How to Select Flame Size
Watch the
not the knob, you reduce heat.
The
size
a
burner should match the
cookware you
using.
FOR SAFE HANDLING
COOKWARE NEVER LET
THE FLAME EXTEND
UP THE SIDES OF THE
COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom
the cookware is wasted and only serves to heat
the handle.
When boiling, adjust the flame so the circle it makes
is about 1/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the
cookware—no matter what the cookware is made of.
Foods cook just as quickly at a gentle boil they do
at a furious, rolling boil. A high boil creates steam
and cooks away moisture, flavor and nutrition. Avoid
it except for
the few cooking processes that need a vigorous boil.
When frying or warming foods in stainless steel,
cast iron or enamelware, keep the flame down
lower—to about 1/2 the diameter of the pan.
When frying in glass or ceramic cookware, lower
the flame even more.
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly and evenly.
Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use
saucepans with
lids when cooking with
minimum amounts of water.
Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give
satisfactory results.
Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of
some cookware may melt. Follow cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.
Glass: There are two types of glass cookware-those
for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking
(saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat
very slowly.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either
surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very
slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware
manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used
on gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating
properties and is usually combined with copper,
aluminum or other metals for improved heat
distribution. Combination metal skillets usually work
satisfactorily if they are used with medium heat as the
manufacturer recommends.
Wok Cooking
●
recommend that you
use only flat-bottomed
wok. They are
at
your
retail store.
●
Do not use woks that have
support rings. Use of these
types of woks, with or
without the ring in place,
be dangerous. Placing the
ring over the burner grate may
cause the burner to work improperly resulting in
carbon monoxide levels above allowable current
standards. This could be dangerous to your health.
Do not try to
such woks without the ring. You
could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.
Use of Stove Top Grills
Do not use stove top grills
on your sealed gas burners.
you use the stove top
grill on the sealed gas
burner it will cause
incomplete combustion
and can result in exposure
to carbon monoxide levels
above allowable current standards.
This can be hazardous to your health.
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