Indesit KD6E35W manual Sealed Hob General Information, Choice of Utensils, But essentially Flat

Sealed Hob General Information

CHOICE OF UTENSILS

Every Electric Hob deserves the right choice of utensils. We recommend for optimum 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
cookware on all electric heat	diffusers, 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
● Remember good quality pans	distorted 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	hotplate.
positioned 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	or fish kettles across two
frying.	hotplates.
● Deal with spillage	● Place plastic vessels or
immediately but with care.	utensils on a hot hob.
	● Use the hob as an area for
	storage

Always place pans

centrally on the

hotplate

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