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Tips for Induction Cooking

Getting the results you want when cooking can take a bit of time and effort. If you are not familiar with induction cooking, it may take a bit of practice or adjusting of your usual methods to achieve the expected results. Using the cooking chart and these cooking tips as a guide, you will soon be enjoying the benefits of induction cooking.

The quantity or quality of some foods can affect their cooking times.
When safe, allow food to come to room temperature before cooking to take advantage of induction's ability to heat food quickly.
Cookware heats up very quickly when induction cooking. Check food or liquids occasionally and stir or reduce heat to avoid scorching, overcooking, splattering, or boilovers.
Sauces, soups, and stews may heat up more quickly than you are used to and boil over if not watched. For best results, stir frequently.
Overcooked food loses moisture and tastes dry, while undercooked food can cause illness. For best results, use a thermometer to ensure that food is heated to a safe internal temperature.
Use nonstick or seasoned pans when cooking to reduce the amount of additional fat added to a recipe.
Don't overcrowd cookware. To avoid slow cooking times and poor results, use cookware that is appropriately sized for the amount of food you are cooking.
When boiling water on the center element, an 11" diameter pot gives the best performance and saves the most time.
Use the Boost setting to quickly boil water, or whenever you need extra heating power in one element.
To quickly boil a very large quantity of water, set the center element to Boost, use a pot that is at least 9" in diameter so that the center dual element is activated, and turn off all other elements.
To prevent damage to the product, if one of the right-side elements is turned on when the center dual element is using the Boost setting, the power setting of the center dual element is automatically reduced to power level 9. To maintain the Boost setting on the center dual element, use any of the left-side elements instead.

Boost

Cooking Function	Example Food Item	Power Level	Notes/Comments
Melting	Chocolate Over Direct Heat	1 or Melt	Stir continuously to prevent scorching. If using a double boiler to melt chocolate, use power level 2.
Melting	Butter	2	Monitor carefully to prevent poor results.
Reheating	Soups & Stews	3-4	Monitor carefully and stir frequently to achieve desired results.
Sweating Vegetables	Onions Carrots Celery Peppers	5-6	To sweat vegetables, cook them until they release moisture, without browning.
Simmering	Tomato Sauce Cheese Sauce	Simmer	Monitor carefully to prevent spillovers. To steam vegetables or grains, bring cooking liquid to a simmer, cover the pot, and reduce heat to power level 2.
Simmering	Potatoes Grains Stocks/Broths or Stews	4-5-6
Sautéing or Other	Steaks/Chops Eggs Breakfast Meats Frozen Vegetables Stir Frying	5-6-7	Monitor carefully and stir frequently to achieve desired results.
Searing/Browning	Browning Beef For Chili or Stews Steaks or Chops	8-9	Room temperature meats will sear and brown more effectively. Fat may splatter if power level is too high.
Frying/Deep Frying	Fried Chicken French Fries Battered Fish/Shellfish	7-8	Fat may splatter if power level is too high.
Blanching Vegetables	Broccoli Cauliflower Green Beans	8-9	Monitor carefully to prevent spillovers.
Boiling	Pasta Water Shellfish	8-9-Boost	Do not fill pot to rim. Water can boil over if the power level is too high.

Note

These settings are recommended guidelines for cooking. You may need to adjust the power level for the type of food and pan. Cooking times for some foods will vary depending on quantity or quality.