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USING YOUR RANGE
Home canning information
To protect your range:
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Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of
cooktops, especially
ceramic glass. Canners
with rippled or ridged
bottoms do not allow
good contact with the
surface.
• Center the canner over
the largest surface cook-
ing area. Do not extend
more than one inch
outside the surface
cooking area. Large diameter canners/pans, if not
centered correctly, trap heat and can cause dam-
age to the cooktop.
•
Do not place your canner on two surface cooking
areas at the same time.
•
The type of material the canner is made of deter-
mines the length of heating time. Refer to the
“Characteristics of cookware materials” chart later
in this section for more information.
•
When canning for long periods of time, allow
elements and the surrounding surfaces to cool
down.
1"
1"
Pan
Surface
cooking area
•
Alternate use of the surface cooking areas
between batches or prepare small batches at a
time.
•
Start with hot water, cover with a lid, and bring to
a boil; then reduce heat to maintain a boil or
required pressure levels in a pressure canner.
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On coil element model, keep your reflector bowls
clean so that they will always reflect heat well.
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For up-to-date information on canning, contact
your local U.S. Government Agricultural Depart-
ment Extension Office or companies who
manufacture home canning products.
Optional canning kit
(Coil element model)
Most water-bath or pressure canners have large
diameters. If you do canning with them at high
heat settings for long periods of time, you can
shorten the life of regular coil elements. This can
also damage the cooktop. If you plan to use the
cooktop for canning, we recommend the installa-
tion of a Canning Kit. Order the kit (Part No.
242905) from your dealer or authorized service
company.
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