Hawkins Futura Nonstick All-Purpose Pan, Instruction Manual

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How to Use 

Before Use 

Remove sticker/label.  Remove any adhesive with baby or vegetable 

oil.  Before using pan for the first time, wash in hot water with a mild 
soap or detergent, rinse in clear water and dry.  Do not wash in a 
dishwasher. 

Before putting your pan on the heat, assemble and prepare all 

ingredients and keep spatula, utensils, serving plate etc. ready in the 
cooking area.

  If you are looking for things once the pan is on the 

heat, it can overheat quickly and destroy the nonstick coating. 

Seasoning 

It is not necessary to season the pan.  If, however, you plan to 

cook food which tends to stick without any oil or butter for the first 
use or before you have cooked with oil in the pan, seasoning will 
assist release of the food.  To season:  rub 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vegetable 
oil over the clean nonstick surface using a paper napkin or clean 
cotton cloth.  Wipe off oil with a paper napkin or clean cotton cloth.  
Wash and dry pan. 

Suitable Heat Sources 

High temperatures will shorten the life of the nonstick and may 

destroy it.  Use pan only on domestic gas, electric or halogen stoves in 
which the temperature can be regulated to low and medium heat.  Use 
the small burner for the Breakfast Pan (Appachatty), the 1.5 Litre Deep-Fry 
Pan (Kadhai) and the 1 Litre Saucepan.  Use a burner to suit the size 
of your pan – gas flames should not lick the sides of the pan or 
spread beyond the Breakfast Pan (Appachatty).  Because Futura Nonstick 
Cookware heats so fast and evenly, low to medium heat is usually all that 
is required.  Use high heat only to boil liquids and heat oil for deep-frying. 

Limit Preheating of Pan 

Some foods require preheating of pan.  Foods such as 

appam

require pan

to be at a certain temperature before you cook the first 

batch.  This section does not apply to heating large quantities of oil 
before deep-frying. 

When preheating a cold empty pan (with or without oil) 

before  beginning  to  cook,  it  is  critical  that  THE  HEAT  IS  NO 
MORE THAN MEDIUM and the time is strictly limited to no 
more than the following: 

Product 

Maximum 

Preheating Time 

2.5 Litre 

4 minutes 

 All-Purpose Pan 

3 Litre 

4 minutes 

 Breakfast Pan (Appachatty) 

2 minutes * 

3 Litre 

4 minutes 

 Cook-n-Serve Stewpot 

5 Litre 

4 minutes 

2 Litre 

3 minutes 

 Curry Pan (Sauté Pan) 

3.25 Litre 

4 minutes 

1.5 Litre 

2 minutes * 

2.5 Litre 

4 minutes 

 Deep-Fry Pan (Kadhai) 

4 Litre 

5 minutes 

 Deep-Fry Pan (Stir-Fry Pan) 

4 minutes 

1 Litre 

2 minutes * 

 Saucepan 

3 Litre 

4 minutes 

*  On a small burner 

The actual time required for preheating for best cooking results 

may be less, depending on the food being cooked and your burner.  
Overheating can occur quickly if pan is left on the heat without food 
or water so 

NEVER

 keep the pan empty on the heat once it is hot.