Cookware Suggestions
What Should You Consider in Cookware?
Flat Pan Test
For best cooking results, use a pan with a flat bottom. To 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 can be seen.
2.A small groove or mark on a pan does not affect 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.
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Flat bottomed cookware. | Cookware with rounded or warped bottoms. |
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Pans with aluminum disk bottoms. | Glass, |
| cast iron cookware, canners or pressure |
| cookers. |
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Heavy gauge metal cookware. | Light gauge metal cookware. |
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Handles that are secure, that are not | Cookware with loose or broken handles. |
heavy enough to tilt pan. |
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Proper pan size. | Cookware that is smaller than or greater than |
| heating element size by 1 inch. |
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Flat bottomed wok | Wok with a ringstand on bottom |
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Can I can?
Canning is not recommended with any of the Amana smoothtop ranges or cooktops due to the intense heat and large cookware required to can.
The heat generated by the canning cookware overheats both the elements and the smoothtop of the range. This can cause the smoothtop to crack, cause failure of the heating elements, and can cause damage to the backguard.
Damage incurred by canning, or attempting to can, using the smoothtop cooktop is not covered under warranty.
COOKWARE | USES |
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Aluminum | Heats and cools quickly. Use for frying, braising, |
| and roasting. |
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Stainless Steel | Heats and cools at moderate rate. Use for soups, |
| sauces, vegetables, general cooking. |
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Copper Clad / | Heats and cools quickly. Use for gourmet cooking, |
Tin Lined | wine sauces, egg dishes. |
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