GE JP676J manual Surface Cooking Guide, Cookware Tips

Surface Cooking Guide

Cookware Tips

1.Use medium-or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum cookware conducts heat faster than other metals. Cast iron and coated cast iron cookware is slow to absorb heat, but generally cooks evenly at LOW or MEDIUM settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals.

Flat ground Pyroceram” saucepans or skillets coated on the bottom with aluminum generally cook evenly. When cooking on surface unit coils, use glass saucepans with heat-spreading trivets available for that purpose.

2.To conserve the most cooking energy, pans should be flat on the bottom, have straight sides and tight

fitting lids. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of the surface unit. A pan that extends more than an inch beyond the edge of the trim ring tmps heat which causes discoloration ranging from blue to dark gray

on chrome trim rings and module surfaces.

Food		Directions and Setting	Setting to Complete	Comments
	Cookware	to Start Cooking	Cooking
Cereal		HI. In covered pan, bring	3, then add cereal.	Cereals bubble and expand as
Cornmeal, grits,	Covered
oatmeal	Saucepan	water to boil before adding	Finish timing according	they cook; use large enough
		cereal.	to Dackmze directions.	saucepan to prevent boilover.
Cocoa	Uncovered	HI, Stir together water or	4, to cook 1 or 2 minutes	Milk boils over rapidly. Watch as
	Saucepan	milk, cocoa ingredients.	to completely blend ingredients	boiling point approaches.
		Bring just to a boil.
Coffee	Percolator	HI, At first perk, switch	3, to maintain gentle but	Percolate 8 to 10 minutes for
		heat to 3.	steady ~erk.	8 cups, less for fewer cups.
Eggs			3. Cook only 3 to 4
Cooked in shell	Covered	HI. Cover eggs with cool
	Saucepan	water. Cover pan, cook	minutes for soft cooked;
		until steaming.	15 minutes for hard cooked.
Fried sunny-side-up	Covered	5. Melt butter, add eggs	Continue cooking at 5 until	If you do not cover skillet, baste
	Skillet	and cover skillet.	whites are just set, about	eggs with fat to cook tops evenly.
			3 to 5 more minutes.
Fried over easy	Uncovered	HI. Melt butter.	3, then add eggs. When
	Skillet		bottoms of eggs have just set,
			carefully turn over to cook
			other side.
Poached	Covered	HI. In covered pan, bring	3. Carefully add eggs.	Remove cooked e~s with slotted
	Skillet	water to a boil.	Cook uncovered about 5	spoon or pancake turner.
			minutes at 5.
Scrambled or omelets	Uncovered	HI. Heat butter until light	4. Add egg mixture.	Eggs continue to set slightly after
	Skillet	golden in color.	Cook, stirring to desired	cooking. For omelet, do not stir
			doneness.	last few minutes. When set, fold
				in half.
Fruits	Covered	HI. In covered pan, bring	3. Stir occasionally and	Fresh fruit: Use 1/4 to 1/2 cup
	Saucepan	fruit and water to boil.	check for sticking.	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.
Meats, Poultry	Covered	HI. Melt fat, then add meat	3. Simmer until fork tender.	Meat can be seasoned and floured
Braised: Pot roasts of	Skillet	Switch to 8 to brown meat.		before it is browned, if desired.
beef, lamb or veal;		Add water or other liquid.		Liquid variations for flavor could
pork steaks and				be wine, fruit or tomato juice or
chops				meat broth.
				Timing: Steaks 1 to 2-inches: 1 to
				2 hours. Beef Stew: 2 to 3 hours.
				Pot Roast: 2% to 4 hours.
Parr-fried: Tender	Uncovered	HI. Preheat skillet, then	6, Brown and cook to	Pan frying is best for thin steaks
chops; thin steaks up	Skillet	grease lightly.	desired doneness, turning	and chops. If rare is desired,
to 3/4-inch; minute			over as needed.	preheat skiflet before adding meat
steaks; hamburgers;					—
franks and sausage;
thin fish fillets

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