Home Canning - Kenmore 790.9700 Series User Manual

Setting Surface Controls
Turbo Boil feature
Your appliance may be equipped with one or two elements
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.

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 two
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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