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Home Canning
CAUTION
• Canning can generate large amounts of steam.
Use extreme caution to prevent burns. Raise the
lid so that steam is vented away from you. Safe
canning requires that harmful micro-organisms
are destroyed and jars are sealed completely.
When using a water bath canner, maintain a
gentle but steady boil for the required time.
Read and observe the following precautions when
home canning. Read the information on the USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture) website
and follow the recommendations there for home
canning procedures.
• Use only quality, flat-bottomed canners when
home canning. Use a ruler to check the bottom
of the canner for flatness.
• Canners with ridges that radiate from the
bottom center are not suitable for use on a
ceramic glass cooktop.
• The diameter of the canner should not exceed
the maximum cooking element markings by
more than one inch. Use smaller diameter
canners on ranges with ceramic-glass or open-
coil-electric cooktops.
• Start with hot tap water to boil water more
quickly. Bring water to an initial boil using the
highest heat setting. Once the water is boiling,
reduce the heat as much as possible while
maintaining the boil.
• It is best to can small amounts and keep the
canner light enough to lift.
• Do not leave the water bath or pressure canners
on high heat for extended periods.
• Alternate surface elements between each batch
to allow the elements and surrounding surfaces
to cool down. Do not can using the same
element all day.
Using the Cooking Elements
Turning On Cooking Elements (Except
Warming Zone)
1
Push the control knob in.
2
Turn the knob in either direction to select the
desired setting. A short beep sounds and the
cooking element's LED bar shows its current
setting.
Cooking Element LED Bar
The range provides an LED bar for each cooking
element on the cooktop. Check messages in the
display window and use the LEDs with the
corresponding control knobs to monitor the power
levels of the elements.
Boost Power Level
Boost mode is only available immediately after
activating a cooking element. When the cooking
element is set to the Boost mode, the LED bar
flashes and the Boost mode stays in operation for
up to 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, the cooking
element automatically returns to the Hi setting.
Hot Surface Indicator
The hot surface indicator light glows as long as any
surface cooking area is too hot to touch.
It remains on after the element is turned off and
until the surface has cooled to approximately 130
°F.
It is normal for the surface elements to cycle on
and off when cooking at lower temperature
settings.
The Recommended Surface Cooking
Setting
Start most surface cooking on a higher setting and
then adjust to a lower setting to finish cooking.
OPERATION
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