Hotplates General Information Notes (X153E & X253E)

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

 

heating 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

● 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 or

● Use pan lids except when frying.

fish kettles across two

 

hotplates.

● Deal with spillage immediately

 

but with care.

● Place plastic vessels or utensils

 

on a hot hob.

 

● Use the hob as an area for

 

storage

 

 

Always place pans

centrally on the

hotplate

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Creda X253E, X156E manual Choice of Utensils, Pans should not, But essentially Flat, Always place pans Centrally on Hotplate