Using Your Cooktop

Characteristics of cookware materials

The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results.

Aluminum

Heats quickly and evenly.

 

Use for all types of cooking.

 

Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking.

 

Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.

Cast iron

Heats slowly and evenly.

 

Good for browning and frying.

 

Maintains heat for slow cooking.

 

Can be coated with porcelain enamel.

Ceramic or ceramic glass

Copper

Heats slowly and unevenly.

Use on low to medium settings.

Follow manufacturer’s instructions.

Heats very quickly and evenly.

Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.

Earthenware

Can be used for cooktop cooking if recommended by the

 

manufacturer.

 

Use on low settings.

Porcelain enamel-on-steel or enamel-on-cast iron

Stainless steel

See cast iron and stainless steel.

Heats quickly but unevenly.

A core or base of aluminum or copper on the cookware provides even heating.

Can be coated with porcelain enamel.

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KitchenAid KECC501G, YKECC507G, YKECC502G, YKECC568G, YKECC508G, YKECC567G, KECC563H Characteristics of cookware materials

YKECC567G, YKECC502G, KECC502G, KECC501G, KECC507G specifications

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