To achieve optimum cooking performance, use heavy gauge, flat, smooth bottom cookpetsthatconformto the diameterofthe cookingarea. Propercookpotswillminimize cookingtimes,use lesselectricity,cookfood more evenlyand requireless water oreil.
Cookpotswith thin, uneven bottoms do not adequatelyconduct heatfrom the cooking areato the food in the cookpotswhich results in hot spots,burned or underdonefood. Imprepercookpotsrequiremore water, time andenergy to cook food.
•Selectheavygauge¢ookpots. Mostheavygaugecookpotswill notchangeshape when heated.
•Use ¢ookpots with flat, smooth bottoms. The twoways to determineifcookpets have a flat, smooth bottomare the ruler test and the cooking test.
Ruler Test:
1.Placethe edge of a ruleracross the bottom of the pot.
2.Hold upto the light.
3.No light should be visible underthe ruler.
1. Put 1 inch of water into thecookpot.
2. Place cookpot on the coeking area. Turn control to the Hi setting.
3.Observethe bubbleformationto determine
Cooking Test:
the heatdistribution. If the bubbles are uni-
form across the cookpot, the cookpot will performsatisfactorily. Ifthe bubblesarenot uniform, the bubbles will indicate the hot spots.
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• Matchthesizeofthecookpottothesizeoftheelement. Ideally,thecookpotwill be the same sizeor slightly larger.
