Hotpoint EW31 installation instructions Choice of Utensils, Pans should Not, But essentially Flat

Hotplates General Information Notes

CHOICE OF UTENSILS

Every Electric Hob deserves the right choice of utensils. We recommend for opti- mum performance the use of good quality utensils.

PANS SHOULD

NOT

Be concave (bowed in)

Be convex

(bowed out)

Be rimmed

Be deeply ridged

But essentially Flat

Always ✓	Never ✗
● Use good quality flat-based	● Use gauze, metal pan dif-
cookware on all electric heat	fusers, asbestos mats and
sources.	stands e.g. Wok stands –
	they can cause overheating.
● Ensure pans have clean, dry
bases before use.	● Use utensils with skirts or
	rims e.g. buckets and some
● Ensure pans match size of	kettles.
heating area.
	● Use badly dented or distort-
● Remember good quality pans	ed pans.
retain heat well, so generally
only a low or medium heat is	● Leave an element switched
necessary.	on when not cooking.
	● Cook food directly on the
● Ensure pan handles are posi-	hotplate.
tioned safely and away
from heat sources.	● Drag or slide utensils across
	the hob surface.
● Lift pans, do not drag.
	● Place large preserving pans
● Use pan lids except when fry-	or fish kettles across two
ing.	hotplates.

●Deal with spillage immediately ● Place plastic vessels or uten-

but with care. sils on a hot hob.

● Use the hob as an area for storage

Always place

pans centrally on

the hotplate

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