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Q.MayIcanfoodsandpreserves
033mysurfaceunits?
ii. Yes,butonlyusecookware
designedforcanningpurposes.Check
themanufacturer’sinstructionsand
recipesforpreservingfoods.Be
surecannerisflat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenterofyourCalrod@
unit.Sincecanninggenerateslarge
amountsofsteam,becarefulto
avoidburnsfromsteamorheat.
Canningshouldonlybedoneon
surfaceunits.
Q. Can Iwwer mydrippanswith
foil?
A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin
CleaningGuide.
Q.(hi Iusespecialcooking
equipment,likeanorientdlwok,
onanysurfaceunits?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces
isnotrecommended.‘I’helifeof
yoursurfaceunitcanbeshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamaged
fromthehighheatneededforthis
typeofcooking.
Q. WhyarnInotgettingtheheat
Ineedfrommyunitseventhough
IhavetheI!-mhsontheright
setting?
A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff
andmakingsureitiscool,checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.
Q.why doesmy4!od4ww(!tilt
whenIplace it on the surface unit?
A. Becausethesurfaceunitis
notflat.Makesurethatthe“feet”
onyourCalrod@unitsaresitting
tightlyintherangetopindentation
andthereflectorringisflatonthe
rangesurface.
Q. Whyis the porcdah finish on
my cookware Corning off?
A. IfyousetyourCalrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
cookwarematerial,andleaveit, the
finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or
burndependingonthepotorpan.
Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamountsofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.
canningShrew bedoneon
Cooktoponly.
In surfacecookingoffoodsother
thancanning,theuseoflarge-
diarneterpots(extendingmorethan
l-inchbeyondedgeoftrimring)is
notrecommended.However,when
canningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,large-diameter
potsmaybeused.Thisisbecause
boilingwatertemperatures(even
underpressure)arenotharmfulto
cooktopsurfacessurrounding
heatingunit.
HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
Pms FORFRYINGOR
BOILINGFOODS~HER
THANWATER.Mostsyrupor
saucemixtures—andalltypesof
frying—cookattemperaturesmuch
higherthanboilingwater,Such
temperaturescouldeventually
ham cooktopsurfacessurrounding
heatingunits,
observe mints
in
LBringwatertoboilonHIGH
heat, thenafterboilinghasbegun,
adjustheattolowestsettingto
maintainboil(savesenergyand
bestusessurfaceunit.)
2. Besurecannerfitsovercenter
ofsurfaceunit.Ifyourrangedoes
notallowcannertobecenteredon
surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
potsforgoodcanningresults.
3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest
canningresults.Besurebottomof
canneris flator 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,infollowingthe
recipes,thatcanningisaprocess
thatgenerateslargeamountsof
steam.Becarefulwhilecanningto
preventburnsfromsteamorheat.
I’WI’E:Ifyourrangeisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processmaybeimprovedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)forfastestheatingoflarge
waterquantities,beginwith
HOTtapwater.
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