Home Canning Information; Optional Canning Kit - Whirlpool RS675PXG Use And Care Manual

USING YOUR RANGE

Home canning information

Center over
surface cooking
area
• Use flat-bottomed canners on all types
of cooktops, especially ceramic glass.
Canners with rippled or ridged bottoms do
not allow good contact with the surface.
• Center the canner over the largest
surface cooking area. Do not extend more
than one inch outside the surface cooking
area. Large diameter canners/pans, if not
centered correctly, trap heat and can
cause damage to the cooktop.
•
Do not place your canner on two surface
cooking areas at the same time.
• The type of material the canner is made
of determines the length of heating time.
Refer to the "Characteristics of cookware
materials" chart later in this section for
more information.
• When canning for long periods of time,
allow elements and the surrounding
surfaces to cool down.
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• Alternate use of the surface cooking
Pan
• Start with hot water, cover with a lid,
Surface
cooking area
• On coil element models, keep your
• For up-to-date information on canning,

Optional canning kit

(Coil element models)
Most water-bath or pressure canners have
large diameters. If you do canning with them
at high heat settings for long periods of
time, you can shorten the life of regular coil
elements. This can also damage the
cooktop. If you plan to use the cooktop for
canning, we recommend the installation of a
Canning Kit. Order the kit (Part No. 242905)
from your dealer or authorized service
company.
areas between batches or prepare small
batches at a time.
and bring to a boil; then reduce heat to
maintain a boil or required pressure levels
in a pressure canner.
reflector bowls clean so that they will always
reflect heat well.
contact your local U.S. Government
Agricultural Department Extension Office
or companies who manufacture home
canning products.