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III. FILL JARS
12. When the canner beeps twice and FILL JARS lights up, the jars are preheated and ready for lling. The canner will continue
to keep the jars warm until you are ready to ll them. Unlock the green latch and lift the temperature sensor arm. Then
unlock and remove
the canner cover. Lift the cover toward you to keep any steam away from you.
Remove one jar at a time from the canner; discard the water from the jar. Immediately ll jar with food and liquid, accord-
ing to the specic tested recipe. Remove air bubbles by moving a clean, nonmetal spatula around the jar. Clean the jar rim
with a damp cloth. Center a at lid on the jar rim, making sure the sealing compound is touching the glass. Position a band
over the lid and, using your ngertips, screw it onto the jar evenly and rmly (ngertip tight). Do not overtighten as air
must release from the jars during processing and cooling. Place the jar on the canning rack promptly after lling.
Repeat the above procedure for each jar.
13. Pour additional boiling water (heated in step 11) around the jars in the removable pot so the water level is at least 1 inch
above the jars.
14. Place the cover back on the canner and lock it on.
Lower the temperature sensor arm and turn the green latch clockwise,
following the instructions in step 10, page 17
.
IMPORTANT: Verify that the regulator is not on the cover.
IV. CANNING
15. Press . HEAT will light up and the processing time programmed in step 7 will appear in the display. The progress bar will
continue to scroll as the canner heats.
16. Once the required canning temperature is reached, the unit will beep twice and CANNING will light up. The canner is now
processing and the timer will start to count down. The progress bar will stop scrolling and begin to light up in segments,
increasing in length as the processing time counts down (e.g., if 15 minutes of a 20 minute processing time have elapsed,
75% of the bars will be illuminated).
During canning there will be a noticeable amount of air/steam venting from the vent pipe and air vent/cover lock. You will
also hear boiling.
V. COOLING
17. When the processing time expires, the canner will beep 4 times and COOL will light up. will appear in the display. At
this time, unlock the green latch and lift the sensor arm. Then unlock and remove
the canner cover for the cooling period.
CAUTION! To prevent burns, carefully lift the cover toward you to keep steam and bubbling water away from you.
The timer will count down during the cooling period. During the countdown, the progress bar will scroll from right to left
to indicate the until is cooling.
VI. DONE
18. When the time expires, the unit will beep 10 times and DONE will light up. Press and hold for 3 seconds.
19. Using a jar lifter, remove jars by lifting them straight up. Be careful not to tilt the jars, which causes liquid to siphon out.
Place jars upright on a board or dry towel, away from drafts. Do not retighten bands. Allow jars to cool naturally. Check
seals no earlier than 12 hours, but no later than 24 hours. See page 6 for “After Processing” information.
20. NOTICE: When processing consecutive batches, before warming the next batch of jars, allow the water in the canner to
cool or replace with fresh water. Placing jars in hot water may cause the jars to break.
If reusing the water, check the water level in the canner. Remove water in excess of the 3 quarts (Fig. A, page 3) to a large
kettle. Use this water to cover the lled jars.
21. To can additional jars, repeat steps 6 to 19.
22. When canning is complete, unplug the cord from the wall outlet and then from the canner base. Allow canner to cool
completely, pour out water from removable pot, and clean according to the instructions beginning on page 28.
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