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instructionsandrecipesfor
preservingfoods.Bes~lre~anner
isilat-bot~onledandfitsoverthe
centerofyourCalrod@unit,Since
canninggenerateslmgeamo~lnts
ofsteam,hecarefulto avoidburns
fromsteamorheat.Canning
shouldonlybedoneon
surfaceunits.
Q. Can Icovernly drip pans
with foil?
A. No. Cleanasrecommendedin
CleaningGuide.
Q. Can iusespecialcookhag
equipnlellt,like811Orielltaiwok,
on any Stlrfaceunits?
A.Cookwarewithoutflatsllrfaces
isnotrecommended,‘Thelifeof
yoursurfaceunitcan{neshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamagecl
fromthehighneatneededfor!his
typeofcooking.
Q. Whyam Ix~otgetti]~gthe IIeat
A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff
andmakingsureitis cool,checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.
Q*IWhydoesmycookware
tilt whenIJllficeii on the
Sl!rfilee unit?
A. Because thesurl’aceunitis not
flat,Mtikes~.lrethatthe“feet” on
yourCahofPunitsaresitting
tight~}iintherangetopindentation
andthereflectc~rringisflatonthe
rangesurface,
Q. Why is the porcelainfinish on
my cookwarecomingOm
A,IfyousetyourCalrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
cookwarematerialandletthe
cookwaresittoolong,the~lnish
maysmoke,crack,pop,orburn
dependingonthecookwme.Also,a
cookingsmallamountsofdryfood,
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maydamagethefinish.
Home Cating ~ps
Canning should be cloneon
surface unik only.
Potsthatextendbeyondoneinch
ofcookingelement’strimringare
notrecommendedformostsurface
cooking.However,whencanning
withwater-bathor pressurecanner,
1arger-diameterpotsmaybe used.
Thisis becauseboilingwater
temperatures(evenunderpressure)
arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces
surroundingthesurfaceunits.
HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
POTSFORFRY~G ORBOILING
FOODSOTHERTHANWATER.
Mostsyrupor saucemixtures—
andall typesoffrying—cookat
temperaturesmuchhighe~than
boiIingwaler.Suchtemperatures
couldeventuallyharmcooktop
surfacessurroundingsurfaceunits.
Obser!’eFolloting Pointi
in Caming
1.Besurethecannerfitsoverthe
centerofthesurfaceunit.Ifyour
rangeoritslocationdoesnotallow
thecannertobecenteredonthe
surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
potsfor goodcanningresults”
2. Flat-bottomedcannersmustbe
used.Do notusecannerswith
flangedorrippledbottoms(often
foundinenamelware)becausethey
don’tmakeenoughcontactwith
thesurfaceunitandtaketoolong
to boilwater.
MGHT WRONG
3.Whencanning,userecipesand
proceduresfromreputablesources.
Reliablerecipesandprocedures
areavailablefromthe
manufacturerofyourcanner;
manufacturersof glassjars for
canning,suchasBallandKerr;
andtheUnitedStatesDepartment
of AgricultureExtensionService.
4. Rememberthatcanningis a
processthatgenerateslarge
amountsof steam.Toavoidburns
fromsteamor heat,becareful
whencanning.
NOTE:If yourrangeisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processtimewillbe shortenedby
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2) startingwithHOTtaPwaterfo~
fastestheatingof largequantities
of water.
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