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Canning shouldbedoneon
cooMoponly.
In surfacecooking,theuseof
cookwareextendingmorethan
l-inchbeyondedgeofcooking
element’strimringisnot
recommended.However,when
canningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,larger-diameter
cookwaremaybeused.Thisis
becauseboilingwatertemperatures
(evenunderpressure)arenot
harmfulto cooktopsurfaces
surroundingthecookingelement.
HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
UTENSILSFORFRYINGOR
BOILINGFOODSCYT’HER
THANWATER.Mostsyrupor
saucemixtures—andalltypesof
frying-cook attemperatu~esmuch
igherthanboilingwater.Such
temperaturescouldeventually
harmcooktopsurfacessurrounding
heatingunits.
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ObserveFoMowi~Poinb
inCami~
1.
Besurethecannerfitsoverthe
centerofthecookingelement.If
yourrangeor i~ locationdoesnot
allowthecannertobecenteredon
thecookingelement,usesmaller-
diametercontainersforgood
canningresults.
2. Flat-bottomedcannersmustbe
used.Do notusecannerswith
flangedor rippledbottoms(ofien
foundin enamelware)becausethey
don’tmakeenoughcontactwiththe
solidelementandtaketoolongto
boilwater.
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3. Whencanning,userecipesand
proceduresfromreputablesources.
Reliablerecipesandproceduresare
availablefromthemanufacturerof
yourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchas Ball
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.
4. Rememberthatcanningis a
processthatgenerateslarge
amountsofsteam.Toavoidbums
fromsteamor heat,becareful
whencanning.
N~E: If yourrangeisbeing
operatedon lowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processmaybeimprovedby:
(1)usinga pressurecanner,and
(2)startingwithH~ tapwaterfor
fastestheatingoflargequantitiesof
water.
CAUTION:
Safecanningrequiresthatharmful
microorganismsaredestroyedand
thatthejars aresealedcompletely.
Whencanningfoodsin awaterbath
canner,agentlebutsteadyboil
mustbemaintainedcontinuously
fortherequiredtime.When
canningfoodsin apressurecanner,
thepressuremustbemaintained
continuouslyfortherequiredtime.
Solidelemenfiheatupandcool
downmoresIowlythan
conventionalelemenb.Bwause
ofthisdifference,afteryouhave
adjustedthecontrols,it isvery
importanttomakesurethe
prescribedboiiorpressure
levelsaremaintainedforthe
requiredtime.
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