Before first use: remove all paper and labels. If needed, the glue is easily removable by using acetone or plain vegetable oil. Wash your new cookware in warm soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. During use: never allow your cookware to boil dry if this happens, turn off the heat immediately and do not remove the cookware from the stove top until it has cooled down. Temperature control is important. Thanks to the fast and efficient heat conductivity of the materials used to create our cookware, cooking on medium or lower temperature is sufficient and energy saving. High heat may damage or discolour your cookware. Be careful when frying with oil. Place your cookware on a hob, of which the diameter of the heat source is not larger than the diameter of the base of the cookware. Always lift cookware from the hob. Never drag or slide it, as this can damage both the cookware and the cooking hob. For safety reasons, cookware should never be left unattended when cooking. Steam must be able to escape through the air vent hole of the glass lid if applicable. Although all brabantia handles are designed to minimize heat transfer, oven gloves are recommended for safety reasons attention: cooking on a induction stove develops a very intensive heat in a very short time. Cookware heats up very quickly. After use: always let cookware cool down before placing in water. We recommend hand wash. Never: never use chlorine based cleaners or bleach. Never use steel wool, sharp objects or scouring powder to remove stubborn bits of food, as these may scratch the surface. Never add salt to cold water. Never leave salty or acidic food standing in your cookware. Never pour cold liquid into a hot utensil. Some advise to maintain the non stick layer only a little bit of oil is needed to maintain the non stick layer during cooking. Clean the cookware carefully after every use do not overheat your cookware remember to always use low to medium heat. Overheating can damage the non stick layer, thus losing its non stick properties. Although a lot of our cookware is dishwasher safe check packaging, the non stick layer may lose its non stick capacities by repeated dishwasher care. Hand washing will preserve its non stick capacities. Remove burnt on foods by soaking for a few hours. If scrubbing is necessary, use non abbrasive cleaning tools. Avoid the use of metal or sharp objects because this can create small scratches and cuts in the non stick layer. Rub the non stick layer from time to time with some oil. The non stick will keep longer. We recommend to use pan protectors.