To receive maximum
performance from your
solid disk element
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For cooking, the use of appropriate
cookware is important.
Good pans have thick, flat bottoms
which absorb the heat from the
element. The thick, flat bottom
provides good heat distribution
from the element to the food. This
cooking process requires
water, fat or electricity.
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Pans with thin, uneven bottoms
do not adequately utilize the heat
coming from the element. The food
to be cooked may burn and require
more time and electricity. You
would also have to add more fat or
water.
. Pans with uneven bottoms are
not suitable.
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. Don’t use pans with rounded
bottoms. They don’t have enough
contact with the solid disk element
to cook properly.
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Use pans of the correct diameter
only. They should be slightly larger
than the solid disk element so
will flow onto the
and not bake onto the
element. A damp cloth is sufficient
to remove the spill. Pans should not
overhang more than 1 inch beyond
the element.
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To optimize cooking time and
energy usage, you should use a
pan that is sized correctly for the
cooking process, with a well-fitted
lid to avoid evaporation loss, and
cook with as little water or fat as
possible. If the pan is too small,
energy is wasted and spillage can
flow onto the solid disk element.
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Place only dry pans on the solid
disk element. Do not place lids on
the element, particularly wet lids.
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Special cooking procedures that
require specific cooking utensils,
such as woks, pressure cookers,
deep fat fryers, etc., must have flat
bottoms, be the correct size and
covered, if applicable to cooking
process, as identified earlier in
this section.
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Except in pressure cooking
with water and water bath canning,
canning pots should not extend more
than 1 inch beyond the surface of a
solid disk element and should have
flat bottoms. When canning pots do
not meet this description, the use of
the HI heat setting causes excessive
heat buildup and may result in
damage to the
See “Home
Canning Tips” section for further
information.
To check how a pan will
perform on a solid disk
element:
1. Put 1 inch of water into
the pan,
2. Bring water to a boil and
observe the pattern of the
bubbles as the water comes
to a boil.
3. A uniform pattern of bubbles
across the bottom of the pan
confirms a good heat transfer
and a good pot.
4. Bubbles localized in only a
portion of the bottom indicate
uneven contact of the pan to the
element, uneven heat transfer,
and an unsuitable pot.
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