Why is Cookware Important?
Proper cookware will reduce cooking times, use less energy and cook food more evenly.
When choosing cookware, consider five factors: material, flatness, size, gauge and balance.
Today we will focus on Correct Pan Size.
Pans are measured according to the amount they hold to the rim. Skillet size is according to the top diameter measurement. The important size, however, is the bottom diameter.
The bottom diameter should be the same size as the element or slightly larger (up to one inch larger for glass ceramic cooktops and two inches larger for coil cooktops). An undersized pan will waste energy and allow food to burn onto element. An oversized pan will trap heat.
On a conventional coil unit, trapped heat can cause stainless steel to discolour, porcelain to craze, drip bowls to discolour and may shorten the life of the element.
On ceramic glass cooktops trapped heat may cause the thermal limiter to cycle the element. Thus, cooking times will be extended.
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