Rangetop recommendations
STAR® burner cooking recommendations
Food
Beverages
Cocoa
Breads
French toast, pancakes,
grilled sandwiches
Butter
Melting
Cereals
Cornmeal, grits, oatmeal
Chocolate
Melting
Desserts
Candy
Pudding and pie filling
mix
Pudding
Eggs
Cooked in shell
Fried, scrambled
Poached
Meat, fish, poultry
bacon, sausage patties
Braising: Swiss steak,
pot roast, stew meat
Quick frying: Breakfast
steaks
Frying: Chicken
Deep frying: Shrimp
Pan frying: Lamb chops,
thin steaks, hamburgers,
link sausage
Poaching: Chicken,
whole or pieces, fish
Simmering: Stewed
chicken, corned beef,
tongue, etc.
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Start setting
MED – heat milk, cover
MED – preheat skillet
LO – to start melting
HI – cover, bring water to a
boil, add cereal
XLO – may be stirred to
hasten melting
LO to MED – cook following
recipe
LO to MED LO
–
cook
according to package
directions
LO to MED LO – bring milk
to a boil
MED HI – cover eggs with
water, add lid, bring to boil
LO to MED – melt butter,
add eggs
HI – bring water to the
boiling point, add eggs
MED HI – until meat starts to
sizzle
MED HI – melt fat, then
brown on MED HI, add
liquid, cover
MED HI – preheat skillet
MED HI – heat oil, then
brown on MED
MED HI – heat oil
MED HI – preheat skillet
MED HI – Cover, bring
liquids to a boil
HI – cover, bring liquid to a
boil
Finish setting
standard burners
LO – finish heating
LO to MED – cook
LO to MED – finish cooking
according to package
directions
LO to MED
LO
LO
LO finish cooking
LO to MED – finish heating LO to MED – finish heating
LO to MED – finish cooking LO to MED – finish cooking
MED HI – fry quickly
LO – cover, finish cooking
MED to MED HI – to
maintain temperature
MED – brown meat
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Finish setting XLO
burners
XLO – keep warm, cover
LO to MED – cook
Allow 5 – 10 minutes to melt
Same as for standard burners
XLO – to hold, cover
XLO – allow 10 – 15 minutes to
melt
XLO – to hold
LO to MED
LO
LO
Same as for standard burners
XLO – to hold for a short period
XLO – Simmer until tender
MED HI – fry quickly
LO – cover, finish cooking
MED to MED HI – to maintain
temperature
Same as for standard burners
XLO – to hold
To finish cooking
XLO – to simmer slowly
XLO – to hold, cover