Surface Unit Module Cooking Guide
2. To conserve the most cooking
3. Deep Fat Frying. Do not overfill
1. Use medium-or heavy-weight
energy, pans should be flat on the
kettle with fat that may spill over
cookware. Aluminum cookware
bottom, have straight sides and tight
when adding food. Frosty foods
conducts heat faster than other
fitting lids. Match the size of the
bubble vigorously. Watch foods
Cast iron and coated cast
saucepan to the size of the surface
frying at high temperatures and
iron cookware is slow to absorb
unit. A pan that extends more than
keep
and vent system clean
heat, but generally cooks evenly at
an inch beyond the edge of the trim
from accumulated grease.
LOW or MED settings. Steel pans
ring traps heat which causes
may cook unevenly if not combined
discoloration ranging from blue to
dark gray on chrome trim rings.
with other metals.
Food
Directions and Setting
to Start
Setting to Complete
Cookware
Comments
Cornmeal, grits,
oatmeal
Covered
Saucepan
HIGH.
In covered pan bring
water to boil before adding
cereal.
LOW or
then add cereal
Finish timing according
to
directions.
Cereals bubble and expand as
they cook; use large enough
to
Cocoa
Uncovered
Saucepan
HIGH.
Stir together water or
milk, cocoa ingredients.
Bring just to a boil.
HIGH. At first perk, switch
heat to LOW.
MED, to cook 1 or 2
minutes
completely blend
Milk boils over rapidly, Watch as
boiling point approaches.
Coffee
Percolator
Percolate 8 to 10 minutes for
8 cups, less for fewer
cups.
LOW to maintain gentle but
steady perk.
Eggs
Cooked in shell
Fried sunny-side-up
Covered
Saucepan
Cover
with cool
water. Cover pan, cook
until steaming.
MED HIGH. Melt butter, add
eggs and cover skillet.
LOW. Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for soft cooked;
15 minutes for hard cooked.
Covered
Skillet
Continue cooking at
MED HIGH until whites are
just about set, about 3 to 5
more minutes.
LOW, then add eggs. When
bottoms of eggs have just set,
carefully turn over to cook other
side.
If you do not cover skillet, baste
eggs with fat to cook tops evenly.
Fried over easy
Uncovered
Skillet
HIGH. Melt butter.
Poached
Scrambled or omelets
Covered
Skillet
HIGH.
In covered pan bring
water to a boil.
LOW.
Carefully add eggs.
Cook uncovered about 5
minutes at MED HIGH.
Remove cooked eggs with slotted
spoon or pancake turner.
Uncovered
Skillet
HIGH. Heat butter until light
golden in color.
MED. Add egg mixture.
Cook, stirring to desired
doneness.
Eggs continue to set slightly after
cooking. For omelet do
stir
last few minutes. When set, fold
in
Fruits
Covered
Saucepan
HIGH. In covered pan bring
fruit and water to boil.
LOW. Stir occasionally and
check for sticking.
Fresh fruit: Use 1/4 to
cup
water per pound of fruit.
Dried fruit: Use water as package
directs. Time depends on whether
fruit has been presoaked. If not,
allow more cooking time.
Poultry
Braised: Pot roasts of
beef, lamb or
pork steaks and
chops
Meat can be seasoned and floured
before it is browned, if desired.
Liquid variations for flavor could
be wine, fruit or tomato juice or
meat broth,
Timing: Steaks 1 to 2-inches: 1 to
2 hours. Beef Stew: 2 to 3 hours.
Pot Roast:
to
4
hours.
Covered
Skillet
HIGH. Melt fat, then add meat.
Switch to MED HIGH to
brown meat. Add water or
other liquid.
LOW. Simmer until fork
tender.
Pan-fried: Tender
chops; thin steaks up
to 3/4-inch; minute
steaks; hamburgers;
franks and sausage;
thin fish fillets
Uncovered
Skillet
Preheat skillet, then
grease lightly.
MED HIGH or MED. Brown
and cook to desired doneness,
turning over as needed.
Pan frying is best for thin steaks
and chops. If rare is desired, pre-
heat skillet before adding meat.
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