Cookware Suggestions

What Should You Consider in Cookware?

Select
Flat bottomed cookware.
Pans with aluminum disk bottoms.
Heavy gauge metal cookware.
Handles that are secure, that are not
heavy enough to tilt pan.
Proper pan size.
Flat bottomed wok
Avoid
Cookware with roundedor warped bottoms.
Glass. glass-ceramic, enamel porcelain or
cast iro_ cookware, canners or pressure
cookers.
Lightgauge metal cookware.
Cookware with looseor broken handles.
Cookware that is smaller than or greater than
heating element size by I inch.
Wok with a dngstand on bottom
Flat Pan Test
For bestcooking results,use a pan
witha flatbottom. To determine if
panhas a flatbottom.
1. Rotate a ruler along bottomof
pan. If pan is not fiat, gaps
betweenbottom of pan and
edge of rulercan be seen.
2. Asmallgroove or mark on a
pandoes notaffect cooking
times.However, ifa pan has a
gap, formedrings, or an uneven
bottom, itdoes not cook
efficientlyand in some cases
maynot boil liquid.
Correct Size
Mot-ยข than
Iinch
overhang
COOKWARE
MATERIAL
Aluminum
Stainless Steel
Copper Clad I
Tin Lined
USES
Heats and coolsquickly. Use for frying, braising,
:and roasting.
Heats and cools at moderate rate. Use for soups,
sauces,vegetables, generalcooking.
Heats and cools quickly.Use for gourmetcooking,
winesauces, egg dishes.

Can I can?

Canning Is not recommended withany
of the Amana smoothtopranges or
cooktops dueto the intense heat and
largecookware requiredto can.
The heat generated by the canning
cookware overheats both the elements
and the smoothtop of the range. This
can cause the smoothtop tocrack, cause
failure of the heating elements, and can
cause damage to the backguard.
Damage incurred by canning,or
att_npting tocan, using the smoothtop
cooktop is not covered under warranty.