GE JHP63V User Manual

A. Yes,butonlyuseutensils
designedforcanningpurposes.Check
themanufacturer’sinstructionsand
recipesforpreservingfoods.Be
surecannerisflat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenterofyourCalrod@
Llnit.Sincecanninggenerateslarge
amountsofsteam,becarefulto
al,oidburilsfrox~steamorheat.
Canningshou~donlybedoneon
surfaceunits.
Q. Can 1covermydrippanswith
foil?
A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin
CleaningGuide.
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Q. CanIusespecialcooking
equipment,likeanorientalwok,
onanysurfaceunits?
A. Utensilswithoutflatsurfaces
arenotrecommended.Thelifeof
yoursurfaceunitcanbeshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamaged
fromthehighheatneededforthis
typeofcooking.
Q. WhyamI notgettingtheheat
I needfrommyunitseventhough
I havetheknobsontheright
setting?
A. Afierturningsurfaceunitoff
andmakingsureitiscool,checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.
Q. WhydomyutensilstiltwhenI
piacethemonthesurfaceunit?
A. Becausethesurfaceunitis
notflat.Makesurethatthe“feet”
onyourCalrod”unitsaresitting
tightlyintherangetopindentation
andthereflectorringis flatonthe
rangesurface.
Q. Whyistheporcelainfinishon
mycontainerscomingoff?
A. IfyousetyourCalrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
containermaterial,andleaveit,the
finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or
burndependingonthepotorpan.
Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamountsofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.
cantingTips
Canningshouldbedoneon
cooktop-on~y.
In surfacecookingoffoodsother
thancanning,theuseoflarge-
diameterutensils(extendingmore
thanl-inchbeyondedgeoftrimring)
isnotrecommended.However,
whencanningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,large-diameter
utensilsmaybeused.Thisis
becauseboilingwatertemperatures
(evenunderpressure)arenot
harmfultocooktopsurfaces
surroundingheatingunit.
HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
UTENSILSFORFRYINGOR
BOILINGFOODSOTHER
THANWATER.Mostsyrupor
saucemixtures—andalltypesof
ing—cookattemperaturesmuch
herthanboilingwater.Such
temperaturescouldeventually
harmcooktopsurfacessurrounding
Ileatingunits.
observe Followi~ Poin@
incanni~
1. BringwatertoboilonHIGH
heat,thenafterboilinghasbegun,
adjustheattolowestsettingto
maintainboil(savesenergyand
bestusessurfaceunit.)
2. Besurecannerfitsovercenter
ofsurfaceunit.If yourrangedoes
notallowcannertobecenteredon
surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
containersforgoodcanningresults.
3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest
canningresults.Besurebottomof
canneris flator slightindentation
fitssnuglyoversurfaceunit.
Cannerswithflangedorrippled
bottoms(ofienfoundinenamelware)
arenotrecommended.
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WRONG
4. Whencanning,userecipesfrom:
reputablesources.Reliablerecipes
areavailablefromthemanufacturer
ofyourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.
5. Remember,in followingthe
recipes,thatcanningisaprocess
thatgenerateslargeamountsof
steam.Becarefulwhilecanningto
preventbumsfromsteamor heat.
N~E: If yourrangeisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processmaybeimprovedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)forfastestheatingoflarge
waterquantities,beginwith
HOTtapwater.
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GE JHP63V Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	JHP63V
Category	Oven
Language	English