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Q. How can my Minute 'f'hner
make my surface cooking
easier?
A.
Your Minute Timer will help.
time TOTAL cooking which
includes time to boil food and
change temperatures. Do not judge
cooking time by visible steam only.
Food will cook in covered utensils
even though you can't see any
steam.
Q. May I can foods and
preserves
on my
surface units?
A. Yes,but only use utensils de-
signed for canning purposes. Check
the manufacturer's instructions and
recipes for preserving foods. Be
sure canner is flat-bottomed and
fits over the center of your Calrod@
unit. Since canning generates large
amounts of steam, be careful to
avoid burns from steam or heat.
Canning should only be done on
surface units.
Q. Can 1 use special cooking equip-
ment like an oriental wok, on any
surfaceunits?
A. Utensils without flat surfaces am
not recommended. The life of your
surface unit can be shortened and
the range top can be damaged from
the high heat needed for this type
of cookifig.
Q. Can I cover my drip pans with
foil?
A. No. Clean as recommended in
the Cleaning Chart.
Q. Why is the porcelain finish on
my containerscoming off?
A. If you set your Calrod@unit
higher than required for the con-
tainer material, and leave it, the
finish may smoke, crack, pop, or
burn depending on the pot or pan.
Also, a too high heat for long
periods, and small amounts of dry
food, may damage the finish.
Q. Why do my utensilstilt when I
place them on the surfaceunit?
A. Make sure that the "feet" on
your Calrod@units are sitting
tightly in the range top indentation
and the trim ring is flat on the
range surface. Possibly your plug-in
unit is not plugged into unit
properly.
Q. Why am I not getting the heat I
need from my units even though I
have the knob on the right setting.
A. After turning surface unit off
and making sure it is cool, check to
make sure that your plug-in units
are securely fastened into the sur-
face connection.
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