I have to wait a long time for even a low simmer to start. This is after bringing the food to a boil before putting the pan on the mat. Anyone else?
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I bring the pasta sauce to a boil first on the burner. Then I shut off the burner and put the simmer mat diffuser on the burner and turn it on to low heat. It really works well for me.
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I don't have that problem..... Love my diffuser especially when using my Le cruiset and wanting a long slow cook for a stew or soup. I do have a gas stove and when I have the pot at or near a boil I move it on to the mat and it smears right along ..... Have never had a problem and have been using it for 2 years or more..... Great temperature control under all materials and has worn well.....
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I learned about the simmer plate at the Folk Art School in NC when I took a week cooking class. And we used it there to simmer beef and chicken broth for over 24 hrs, left unattended during the night. I usually use it to keep soup hot waiting on my husband for supper. It is a simmer plate, I do get things to boil but it takes awhile and then I cut it back to simmer. I love mine and have given many as gifts. JG
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Gal: Not sure of the sequence of things in regard to your use. I would bring to a boil. Then turn down to simmer setting on your stove (hope yours is better than mine at adjusting to a simmer temperature/flame height) and slide the simmer mat beneath the pan. I don't find that it takes overly long. Not sure whether you are putting simmer mat beneath the pan from the outset. You should not be doing that. Simmer mat goes under pot/pan after you have reduced heat to simmer and then heat is diffused at that setting. Hoping this helps!
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Did you fill it with water to the line and add a pinch of salt? It's not a lemon. Give it a few minutes to warm up too.
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the instructions give you some guideance but generally you select the mode on front of machine waite and it starts after a moment. make sure that your ingredients are set up first though
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Mine has been on higher wothout an issue. However i am usually slow roasting so haven't done a lot.
788820
I have the pan and I cook on an electric range. The only time I have something stick to the bottom is when it wasn't properly cleaned. The food sticks to food residue left in the pan after washing. If it is properly cleaned, this problem doesn't happen. Also, preheat before adding oil, butter, etc. Fred
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You really need to follow the instructions, preheat pan on medium and use little oil and food shouldn't stick. Hope this is helpful.
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Yeah, that's why they encourage you to do so outdoors.. I don't know if there's something wrong with mine, but it takes a very long time to bake the moisture out of it. I've left it in for 5-6 hours and it's still full of moisture (maybe it's a FL problem??)
1768112
I have had no problems like this. Perhaps your dough is too dry and therefore, stiff. Or the pan is not in properly.
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I have never had that problem,I'm using it right now.SLOW COOKER for BEEF STEW with NOODLES. (5 hrs.)
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I have had mine for almost a year and nothing sticks as long as I cook on low or medium heat. A couple times my daughter used high heat and things stuck but we soaked the pan for just a few minutes and the mess all rinsed right out. Hope lower heat works for you!
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I lovemy cook top when it worked - I have been trying to Fagor to repair mine for over a year - worse customer service I have ever seen. Simmer would be a lower setting, just so the liquid is still bubbleing a little bit. I would only preheat pan for eggs about 15 - 20 seconds on a medium to med-high setting as the pan get hot quickly. The products cooks great and heats quickly (if it is working). Trial and error will get you thereI really loved the conducton cooking but am frustrated with Fagor - hope your never breaks.
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Did you season it first with some spray Pam etc.. a high heat oil like canolla. it fills in the irregularities in the surface. Also since you have used it already try using Pam first for a while. When cooking do not put your heat as high as you did for your old pans For Cleaning: wipe out with a paper towel when still warm not hot with warm soapy water. Do not immerse in cold water when hot
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I'd send it back and get a good one. Mine works fine. I wind it up and then put what i'm cooking on it and press down and it rotates until I lift the cooked food off from it and it stops rotating. Yours should work something like this. Good luck. By the way, I have enjoyed using mine. I never had one before, but it's doing the job.
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I defrost on power level 3. Start with a couple of minutes, check, and then add one or two minutes more depending on the size of food. Watch carefully so it doesn't start to "cook". Have patience. It doesn't matter how many pounds or what kind of food.
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I start the night before boiling liquid and oats for one minute with a dash of sea salt. Remove from heat amd let sit out over night. I reheat in the morning. Try with maple syrup and buttermilk. Oh MY.
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Probably over exposure; try turning the rack upside down or decreasing cook time; some times I wrapped the vegies in aluminum foil but to close to the heat source or too much cook time is probably the problem
198624
I have used mine several times and as long as I have the proper fluid I have never had this problem, be sure and use proper or more fluid while cooking.