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USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.)
USING YOUR RANGE
Home canning information
To protect your range:
•
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
cooking 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 damage 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
determines 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.
•
On coil element model, keep your reflector bowls
clean so that they will always reflect heat well.
•
For up-to-date information on canning, contact
your local U.S. Government Agricultural
Department 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 installation of a
Canning Kit. Order the kit (Part No. 242905) from
your Whirlpool dealer or authorized Whirlpool
service company.
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