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HomeCanningTips
S Canningshouldbedoneon
Calrod@
SurfaceUnitmodulesor
o
SolidDiskmodulesonly.
Insurticecooking,theuseof
cookwareextendingmorethan
l-inch
beyondedgeofcooking
element’strimringisnot
recommended,However,when
canningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,larger-diameter
cookwaremaybeused.Thisis
becauseboilingwatertemperatures
(evenunderpressure)arenot
harmfultocooktopsurfhces
surroundingthecookingelement.
HOWEVER,DONCYI’USE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OR01’HERLARGEDIAMETER
POISFORFRYINGORBOILING
FOODS~HER THANWATER.
Mostsyrupor saucemixtures—and
alltypesoffrying—cookat
temperaturesmuchhigherthan
boilingwater.Suchtemperatures
couldeventuallyharmcooktop
surfacessurroundingheatingunits.
ObserveFollowingI?okts
inCanning
1. Besurethecannerfitsoverthe
centerofthecookingelement.If
yourcooktopor itslocationdoes
notallowthecannertobecentered
onthecookingelement,use
smaller-diametercannersforgood
canningresultsor tryputting
moduleon oppositesideofcooktop
sothelargercookingelementisin
front.
2. Flat-bottomedcannersmustbe
used.Donotusecannerswith
flangedor rippledbottoms(often
foundinenamelware)becausethey
don’tmakeenoughcontactwiththe
soliddiskelementandtaketoo
longtoboilwater.
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3. Whencanning,userecipesand
proceduresfromreputablesources.
Reliablerecipesandproceduresare
availablefromthemanufacturerof
yourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.
4. Rememberthatcanningisa
processthatgenerateslarge
amountsofsteam.Toavoidbums
fromsteamor heat,becareful
whencanning.
NOT_E:If yourcooktopisbeing
operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefilly followed.The
processtimewillbeshortenedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)startingwithH~ tapwaterfor
fastestheatingoflargequantitiesof
water.
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CAUTION:
Snfecanningrequiresthat
harmfulmicroorganismsare
destroyedandthstthejms are
sealedcompletely.Whencanning
foodsina waterbMhcanner,a
gentlebutsteadyboilmustbe
maintainedcontinuouslyforthe
requiredtime.Whencanning
fti ina pressurecanner,the
pressuremustbemaintained
continuouslyfortherequired
time.
Ifasoliddiskelementisusedfor
canning,pleasenotethatsolid
diskelementsheat.upandcool
downmoreslowlythanother
conventionalelements.Because
ofthisdifference,afteryouhave
adjustedthecontrolsitisvery
importanttomakesurethe
prescribedboilorpressure
levelsaremaintainedforthe
requiredtime.
Thesoliddiskelementshave
temperaturelimitersthathelp
preventdamagetothecooktop.
Ifthebottomofyourcanneris
notflat,thesoliddiskelement
canoverheat,triggeringthe
temperaturelimiterstoturnthe
unitoffforatime.Thiswillstop
theboilorreducethepressure
inthecanner.
Sinceyoumustmakesureto
processthecanningjarsfor
theprescribedtime,withno
interruptioninprocessingtime,
youcannotcanonsoliddisk
elementsif thebottomofyour
cannerisnotflatenough.
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