Heat-resistant glass dishes - pots, pans, baking sheets - have recently become widespread. It can be used for cooking in the microwave, in the oven, on the burners of gas and electric stoves. Glassware is environmentally friendly, not affected by aggressive environments, does not absorb fat, odors and does not rust. Transparent glass allows you to constantly monitor the cooking process and prevent the dish from burning. However, cooking in glassware has its own characteristics.
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Instruction manual
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Glass is a fragile material, therefore, it is necessary to handle heat-resistant glassware with glass: do not drop, subject to shock, or place heavy loads on it. Failure to comply with these requirements can lead to the fact that you will not only lose your favorite glass pans, but also cut yourself with broken glass.
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Do not forget that glass has poor thermal conductivity. For cooking on the burners of gas or electric stoves, use round glass pans, and on top of the gas burners put an additional metal flame detector. If you put oval and rectangular heat-resistant dishes on a round burner, its bottom will heat up unevenly. As a result, glass may crack during cooking. Rectangular and oval cookware is suitable for ovens and microwave ovens, where the heating is uniform.
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Before placing heat-resistant glassware on a burner, in an oven, or in a microwave oven, make sure its surface is dry on the outside. Do not pour cold water into preheated dishes or place cold foods. Due to temperature changes, the glass may burst. If during the cooking process it becomes necessary to add liquid to the dish, add it in small portions to the middle of the pan, not to the walls, and stir constantly. Put glassware taken from the oven or removed from the oven on a special stand, not in a sink or on a cold stone window sill.
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So that food in a glass dish does not burn during cooking on a gas or electric stove, be sure to pour a layer of oil or liquid on the bottom. Cook on low heat for gas burners and at low power for electric ones. Stir the dish constantly, especially if it has a thick consistency.
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Heat-resistant glassware can be washed by hand and in dishwashers. If food is burnt, do not try to scrape it off with sharp objects, metal sponges or brushes, abrasive cleaners. From this, the surface of the dishes deteriorates. To remove burnt residues, soak the pan for a while in water with a mild detergent.
Useful advice
When buying heat-resistant glassware, pay attention to the quality of the surface. It should be perfectly flat and smooth, without cracks, chips, waves and folds. Glass should be transparent and uniform.
When purchasing a set of glass pans and forms of different capacities, choose those that have flat lids with handles on the sides. They will serve you not only as covers, but also as shallow dishes and bowls.