To conserve the most cooking
3. Deep Fat Frying. Do not overfill
energy, pans should be flat on the
kettle with fat that may spill over
bottom, have straight sides and tight
when adding fbod. Frosty fbods bubble
fitting lids. Match the size of the
vigorously. Watch foods frying at high
saucepan to the size of the surface unit.
temperatures and keep range and hood
A pan that extends more than an inch
clean from accumulated grease.
beyond the edge of the trim
heat which causes “crazing”
hairline cracks) on porcelain, and
discoloration ranging from blue to
dark gray on chrome trim rings.
Directions and Setting
to Start Cooking
Comments
For crisp dry chicken, cover only
after switching to WARM for 10
minutes. Uncover and cook,
Setting to Complete
Cooking
WARM. Cover skillet and
cook until tender.
Uncover last few minutes.
Food
Fried Chicken
Cookware
Covered
Skillet
HI. Melt fat. Switch to
MEDIUM HI to brown
chicken.
occasionally 10 to 20 minutes.
Pan fried bacon
Uncovered
Skillet
HI. In cold skillet, arrange
bacon slices. Cook just
until starting to sizzle.
HI. Melt fat. Switch to
MED to brown slowly,
MEDIUM HI. Cook, turning
over as needed.
A more attention-free method
is to start and cook at MED.
Sauteed:
Less tender
thin steaks (chuck,
round,
etc.); liver;
thick or whole fish
Simmered or stewed
meat; chicken; corned
beef; smoked pork;
stewing beef; tongue;
etc.
chocolate,
butter, marshmallows
Covered
Skillet
WARM. Cover and cook
until tender.
Meat may be breaded or
marinated in sauce before frying.
Covered
Dutch Oven,
Kettle or
Large
Saucepan
HI. Cover meat with water
and cover pan or kettle.
Cook until steaming.
WARM. Cook until fork
tender. (Water should
slowly boil). For very large
loads, medium heat may
be needed.
Add salt or other seasoning
before cooking if meat has not
been smoked or otherwise
cured.
Small
Uncovered
Saucepan.
Use small
surface unit
LO. Allow 10 to 15 minutes to
melt through. Stir to smooth.
When melting marshmallows, add
milk or water.
Pancakes or
French toast
Skillet or
Griddle
Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Thick batter takes slightly longer
time. Turn over pancakes when
bubbles rise to surface.
Pasta
Noodles or spaghetti
Covered
Large Kettle
or Pot
HI. In covered kettle, bring
salted water to a boil, uncover
and add pasta slowly so
boiling does not stop.
MEDIUM HI. Cook uncovered
until tender. For large
amounts, HI may be
needed to keep water at
rolling boil throughout
entire cooking time.
MEDIUM HI for foods cooking
10 minutes or less. MED for
foods over 10 minutes.
WARM. To finish cooking.
Use large enough kettle to
prevent boilover. Pasta doubles
in size when cooked.
Pressure Cooking
Pressure
Cooker or
Canner
HI. Heat until first
is
heard.
Cooker should
2 to 3 times
per minute.
HI. Bring just to boil.
Puddings, Sauces,
Candies, Frostings
Vegetables
Fresh
Uncovered
Saucepan
Stir frequently to prevent
sticking.
Covered
Saucepan
HI. Measure 1/2 to inch
MED. Cook 1 pound 10
water in saucepan. Add
to 30 or more minutes,
salt and prepared vegetable.
depending on tenderness
In covered saucepan bring
of vegetable.
to boil.
Uncovered pan requires more
water and longer time.
Frozen
Covered
Saucepan
HI. Measure water and salt
as above. Add frozen block
of vegetable. In covered
saucepan bring to boil.
HI. In skillet melt fat.
WARM. Cook according to
time on package.
Break up or stir as needed while
cooking.
Sauteed:
Onions;
green peppers;
celery; etc.
and Grits
Uncovered
Skillet
MED. Add vegetable.
Cook until desired
tenderness is reached.
Cover and cook
according to time.
over or stir vegetable as
necessary for even browning.
HI, Bring salted water to a
boil,
Covered
Saucepan
Triple in volume after cooking.
Time at LO. Rice: 1 cup rice
and 2 cups water-25 minutes.
Grits: 1 cup grits and 4 cups
water—40 minutes,
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