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 diffusers,

cookware on all electric heat

asbestos mats and stands e.g.

sources.

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 kettles.

● Ensure pans match size of heat-

 

ing area.

● Use badly dented or distorted

 

pans.

● Remember good quality pans

 

retain heat well, so generally

● Leave an element switched on

only a low or medium heat is

when not cooking.

necessary.

● Cook food directly on the hot-

 

plate.

● Ensure pan handles are posi-

 

tioned safely and away

● Drag or slide utensils across

from heat sources.

the hob surface.

● Lift pans, do not drag.

● Place large preserving pans or

 

fish kettles across two hot-

● Use pan lids except when frying.

plates.

● Deal with spillage immediately

● Place plastic vessels or utensils

but with care.

on a hot hob.

 

● Use the hob as an area for stor-

 

age

 

 

Always place pans

centrally on the

hotplate

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Creda H150E manual Hob General Information, Choice of Utensils, Pans should not, But essentially Flat