Thermador Masterpiece Series Gas Cooktop Use and Care Guide - Manual (Page 20)

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Cooking Tips
Soups and Stocks
Cream Soup
Center
Left Front Medium High-Medium
Medium
XLO 1
Broth Soup
Center
Left Front
High XLO 1
Stock: Beef, Chicken,
Vegetable
Center
Left Front
High XLO 5
Vegetables
Fresh
Center
Left Front
High XLO 5
Frozen
Center
Left Front
High XLO 5
Casseroles: Macaroni &
Cheese, Green Bean
Center Medium High-Medium
Heat/Simmer-XLO 2
Keep Warm-XLO 1
Food Burner
Heat Level
Start Cooking
(boil, melt, brown. fry, etc.) Heat Level
Continue Cooking
(simmer, braise, poach, hold, etc.)
Water is taking too long to boil.
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Use room temperature water.
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Boil water on largest burner with lid.
Water is boiling over.
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Turn burner down to Medium High or Medium to prevent water
from boiling over.
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If pot has a lid on, remove lid before turning burner down.
Frying oil is splattering on to cooktop.
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Turn burner down to Medium or Medium Low to stop
splattering.
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Use a splatter screen to keep cooktop clean.
Food is sticking or burning to pan.
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Use lower heat setting or XLO.
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Stir food often to prevent sticking or burning.
Food is not staying warm during hold on Low
or ExtraLow®
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Use a lid to keep food warm on Low or XLO.
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Turn burner to a higher heat setting to keep food at desired
temperature.
Pan is taking too long to heat up.
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Use a burner that is a similar size to your pan.
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Center the pan over the burner before turning the burner on.
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Turn burner to a higher setting to heat pan quicker.