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Q. May Ican foodsand plwa-w!s
on my iwfaceunits?
A. Yes,butonlyuseutensils
designedforcanningpurposes.Check
themanufacturer’sinstructionsand
recipesforpreservingfoods.Be
surecanner is flat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenterofyourCalrod”
unit. Sincecanninggenerateslarge
amountsofsteam, be carefulto
avoidburnsfromsteamor heat.
Canningshouldonly be doneon
surfaceunits.
Qcan Icover my drip pans with
foil?
A. No. Clean as recommendedin
C1eaningGuide.
Q. cm Iusespecial inking
equipnlent, likeammhutd wok,
on any Surface Umts?’
A. Utensilswithoutflatsurfaces
are notrecommended.The lifeof
yoursurfaceunitcan beshortened
and therangetopcan bedamaged
fromthehighheatneededforthis
typeofcooking.
‘Q*
why am 1notgetting‘theheat
1need frommy unitswrentthon.lghl
Ihave the knobs on the right
setting?
A. Afierturning surfaceunitoff
and makingsureitiscool, checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
are securelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.
Q. why do my utensilstilt when I
place them on the !3Wfm!e‘unit’?
A. Becausethe surfaceunitis
nottlat. Make surethat the “feet”
on yourCalrod@unitsare sitting
tighdyinthe mngetop indentation
andthereflectorring is flaton the
rangesurface.
Q. why hthe porcekninfinish on
my m’ltaimrs‘comingoff?
A. Ryouset yourCalrod@unit
higherthan requiredfor the
containermaterial, and leaveit, the
finishmaysmoke,crack, pop, or
burn dependingonthe potor pan.
Also, atoo highheatfor long
periods, and smallamountsofdry
food, maydamagethe finish.
Canning Add. be doneon
Cooktoponly.
In surfacecookingof foodsother
than canning, the use oflarge-
diameter utensils(extendingmore
than l-inchbeyondedgeof trimring)
isnot recommended. However,
when canning with water-bathor
pressure canner, large-diameter
utensilsr-naybe used. This is
because boilingwatertemperatures
(evenunder pressure) are not
harmful to cooktopsurfaces
surrounding heating unit.
HOWEVER, DO NOT USE
LARGE DIAMETER CANNERS
OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER
UTENSILS FOR FRYING OR
BOILING FOODS OTHER
THAN WATER.Most syrup or
sauce mixtures—andall types of
fryin~-cook at temperatures nlu~h
higher thn boiIingwater. Such
temperatures coultievcntwdly
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-% harm cooktop sw+vxs surrounding
iheating Units.
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ObserveFdbwhg IPbil-ks
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LBring waterto boil on HIGH
heat, then after boilinghas begun,
adjustheatto lowestsettingto
maintainboil (savesenergy and
best uses surface unit.)
2. Besure canner fitsovercenter
ofsurface unit. If your rangedoes
not allowcanner to be centered on
surface unit, use smaller-diameter
containers for good canningresults.
3. Flat-bottomed canners givebest
canning results. Be sure bottomof
canner is flat or slightindentation
fitssnugly over surfaceunit.
Canners with flangedor rippled
bottoms(oftenfoundinenamelware)
are not recommended.
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4. When canning, use recipes from
reputablesources. Reliablerecipes
are availablefromthe manufacturer
ofyourcanner; manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,such as Ball
and Kerr; and the United States
Department of Agriculture
Extension Service.
5. Remember, in foHowii~gthe
recipes, that canning is aprocess
that generateslargeamountsof
steam. Be careful while canningto
preventburns from steam or heat.
NOTE: If your rangeis being
operated on lowpower (voltage),
canning may takelonger than
expected, eventhough directions
havebeen carefully followed. The
process may be improvedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)forfastestheatingoflarge
waterquantities,beginwith
HOTtapwater.