Dacor Distinctive DECT304 Use And Care Manual

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9ENGLISHCookwareCOOKWARE CHARACTERISTICSCooking Utensil Guidelines Aluminium: heats and cools quickly frying,braising, roasting. May leave metal markings onglass. Cast Iron: heats and cools quickly Notrecommended. Retains excessive heat and maydamage cooktop.whenCOOKWAREGENERALThe choice of pan directly affects the cookingperformance (speed and uniformity). For best results,select pans with the following features:Flat baseWhen a pan is hot, the base (pan bottom) should restevenly on the surface without wobbling (rocking). Idealcookware should have a flat bottom, straight side, awell fitting lid and the material should be of medium toheavy thickness.Rough finishes may scratch the cooktop.Match pan diameter to element sizeThe base of the pan should cover or match thediameter of the element being used.• Copper: heats and cools quickly. Good forgourmet cooking, lined wine sauces, egg dishes.• Enamel ware: performance depends on material.Not recommended. Metal imperfections in enamelmay scratch cooktop.• Glass Ceramic: heats and cools slowly. Notrecommended. Heats too slowly. Imperfections inenamel may scratch cooktop.• Stainless Steel: heats and cools at moderaterate. Good for soups, sauces, rate vegetables,general cooking.OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING WHENCANNINGPots that extend further than 1 inch beyond the edgeof element's outside diameter are not recommendedfor most cooking applications. However, whencanning with water-bath or a pressure canner, larger-diameter pots may be used, because boiling watertemperatures (even under pressure) are not harmfulto the cooktop surfaces.However, do not use large diameter canners orother large-diameter pots for frying or boilingfoods other than water.Most syrup or sauce mixtures, and all fried foods,cook at temperatures much higher than boiling water.Such temperatures could eventually damage theglass cooktop surfaces.Be sure the canner fits over:• the center of the element. If the canner cannotbe centered on the element for some reason, usesmaller diameter pots for good canning results.• Flat-bottomed canners must be used. Do not usecanners with flanged or rippled bottoms (oftenfound in enamelware) because they don't makegood contact with the cooktop surface and take along time to boil water.UNBALANCED PAN PAN TOO SMALL