Usea HIGH flamesetting toquickly bringliquids toa boilor
tobeginacooking operation. Thenreduce toa lower setting
tocontinue cooking. Neverleavefood unattended when
usinga HIGH flamesetting.
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Flame adjusted for HIGH setting.
An intermediate flamesizeis usedto continue a cooking
operation. Foodwill not cookany fasterwhena higher
flamesettingis usedthanneeded to maintaina gentle
boil. Remember, waterboils at the sametemperature
whether b oiling gently or vigorously.
UseLOW tosimmer o r keep foods atserving temperatures.
Flame adjusted forLOWsetting.
If a knobis turnedvery quickly fromthe HIto the LOW
setting, t he flamemaygo out,particularly i f the burneris
cold.If thisoccurs, t urntheknobtotheOFFposition. Wait
several s econds, thenlighttheburner a gain.
Adjust t heflamesizeso it
doesnot extendbeyond
the edgeof the cooking
utensil. This is for
personalsafety and to
prevent p ossible damage
to the appliance, pan,or
cabinets above the
appliance. Thisalsoimproves c ooking efficiency.
Cookware w hichextends morethanoneinchbeyond the
grate, r ests ontwogrates, ortouches t hecooktop willcause
a buildupof heatandresultin damage to thethe burner
grate, b urner andcooktop.
CAUTION: Themaximum pansizeis a lO-inch skillet.
Toprevent damage tothecooktop andtheburner v alves,
do not usecannersor oversized cookware. T he pan
should notbemorethanoneinchlarger thantheburner
grate.
Cookware, suchasawokwithasupport ring, w hich restricts
aircirculation a round theburner willcauseheat t o buildup
andmayresultin damage to the burnergrate,burneror
cooktop.
Foods cookfasterwhenthecookware is covered because
moreheatisretained. Lower t heflamesizewhen cookware
is covered. Thisalsoimproves c ooking efficiency.
Thecooking performance isgreatly affected bythetypeof
cookware u sed. P roper c ookware w illreduce cooking times,
uselessenergy andproduce more even cooking results. F or
bestresults usea heavy gaugemetal panwitha smooth flat
bottom, straight s ides andatightfitting lid.Select a material,
suchasaluminum orcopper, thatconducts h eat q uickly and
evenly.