Cooking Utensils

•Use proper pan size. Do not use a pan that has a smaller bottom than surface burner. Do not use utensils that overhang grate by more than 1 inch.

Utensil Material Characteristic

Type	Temperature	Uses
	Response

Aluminum	Heats and	Frying, braising,
	cools quickly	roasting

Cast Iron	Heats and	Low heat
	cools slowly	cooking, frying

Copper Tin	Heats and	Gourmet
Lined	cools quickly	cooking, wine
		sauces, egg
		dishes

Enamelware	Depends on	Low heat
	base metal	cooking

Ceramic (Glass)	Heats and	Low heat
	cools slowly	cooking

Stainless Steel	Heats and	Soups, sauces,
	cools at	vegetables,
	moderate rate	general cooking

Proper Pan Size

•Use care when using glazed cooking utensils. Some glass, earthenware, or other glazed utensils break due to sudden temperature changes.

•Select utensils without broken or loose handles.

•Handles should not be heavy enough to tilt pan.

•Do not use stove top grills on your range. Stove top grills cause incomplete combustion and can create levels of carbon monoxide above allowable standards.

•Do not use a wok with a ring stand. Use flat bottom wok.

To avoid pan wobbling, use a pan with a flat bottom. Determine if pan has a flat bottom.

1.Rotate a ruler along bottom of pan. If pan is not flat, gaps between bottom of pan and edge of ruler occur.

2.A small groove or mark on a pan does not effect cooking times. However, if a pan has a gap, formed rings, or an uneven bottom, it does not cook efficiently and in some cases may not boil liquid.

Flat Pan

Wok

AKS3020 specifications

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