Cooking Guide
Suggested Heat Settings (See illustrations of control knobs in the “Controls” section of this book.)
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Regular Element
Complete at Setting
Sensi-TempTM
Element
Food
Start at Setting
Beverages
Cocoa
Bring to a boil at 250.
Heat
milk at 200.2-3—heat milk. Cover.
LO—finish heating.
Coffee
Percolator-type
LO—maintain gentle but
steady perk.
Place coffee in basket and water in pot. To
perk, set at 275. To keep hot, set at 175.
HI—bring water to perk.
Breads
French Toast,
Pancakes,
Grilled Sandwich
5—preheat skillet 4-8
minutes.
5—finish cooking.
Preheat skillet 4 to 5 minutes at 350-450,
add food.
Butter
LO—allow about 5 to 10
minutes to melt.
Minirnurn-allow
about 5 to 10 minutes
to melt.
Cereals
Cornmeal, Grits,
Oatmeal
HI-cover, bring water
to a boil.
LO-2—add cereal and finish
timing according to package
directions.
Bring water to a boil at 225, add cereal
and time according to package directions.
Meat, Fish, Poultry
Bacon
Sausage Patties
HI-cook until just starting
to sizzle.
5-6—finish cooking.
Cook on 350-425.
Brown meat on 350, then switch to 175 to
200, simmer until tender.
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Brown chicken on 400, switch to 200 to
finish cooking.
Swiss Steak,
Pot Roast, braised
HI—melt fat, then 4-5 to
brown. Add liquid.
LO-2—simmer until tender,
covered.
Chicken, fried HI—melt fat, then 4-5 to
brown chicken, cover.
LO-2+ook
until tender.
Chicken, Shrimp
Deep-fried
HI—heat oil.
3-4 to HI—maintain
temperature.
425-475—to heat and maintain
temperature.
Lamb Chops,
Hamburgers,
Link Sausage, pan-fried
Thin Steaks
Stewed Chicken,
Corned Beef,
Tongue,
etc.—
Simmering
HI—preheat skillet, then
grease lightly.
4-5—brown meat and cook
to desired doneness.
Preheat skillet and cook on 300-400.
Preheat skillet and cook on 425-475.
475—bring a large amount of water to
boil, then switch to 200-350 to simmer.
HI—bring liquid to
steaming.
LO-2—covered, cook until
fork tender. (Water should
slowly boil. ) For very large
amounts MED heat may
be needed.
Pastas
Macaroni,
Noodles,
Spaghetti
HI—bring salted water
to a boil in a covered
utensil, add pasta slowly
so boiling does not stop.
6-HI—maintain a rolling
boil, cook until tender.
For
large
amounts, HI maybe
needed to keep water at
rolling boil throughout
entire cooking time.
475—bring a large amount of water to
boil, add pasta and cook on 350.
Popcorn
HI—heat, until popcorn
starts to pop.
2-3—finish popping.
300—Place oil and popcorn in pan, cover
and cook until it stops popping.
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