Home Canning; Turbo Boil Feature; Types Of Cooktop Surface Elements - Kenmore 790.9210 Use & Care Manual

Before Setting Surface Controls

Types of cooktop surface elements

The ceramic glass cooktop has radiant surface elements
located below the surface of the glass. The patterns on the
ceramic glass will outline the size and type of element
available.
The single radiant element or elements will have one round
outline pattern shown on the cooktop. The warmer zone
feature (on some models) located on the center rear area
of the cooktop uses one round outline and is designed to
keep food warm only.
A dual (on some models) radiant element allows the user to
set the smaller inner portion as a single element or both
inner and outer portions may be set to heat together (See
Fig. 1).
Warmer Zone
control
(some models)
Fig. 1 - Position of control knobs may be different
depending on model.
Turbo Boil feature (on some models)
Your appliance may be equipped with a special element on
the ceramic cooktop marked TURBO BOIL.
These higher wattage radiant elements are best used when
bringing larger quantities of liquid to temperature and
when preparing larger quantities of food.
Single Dual element control
element (some models)
control

Home Canning

Be sure to read and observe all the following points when
home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture) website and be
sure to read all the information they have available as well
as follow their recommendations for home canning
procedures.
• • • • • Use only quality flat bottom canners when home canning.
Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom.
• • • • • Use only a completely flat bottom canner with no ridges
that radiate from the bottom center when home canning
using a ceramic cooktop.
• • • • • Make sure the diameter of the canner does not exceed 1
inch beyond the surface element markings or burner. It is
recommended to use smaller diameter canners on
electric coil and ceramic glass cooktops.
• • • • • Start with hot tap water to bring water to boil more
quickly.
• • • • • Use the highest heat seating when first bringing the water
to a boil. Once boiling is achieved, reduce heat to lowest
possible setting to maintain that boil.
• • • • • NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over 2
different surface cooking areas at the same time. This
will cause uneven heating results and may cause the
ceramic cooktop to fracture.
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