Whirlpool RF377PXG manual Cookware tips, Using The Surface Cooking Areas Cont, Using Your Range

USING YOUR RANGE

USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.)

Cookware tips

•	Select a pan that is about the same size as the	•	Check for rough spots on the bottom of metal or
	surface cooking area. Cookware should not extend		glass cookware which will scratch the ceramic glass
	more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) outside the area.		surface.
•	For best results and greater energy efficiency,	•	Use flat bottom cookware for best heat
	use only flat-bottomed cookware that makes good		conduction from the surface cooking area to the
	contact with the surface cooking area. Cookware		cookware. Determine flatness with the ruler test.
	with rounded, warped, ribbed (such as some		Place the edge of a ruler across the bottom of the
	porcelain enamelware), or dented bottoms could		cookware. Hold it up to the light. No light should
	cause uneven heating and poor cooking results.		be visible under the ruler. Rotate the ruler in all
•	Cookware designed with slightly indented bot-	•	directions and look for any light.
	toms or small expansion channels can be used.		Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware which
•	Cookware with a non-stick finish has heating		has boiled dry, on a hot surface cooking area. The
	characteristics of the base material.		cookware could overheat, causing damage to the
			cookware or the surface cooking area.

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	• Heats slowly and unevenly.
ceramic glass	• Use on low to medium settings.
	• Follow manufacturer’s instructions.
Copper	• 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	• See cast iron and stainless steel.
enamel-on-cast iron
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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