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HomeCmni~ ~ps
C~ntingshouldbe doneon
Calrod@ or SolidDiskmodules
only.
Insurfacecooking,theuseof
cookwareextending morethan
l-inchbeyonddge of cooking
element's trim ringis not
recommended. H owever, w hen
canningwith water-bath or
pressurecanner,larger-diameter
cookwaremaybeused. Thisis
becauseboilingwatertemperatures
(evenunderpressure)are not
harmfulto cooktopsurtices
surroundingthecookingelement.
HOWEVER,DON~ USE
LARGED~METER MNNERS
OR~HER LARGEDIAMETER
~
FORFR~G
ORBO~WG
FOODS~HER THANWATER.
Mostsyrupor saucemixtures-and
alltypesof frying— cookat
temperaturesmuchhigherthan
boilingwater.Suchtemperatures
couldeventually harmcooktop
surficessurroundingheatingunits.
1. Besurethe cannerfitsoverthe
centerof thecookingelement.If
yourcooktopor itslocationdoes
notallowthe cannerto becentered
on thecookingeiement,use
smdicrdimeter cannersfor good
canningresultsor try putting
moduleon oppositesideof cooktop
so the largercookingelementis in
front.
2. Flat-bottomed cannersmustbe
used. Do notusecannerswith
flangedor rippledbottoms(often
foundin enamelware) k ause they
don'tmakeenoughcontactwiththe
soliddiskelementandtaketoo
longto boflwater.
3. Whencanning,userecipesand
proceduresfrom reputablesources.
Reliablerecipesandproceduresare
available fromthe manufacturer o f
yourcanner;manufacturers of
glassjars for canning,suchas Ball
andKerr; and the UnitedStates
Departmentof Agriculture
ExtensionService.
4. Rememberthatcanningis a
processthatgenerateslarge
amountsof steam.Toavoidb~~rns
fromsteamor heat, be carefil
whencanning.
N~E: If yourcooktopis being
operatedon lowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processtimewillbe shortenedby:
(1)usinga pressurecanner,and
(2)
stirting withH~ tap waterfor
fastestheatingof largequantitiesof
water.
harmfulmicw~g~m
are
destroyed andthatthejars are
sealedcompletely, W hen~anning
f~
in a waterbathcanner,a
gentlebutst~dy boilmustbe
maintained continuously for the
requiredtime.Whencanning
foodsin a pressurecanner,the
pressuremustbe maintained
continuously forthe required
time.
Masoliddiskis usedforcanning,
pleasenotethatsotiddiskelements
heat
Up
andcooldown
mO~ S~OW~y
thano~her conventional dernents.-
Becauseof thisdifference,a~r
youhaveadjustedthecontrolsit
is veryimportanttomakesure
the prescribed botior pressure
levelsaremaintainedforthe
requiredtime.
The soliddiskelementshave
temperature limitersthathelp
e
preventdamageto thecooktop.
If the bottomof yourcanneris
not flat, the sotiddiskelement
canoverheat,triggeringthe
temperature limitersto turnthe
unitoff for a time.Thiswillstop
the boilor reducethe pressure
in the canner.
Sinceyoumustmakesureto
processthe canningjars for
the prescribedtime,withno
interruption in processingtime,
youcannotcanon soliddisk
elementsif the bottomof your
canneris not flatenough.
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