Notes on
cooking:
Here are some cooking guidelines:
Electric hot plates
When you begin cooking, we recommend turning the
control up to the maximum setting and then, depending
on the quantity and quality of the foods being cooked,
turn down the heat to medium setting. As the hotplate
takes a while to cool down, you can turn it off a little
before the food is cooked, so as to save energy, and
carry on cooking using the residual heat in the hot plate.
Always use receptacles which have perfectly flat,
thick bottoms, and which have a diameter similar to that
of the heating element - and never use receptacles
smaller than the element.
Try not to spill liquids on the hotplate surface, or to place
wet receptacles on top of it.
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Very high High Medium Low
Double- and
triple-flame:
Quick
Medium fast
Auxiliary
Boiling, grilling, browning,
paellas and Asian food (woks).
Reheating and keeping things hot:
cooked and pre-cooked dishes.
Scallops, steaks, omelettes,
frying.
Rice, white
sauce and
ragout.
Steaming: fish
and vegetables.
Steaming potatoes, fresh
vegetables, stews and pasta.
Reheating, keeping things hot
and making tasty casseroles.
Cooking: casseroles, rice
pudding and caramels.
Defrosting and
slow cooking:
vegetables,
fruits and frozen
products.
Melting: butter,
chocolate and
jelly.
