Beginners Guide - Pots

In this article in the beginners guide to the kitchen we look at pots in the kitchen.

GENERAL INFO ON POTS
The material and size of the pot is closely linked to the manner of heating surface on which it is placed, solid top stoves or individual burners.

The size of the heating surface, determines the bottom area of the pot. Large pots can be placed on solid top stoves or large individual gas burners, while smaller size pots are best heated by individual burners or solid top elements. All pots and pans should be handled carefully, so that they do not fall. This causes the pot circumference to loose it’s round shape and makes the lid unable to close tightly. This makes the pot ineffective for it’s purpose, as it looses too much liquid by evaporation, causing the food to burn easily in the pot.
Never place an empty pot on a hot surface and wait for it to heat up. The heat will deform and warp the bottom of the pot, making it hollow. This has the effect,that the surface has no contact with the heating surface and the heat is not transmitted properly, causing the pot to cook very slowly or not at all. All pots, kettles and pans, must be stored upside down to avoid dust collecting inside.


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