4
Flour
turns
dark brown in
15 seconds or
less?
Tava is…
Action needed
A. Yes
Overheated
1.
Remove tava from heat at
once.
2.
Reduce heat setting.
3.
Try again when tava has
cooled.
B. No
Not
overheated
1.
Continue heating tava for one
more minute.
Repeat flour
test.
2.
If flour turns dark brown in
15 seconds or less, tava is
overheated: follow action as
per
A
.
3 a. For the 22 cm tava:
If
flour does not turn dark
brown in 15 seconds or less,
the heat setting is all right for
preheating. Stop the test.
b. For the 26 cm tava:
If
flour does not turn dark
brown in 15 seconds or less,
continue heating tava for one
more minute.
Repeat flour
test. If flour turns dark brown
in 15 seconds or less, tava is
overheated: follow action as
per
A
. If flour does not turn
dark brown in 15 seconds or
less, the heat setting is all right
for preheating. Stop the test.
Avoid Scratching, Damage
Use wooden, heat-resistant nylon, plastic or rubber
spatula/utensils. Metal utensils will scratch and reduce the life
of the nonstick coating. Do not cut or scrape with metal
objects or knives. If using a metal spatula, try to keep spatula
parallel to the tava to avoid digging into the coating. Try to
touch the food and minimise contact with the coating. Do not
leave plastic, nylon or rubber utensils on tava while it is hot.
Do not hit the tava or bang its rim. Do not bang tava down
on pan supports. Lift tava from the pan supports – do not
drag it across the pan supports. When storing the tava ensure
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.
After use, faint scratches or marks may appear on the
nonstick coating. These are marks of normal wear and do not
affect the performance of the coating. Even if some of the
coating is scraped off, the tava is still safe to use. The coating
is non-toxic and inert; if accidentally and unknowingly ingested,
it passes through the body harmlessly.