Kleenmaid FEC605W - Manual (Page 10)

Instructions for use, installation and connection 10
Tips for purchasing cookware
• Good quality dishes feature thick flat bottom.
Uneven bottom of the dish causes increased
consumption of energy and extended cooking
time.
• When purchasing new cookware carefully check
if the diameter quoted refers to the upper rim or
the bottom. The latter is usually always smaller.
• Use of pressure cookers additionally saves
energy, since food is prepared in a closed dish
and under pressure. Furthermore, shorter
cooking time preserves the vitamin contents.
Tips for effective use of cookware
• The best transfer of energy is obtained if the
bottom diameter of the dish is identical to the
hotplate diameter, and if the dish is placed
exactly in the centre of the hotplate.
• If the diameter differs, it is always better to have
bigger cookware than smaller. The loss of
energy is greater, and stains may be burned to
the hotplate.
• Use pot lids and cover your cookware
whenever possible.
• The dish size should always suit the quantity of
food. Excessively big pot wastes too much
energy.
• Reduce power regulation towards the end of
cooking, and switch the hotplate off before
cooking is complete, to be able to use the
remaining heat.
• Always provide adequate quantity of water
when cooking in the pressure cooker. Lack of
water may cause damage to the dish and to the
hotplate.
• Temperature resistant glass cookware is
suitable for use with the hotplate if the bottom
diameter of such dish is adequate to the
diameter of the hotplate. Dish protruding over
the hotplate edge may break as a consequence
of created thermal tension.
• When using special cookware, always follow
the manufacturer's instructions.
Tips for the use of oven
• If possible use dark, silicone coated or enamel
baking pans, because of their excellent thermal
conductivity.
• Preheating of oven is necessary only if
recommended by the recipe or if written in the
chart below.
• Heating of empty oven consumes a lot of
energy. Save it by baking several pizzas or
cakes consecutively, one after the another,
while the oven is still warm from the previous
one. Towards the end of baking, the oven may
be switched off about 10 minutes before the
completion, thereby making use of the
remaining.