“The 8" and 11" in burners state that the bottom of pans need to be a minimum of 7.5" and 9.5" respectively. Most flat bottom woks seem to be 5-6 inches. Does this mean this range isn't good for woks? Can you realistically use pans smaller than noted?”
Answer This Question
1-3 of 3 Answers
The owner's manual for the LG 6.3 cu. ft. Smart wi-fi Enabled Induction Slide-in Range with ProBake Convection® and EasyClean®, Model # LSE4616ST advises that cookware should be centered correctly on the surface of the cooking element and that the pan should have a flat bottom and straight sides. Pan size must meet or exceed the recommended size for the cooking element. The cooking-element sensors located below the cooktop surface require certain cookware conditions to be met before the induction cooking elements can operate. The cooking zone LED bar may display a pan sensing error message. If a cooking element is activated and no cookware is detected, the affected induction cooking zone LED bar will fluctuate. If the cookware does not meet the correct conditions, the cooking zone may not heat. There are four cooking elements on the induction cooktop. Each element requires a minimum pan size to be used effectively. The inner ring of each cooking element is a guide to the minimum pan size. The bottom of the pan must fully cover the inner ring for proper cooking to occur. The Minimum Pan Size for the 8" Left Front element is 7.5" and that for the 11" Right Front element is 9.5" as you noted which means that you cannot use pans smaller than the minimum pan size as explained above, including woks that are 5-6 inches. The 6": Left Rear and 6" Right Rear element have minimum pan sizes of 5.5 inches and a flat bottomed pan with straight sizes as described above that has a diameter of 6" can be used. on them. You can use the cross that marks each cooking element to help determine the maximum pan size. After centering the cookware on the cooking element, the cookware should not extend more than ½ʺ beyond the edge of the cross on the cooking element. The pan must make full contact with the glass surface without the bottom of the pan touching the metal cooktop trim. If the correct induction cookware—centered on any of the active cooking elements—is too small, the affected cooking element’s LED bar fluctuates and the pan does not heat...^IFV
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can use smaller pans on the smaller burners, a wok would do just fine.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have only used my stove once (just got it) but I tried to use a pan that was to small on the largest burner and it would not work. It senses the size and then shuts off as a safety feature. There are smaller burners that seem like a 6” pan would fit on thou.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.