Is Your Gas Stove Turning Your Pots Black?

 

Your gas stove is turning your pots black.

Are your frying pans, saucepans and other cookware being left black after they've been used for cooking or reheating food on your gas hob? This is not normal. 

There are two potential causes for this problem and they are closely linked. They both impact the quality of the flame by producing a bad mixture of gas and air at the burner. The blackness left behind on your pans is called soot, which is caused by incomplete combustion due to a lack of oxygen.

 This can happen because:

• The air supply is not adjusted correctly
• The jets fitted are the incorrect size
• The jets need a thorough cleaning and should be serviced

 

The first possible explanation for why the flames on your hob are blackening your pans and other cookware is that the amount of air arriving at the burner is not properly adjusted. Gas hobs where the air supply to the burners can be adjusted, have an air adjustment collar fitted between the jet and the burner. To adjust the air supply, the distance between the jet and the air collar must be adjusted.