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Q. MayIcanf~ds andpreserves
onmysurfaceunits?
A. Yes,butonlyusecookware
designedtbrcanningpurposes.Check
themanufacturer’sinstructionsand
recipesforpreservingfoods.Be
surecanneris flat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenterofyourCalrod@
unit.Sincecanninggenerateslarge
amountsofsteam,becarefulto
avoidbumsfromsteamor heat.
Canningshouldonlybedone
onsurfaceunits.
Q. CanIcovermydrippanswith
foil?
A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin
CleaningGuide.
Q. CanI usespecialcooking
equipment,likeanorientalwok,
onanysurfaceunits?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces
isnotrecommended.Thelifeof
yoursuri%ceunitcanbeshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamaged
fromthehighheatneededforthis
typeofcooking.
Q. WhyamI notgettingtheheat
I needfrommyunitseventhough
I havetheknobsontheright
setting?
A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff
andmakingsureitiscool,check
tomakesurethatyourplug-in
units(onmodelssoequipped)are
securelyfastenedintothesutiace
connection.
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Q. WhydomypanstiltwhenI
placethemonthesurfaceunit?
A. Becausethesutiaceunitis
notflat.Makesurethatthe“f~t”
onyourCalrod@unitsaresitting
tightlyinthecooktopindentation
andthetrimringisflatonthe
rangesurface.
Q. Whyistheporcelainfinishon
mycontainerscomingoff?
A. IfyousetyourCalrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
containermaterial,andleaveit,
thefinishmaysmoke,crack,pop,
orbumdependingonthepotor
pan.Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamountsofdry
food,maydarnagethefinish.
HomeCanning~p~
Canningshouldbedoneon
cooktoponly.
Insurfacecookingoffoodsother
thancanning,theuseoflarge-
diameterpots(extendingmorethan
l-inchbeyondedgeoftrimring)is
notrecommended.However,when
canningwithwater-bathor pressure
canner,large-diameterpotsmaybe
used.Thisisbecauseboilingwater
temperatures(evenunderpressure)
arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces
surroundingheatingunit.
HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OR~HER LARGEDIAMETER
COOKWAREFORFRYINGOR
BOILINGFOODS~HER
THANWATER.Mostsyrupor
saucemixtures—andalltypesof
frying-cook attemperaturesmuch
higherthanboilingwater.Such
temperaturescouldeventually
harmcooktopsurfacessurrounding
heatingunits.
observeFollowingPoints
inCanning:
1. BringwatertoboilonHIGH
heat,thenafterboilinghasbegun,
adjustheattolowestsettingto
maintainboil(savesenergyand
bestusessurfaceunit.)
2. Besurecannerfitsovercenter
ofsurfaceunit.If yourcooktop
doesnotallowcannertobe
centeredonsurfaceunit,use
smaller-diametercontainersfor
goodcanningresults.
3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest
canningresults.Besurebottomof
cannerisflator slightindentation
fitssnuglyoversurfaceunit.
Cannerswithflangedorrippled
bottoms(oftenfoundinenamelware)
arenotrecommended.
RIGHT’
WRONG
4. Whencanning,userecipesfrom
reputablesources.Reliablerecipes
areavailablefromthemanufacturer
ofyourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.
5. Remember,in followingthe
recipes,thatcanningis a process
thatgenerateslargeamountsof
steam.Becarefulwhilecanningto
preventburnsfromsteamor heat.
IWXE:If yourcooktopisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.
Theprocessmaybeimprovedby:
(1)usinga pressurecanner,and
(2)forfastestheatingoflarge
waterquantities,beginwith
HOTtapwater.
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