Creda Cooker - Manual (Page 21)

HOB - IMPORTANT ADVICE
This table is a general guide to the types of pan suitable for electric hobs. Remember
pans should be good quality, with smooth flat bases. For any further information refer
to manufacturer’s instructions.
Saucepan Types
Aluminium
Stainless steel with single layer
copper base
Stainless steel with sandwich bases of
aluminium and stainless or aluminium
and copper
Enamelled steel - heavy gauge
Enamelled aluminium
Enamelled based cast iron
Cast iron
Copper
Toughened glass or ceramic/glass/pot-
tery
Mild steel, Ferro-magnetic or stainless
with a magnetic sandwich base
✓
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
With Extra Care
✗
✗
Not recommended
✓
✓ suitable ✗ unsuitable. Care should be taken when using any pans on these
surfaces not to drag and cause scratching.
Note: All copper pans are excellent conductors of heat, and are hard wearing and
strong, but need quite a lot of care. They can be very heavy and do not usually have
completely flat bases. The interiors are usually lined with a different material such as tin.
A stainless steel pan with a sandwich base of aluminium and stainless steel is an
excellent conductor of heat and is suitable for use on all electric hobs, providing they
are used in accordance with the saucepan manufacturer’s recommendations.
Stainless steel pans with a sandwich base of aluminium and copper are excellent
conductors of heat. If using stainless steel saucepans with aluminium and copper
sandwich bases on ceramic hobs, the use of these pans must be in accordance with
the saucepan manufacturer’s recommendations. Extra care should be taken to ensure
the base of the pan and the hob is cleaned, and the hob conditioned, after each and
every use, when using this type of saucepan.
If these recommendations are not followed, the result will be a build-up of small cop-
per deposits on the surface of your hob which, if not cleaned after each use, will result
in permanent marking of your hob.
Always lift the pan from the hob, do not drag or slide across the hob surface as
damage may occur.
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