 5 ml garam masala powder 1 2 tsp 2 5 ml pepper 1 4 tsp 1 3 ml turmeric 1 tbsp 15 ml lemon juice 3 tbsp 45 ml vegetable oil 1 med...

Page 18: ...seeds such as lentils curries made from these seeds Deep frying Cooking in hot fat or oil deep enough in a utensil to cover the food to be cooked Dough A mixture of flour and a liquid such as milk or...

Page 19: ...aw rice vegetables seafood chicken or meat cooked together with minimum water Pakora Pieces of food dipped in batter and deep fried Poha Puffed rice a dish of puffed rice onions and potatoes Pur ed To...

Page 20: ...Capsicum Simla mirch Green pepper Cardamoms brown Moti elaichi Cardamoms green Choti elaichi Carrots Gajar Cashew nuts Kaju Cauliflower Phulgobi Cinnamon Dalchini Cloves Laung Coconut Nariyal Coriande...

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