Home Canning Tips - GE JBP23 Use And Care Manual

Questions and Answers
Q. How can my Minute Timer
make my surface cooking easier?
A. Your Minute Timer will help
time TOTAL cooking which
includes time to boil food and
change temperatures. Do not judge
cooking time by visible steam only.
Food will cook in covered utensils
even though yo u can't see any
steam .
Q. May I can foods and preserves
on my surface units?
A. Yes, but only use uten sils de-
signed for canning purposes. Check
the manufacturer 's instructions and
recipes for preserving foods . Be
sure canner is flat-bottomed and
fits over the center of your Calrod®
unit. Since canning generates large
a mounts of stea m, be careful to
avoid burns from stea m or heat.
Canning should only be done on
surface unit s.
Q. Can I use special cooking equip-
ment like an oriental wok, on any
surface units?
A. Utensils without flat surfaces are
not recommended . The life of yo ur
surface unit can be shortened and
the range top can be damaged from
the high heat needed for thi s type
of cooking.
Q. Can I cover my drip pans with
foil?
A. No. Clean as recommended in
the Cleaning Chart.
Home Canning Tips
Canning should be done on cooktop
only.
In surface cooking of foods other
than canning, the use of large-
diameter utensils (extending more
than I -inch beyond edge of trim ring)
is not recommended . However, when
canning with water-bath or pressure
canner, large-diameter utensils may
be used. This' is because boiling water
temperatures (even under pressure)
are not harmful to cooktop surfaces
surrounding heating unit.
HOWEVER, DO NOT USE
LARGE DIAMETER CANNERS
OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER
UTENSILS FOR FRYING OR
BOILING FOODS OTHER THAN
WATER. Most syrup or sauce
mixtures- and all types of frying-
cook at temperatures much higher
than boiling water. Such tempera-
tures could eventually harm cooktop
surfaces surrounding heating units.
Observe Following Points
in Canning:
1. Bring
water to boil on HIGH
heat, then after boiling has begun,
adjust heat to lowest setting to
maintain boil (saves energy and
best uses surface unit.)
2. Be sure canner fits over center of
surface unit.
If your
model surface
sectio n does not allow canner to be
centered on surface unit , use
smaller-diameter containers for
good canning results.
3.
Flat-bottomed canners give best
canning results. Be sure bottom of
canner is flat or slight indentation
fits snugly over surface unit. Can-
ners with flanged or rippled bot-
toms (often found in enamel-ware)
are not recommended .
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Q. Why is the porcelain finish on
my containers coming off?
A. If you set your Calrod® unit
higher than required for the con-
tainer material, and leave it, the
finish may smoke, crack, pop, or
burn depending on the pot or pan.
Also, a too high heat for long
periods, and small amounts of dry
food, may damage the finish.
Q. Why do my utensils tilt when I
place them on the surface unit?
A. Make sure that the "feet" on
your Calrod® units are sitting tightly
in the range top indentation and
the trim ring is flat on the range
surface. Possibly your plug-in unit
is not plugged into unit properly.
Q. Why am I not getting the heat I
need from my units even though I
have the knob on the right setting.
A. After turning surface unit off
and making sure it is cool, check to
make sure that your plug-in units
are securely fastened into the sur-
face connection.
4. When canning, use recipes from
reputable sources. Reliable recipes
are available from the manufac-
turer of your canner; manufacturers
of glass jars for canning; such as
Ball and Kerr; and, the United
States Department of Agriculture
Extension Service.
5. Remember, in following the
recipes, canning is a process that
generates large amounts of steam.
Be careful while canning to prevent
burns from steam or heat.
NOTE: If your surface section is
being operated on low power (volt-
age), canning may take longer than
expected, even though directions
have been carefully followed. The
process may be improved by: (1)
using a pressure canner, and (2) for
fastest heating of large water quan-
tities , begin with HOT tap water.