GE HOTPOINT RS504GN Instructions Manual page 9

Questions & bwem
Q. May I can foods and preserves
on my surface uniti?
A. Yes, but only use cookware
designed 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 the surface unit. Since
canning generates large amounk of
steam, be careful to avoid bums
from steam or heat. Canning should
only be done on surface units,
Q. Can I cover my drip pans with
foil?
A. No. Clean as recommended in
Cleaning Guide.
Home Canniq ~ps
Canning should be done on
surface unik only.
In surface cooking, the use of pots
extending more than one inch
beyond the edge of the surface
unit's drip pan is not recommended.
However, when canning with a
water-bath or pressure canner,
large-diameter pots may be used.
This is because boiling water
temperatures (even under pressure)
are not harmful to cooktop surfaces
surrounding the surface units.
HOWEVER, DO NOT USE
LARGE-DIAMETER CANNERS
OR OTHER LARGE-DIAMETER
POTS FOR FR~G OR BOm~G
FOODS ~HER THAN WATER.
Most syrup or sauce mixtures—
and all types of frying-cook at
temperatures much higher than
boiling water. Such temperatures
could eventually harm cooktop
surfaces surrounding surface units.
Q. Can I use special cooking
equipment, like an oriental wok,
on any surface unit?
A.
Cookware without flat surfaces
is not recommended. The life of
the surface units can be shortened
and the range top can be damaged
from the high heat needed for this
type of cooking.
Q. Why am I not getting the heat
I need from my surface units
even though I have the knobs on
the right setting?
A. Afier turning surface units off
and making sure they are cool,
check to make sure that your plug-
in units are securely fastened into
the surface connection.
Observe Followi~ Poink
in Canni~
1. Be sure the canner fits over the
center of the surface unit. If your
range or its location does not allow
the canner to be centered on the
surface unit, use smaller-diameter
pots for good canning results.
2. Flat-bottomed canners must
be used. Do not use canners with
flanged or rippled bottoms (often
found in enamelware) because they
don't make enough contact with the
surface unit and take too long to
boil water.
Q. Why does my cookware tilt
when I place it on the surface unit?
A. Because the surface unit is not
flat. Make sure that the "feet" on
your surface units are sitting tightly
in the range top indentation and the
drip pan is flat on the range surface.
Q. Why is the porcelain finish on
my cookware coming offl
A. If you set your surface unit
higher than required for the
cookware material, and let the
cookware sit too long, the
cookware's finish may smoke,
crack, pop or burn, depending on
the pot or pan. Also, cooking small
amounts of dry food may damage
the cookware's finish.
3. When canning, use recipes and
procedures from reputable sources.
Reliable recipes and procedures are
available from the manufacturer of
your canner; manufacturers of
glass jars for canning, such as Ball
and Kerr; and the United States
Department of Agriculture
Extension Service.
4. Remember that canning is
a process that generates large
amounts of steam. To avoid burns
from steam or heat, be careful
when canning.
operated on low power (voltage),
canning may take longer than
expected, even though directions
have been carefully followed. The
process time will be shortened by:
(1) using a pressure canner, and
(2) starting with HOT tap water for
fastest he~ing of large quantities
of water.
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