Using Your Cooktop
Gas Cooktop
Cookware
Aluminum:
Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most cookware will give satisfactory results.
Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.
Glass: There are two types of glass cookware— those for oven use only and those for surface cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly.
Heatproof
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating properties, and is usually combined with copper, aluminum or other metals for improved heat distribution. Combination metal cookware generally works satisfactorily if it is used at medium heat as the manufacturer recommends.
Dual-flame spill-proof burners
All burners on your cooktop have two rows of flames. These
When a burner is turned on, the simmer flame will always light and stay on.
Simmering: The simmer (SIM) setting will use only the lower flames. Use simmer (SIM) to melt chocolate, hold delicate sauces or for other foods requiring low simmer heat.
Primary Cooking: Settings from LO to HI will use both rows of flames. Use LO to HI for all purpose cooking.
Simmer Flame
Main Flame
Simmer Flame
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