Getting The Most Out Of Your Cooktop - Bosch HDIP054U Manuel D'utilisation Et D'entretien

Getting the Most Out of Your Cooktop

Cooktop Cooking Guide
Boiling Water
Time to boil can vary greatly depending on environmental
conditions. Try the following tips to decrease boil time:
• Use a lid.
• Use a pan that is appropriately sized for the amount of
water and the size of the burner.
• Select a pan with a flat base (See "Cookware Selection
Guide" in the next column for details).
• Choose a medium-weight pan (rather than a heavy-
weight one).
• Make sure that the pan is positioned so that the entire
base is in contact with the burner grate.
• Start with water that is already warm.
• Boil the smallest amount of water necessary. Smaller
volumes will boil faster than larger volumes.
Recommended Settings
Use this chart as a guide for heat settings. A range of heat
settings are listed because the actual setting depends on:
• type and quality of pan (See "Cookware Selection
Guide"),
• type, quantity and temperature of the food,
• element used and
• the cook's preference.
Uses
Bringing water to boil
Pan frying, sautéing, browning
meat, deep fat frying
Most frying, eggs, pancakes,
slow boil
Simmering, finish cooking,
covered foods, steaming
Melting butter and chocolate
Heat Settings
High
Medium High
Medium
Medium Low
Low
Cookware Selection Guide
Cookware Characteristics
• Aluminum or copper bottomed pans conduct heat
evenly.
• Steel pans, if not combined with other metals, may
cook unevenly.
• Cast-iron cookware absorbs heat slowly and cooks
more evenly at low-to-medium settings.
• Flat, heavy bottom pans provide even heat and
stability.
• DO NOT USE pans that are thin, warped, dented or
ridged as they heat unevenly.
Tight Fitting Lids – A lid shortens cooking/boiling time by
holding heat inside the pot.
Cookware Tips
• Use of pots and pans with rounded (either concave or
convex) warped or dented bottoms should be avoided.
• Make sure the bottom of the pot or pan being used is
clean and dry.
• Use pots and pans with thick, smooth metal bottoms.
Specialty Pans
Pan Bottom Diameter
• The flame should be
the same size as the
bottom of the pan or
smaller. Do not use
small pans with high
flame settings as the
flames can lick up the
sides of the pan.
• Oversize pans that
span two burners are
placed front to back,
not side to side.
• For best cooking
results, large pans
should not extend over
the sides of the grates.
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