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HomeCanningTips
Canningshouldbedoneon
Calrod@SurfaceUnitmodulesor
e
lidDiskmodulesonly.
Insurfacecooking,theuseof
cookwareextendingmorethan
l-inchbeyondedgeofcooking
element’strimringisnot
recommended.However,when
canningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,larger-diameter
cookwaremaybeused.Thisis
becauseboilingwatertemperatures
(evenunderpressure)arenot
harmfidtocooktopsurfaces
surroundingthecookingelement.
HOWEVER,DONOI’USE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OR(YFHERLARGEDIAMETER
POl13FORFRYINGORBOILING
FOODS~HER THANWATER.
Mostsyruporsaucemixtures—and
alltypesoffrying—cookat
temperaturesmuchhigherthan
boilingwater.Suchtemperatures
couldeventuallyharmcooktop
— surfacessurroundingheatingunits.
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ObserveFollowingI%ints
inCanning
L Besurethecannerfitsoverthe
centerofthecookhgelement.If
yourcooktoporitslocationdoes
notallowthecannertobecentered
onthecookingelement,use
smaller-diametercannersforgood
canningresultsortryputting
moduleonoppositesideofcooktop
sothelargercookingelementisin
front.
2.Flat-bottomedcannersmustbe
used.Donotusecannerswith
flangedor rippledbottoms(often
foundinenamelware)becausethey
don’tmakeenoughcontactwiththe
soliddiskelementandtaketoo
longtoboilwater.
RIGHT
WRONG
3.Whencanning,userecipesand
proceduresfromreputablesources.
Reliablerecipesandproceduresare
availablefromthemanufacturerof
yourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.
4. Rememberthatcanningisa
processthatgenerateslarge
amountsofsteam.Toavoidburns
fromsteamor heat,becarefil
whencanning.
N~E: If yourcooktopisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processtimewillbeshortenedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)startingwithH~ tapwaterfor
fastestheatingoflargequantitiesof
water.
CAUTION:
Safecanningrequiresthat
harmfulmicroorganismare
destroyedandthatthejarsare
sealedcompletely.When
canning
foodsina waterbathcanner,a
gentlebutsteadyboilmustbe
maintainedcontinuouslyforthe
requiredtime.Whencanning
foodsina pressurecanner,the
pressuremustbemaintained
continuouslyfortherequired
time.
Ifa soliddiskelementisusedfor
canning,pleasenotethatsolid
diskelementsheatupandcool
downmoreslowly
thanother
conventionalelements.Because
ofthis&Mference,afteryouhave
adjustedthecontrolsitisvery
importanttomakesurethe
prescribedboilorpressure
levelsaremaintainedforthe
requiredtime.
Thesoliddiskelementshave
temperaturelimitersthathelp
preventdamagetothecooktop.
Ifthebottomof
yourcanneris
notflat,thesoliddiskelement
canoverheat,triggeringthe
temperaturelimiterstoturnthe
unitoffforatime.Thiswillstop
theboilorreducethepressure
inthecanner.
Sinceyoumustmakesureto
processthecanningjarsfor
theprescribedtime,wi~hno
interruptioninprocessingtime,
youcannotcanonsoliddisk
elementsifthebottomofyour
cannerisnotflatenough.
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