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q. IYIw1can hdsand preserves
(m myhfacemits?
A. ~~~, ~~t OidyuseUtensi]s
Zcks@xdforcanningpnposes. Chwk
themanufacturer’sinstructionsand
recipesforpreservingfoods.Be
surecannerisflat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenterofyourCalrod@
unit.Sincecanninggenerateslarge
amountsofsteam,becarefi.dto
avoidbumsfromsteamor heat.
Canningshouldonlybedoneon
surfaceunits.
Q. Can 1covermydrip panswith
foil?
A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin
CleaningGuide.
Q. Gin Iusespeciallcooking
equipment,likemorientalW&
onanysurfaceunits?
A. Utensilswithoutflatsurfaces
arenotrecommended.Thelifeof
yoursurfaceunitcanbeshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamaged
fromthehighheatneededforthis
typeofcooking.
Q. ‘WhyamInotgettingtheheat
Ineedfrommyunitseventhough
Ihavetheknobsontheright
setting?
A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff
andmakingsureitiscool,checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.
(). Whydomy utensilstiltwhen~ -- --
placethemonthesurfaceunit?
A..Becausethesurfaceunitis
notflat.Makesurethatthe“feet”
onyourCalrod@unitsaresitting
tightlyintherangetopindentation
andthereflectorringisflatonthe
rangesurface.
Q. Whyisthe porcdainfinishon
mycontainerscomingoff?
A. IfyousetyourCalrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
containermaterial,andleaveit, the
finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or
burndependingonthepotorpan.
Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamountsofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.
A?I&s&b
_Camingshouklbe doneon
CooktopOdy.
In surfacecookingoffoodsother
thancanning,theuseoflarge-
diarneterutensils(extendingmore
thanl-inchbeyondedgeoftrimring)
isnotrecommended.However,
whencanningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,large-diameter
utensilsmaybe used.Thisis
becauseboilingwatertemperatures
(evenunderpressure)arenot
harmfultocooktopsurfaces
surroundingheatingunit.
HOWEVER,Ix) NOTWE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
-UTENSILSFORFRYINGOR
BOILINGFOODSOTHER
THAN WATER.Mostsyrupor
saucemixtures—andaHtypesof
_frying—cook attemperaturesmuch
.
YUk=~-thanboilingwater.Such
-!
‘tempemtures couldeventually
~harmcooktopsurfacessurrounding
‘- heatingunits.
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Observe Points
in$33ming
LBringwatertoboilonHIGH
heat,thenafterboilinghasbegun,
adjustheattolowestsettingto
maintainboil(savesenergyand
bestusessurfaceunit.)
2. Besurecannerfitsovercenter
ofsurfaceunit.Ifyourrangedoes
notallowcannertobecenteredon
surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
containersforgoodcanningresults.
3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest
canningresults.Besurebottomof
cannerisflator slightindentation
fitssnuglyoversurfaceunit.
Cannerswithflangedor rippled
bottoms(oftenfoundinenamelware)
arenotrecommended.
.
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4, Whencanning,userecipesfrom
reputablesources.Reliablerecipes
areavailablefromthemanufacturer
ofyourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.
5. Remember,in.followingthe
recipes,thatcanningisaprocess
thatgenerateslargeamountsof
steam.Becarefidwhilecanningto
preventburnsfromsteamorheat.
NQTE:If yourrangeisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencareiidlyfollowed.The
processmaybeimprovedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)forfastestheatingoflarge
waterquantities,beginwith
HOTtapwater.