Cookware; Home Canning - KitchenAid KDRP7O7 Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT: Donotleave e mpty cookware ona hotsurface
cooking a rea, e lement orsurface b urner.
Ideal cookware should have aflatbottom, straight sides, anda
well-fitting lidand thematerial should beofmedium-to-heavy
thickness.
Rough f inishes may scratch t hecooktop. Aluminum andcopper
may beused asacore orbase incookware. However, when used
asabase they canleave p ermanent marks o nthecooktop o r
grates.
Cookware material isafactor i nhow quickly a ndevenly h eat i s
transferred, which affects c ooking r esults. Anonstick finish has
thesame characteristics asitsbase material. Forexample,
aluminum c ookware witha nonstick finish will t ake onthe
properties ofaluminum.
Use thefollowing c hart a saguide forcookware material
characteristics.
COOKWARE CHARACTERISTICS
Aluminum • Heats q uickly a nd evenly.
• Suitable foralltypes ofcooking.
• Medium orheavy t hickness isbest f or
most c ooking t asks.
Castiron • Heats s lowly a ndevenly.
• Good forbrowning and frying.
• Maintains heat f orslow cooking.
Ceramic o r • Follow manufacturer's instructions.
Ceramic g lass • Heats s lowly, butunevenly.
• Ideal results o nlowtomedium heat
settings.
Copper • Heats v ery quickly a ndevenly.
Earthenware • Follow manufacturer's instructions.
• Use onlowheat s ettings.
Porcelain • See stainless steel orcast i ron.
enamel-on-
steel o rcast
iron
Stainless steel • Heats q uickly, butunevenly.
• Acore orbase ofaluminum o rcopper
onstainless steel p rovides even
heating.
When c anning forlong periods, alternate theuseofsurface
burners between batches, This allows t ime forthemost r ecently
used areas t ocool.
• Center thecanner onthegrate,
• Donotplace canner on2 surface b urners atthesame time.
• Formore information, contact yourlocal a gricultural
department. Companies thatmanufacture home canning
products canalso offer a ssistance.
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