GE 49-8549 - Manual (Page 11)

Canning the cooktop only. NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER
Pots inch the surface unit
CANNERS OR OTHER DIAMETER POTS
not recommended most surface cooking.
FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER
when cunning or pressure
WATER. Most or sauce
canner. may be This is
and Frying—cook temperatures much
boiling water temperatures
higher than boiling Such temperatures could
pressure) harmful to the cooktop surl’aces
eventually harm the ass cook top
surrounding Units.
observe the Following Points in Canning
sure the canner- of 3.
unit. your or its location not
canner to centered on surface unit,
for good canning results.
Flat-bottomed be not use
canners or rippled bottoms (often
in enamelware) because they don’t make
contact with the surface units and take
canning, recipe\ and from
recipes procedures
are of
manufacturers jars canning. 1
and State\ Department
Remember that canning is a process that
01’ To burns
too boil or heat, careful when canning.
house has voltage, canning may
than expected, even though directions
followed. The process time will
shortened by:
using a pressure canner, and
(2) starting with HOT water for fastest
Flat-bottomed canners are required for glass cooktops.
quantities w
CA II Since ou must make sure to process the canning
canning requires that harmful
jars for the prescribed time, no interruption
organisms are destroyed and that the are
processing time, you cannot can on any of
sealed completely. When canning foods in
the cooktop surface units if canner is not
canner, steady boil must
flat enough.
be maintained f’or the’ required time.
canning foods in a pressure canner, the pressure
must
maintained for the required time.
After the controls, it is
important make the prescribed
or pressure maintained for the
required time.
l’he cooktop surface units temperature
limiters that prevent the cooktop getting
too hot. the bottom of’ your canner is not flat, the
unit triggering the
temperature limiters 10 turn the unit off f’or a time.
This stop the or reduce the pressure in
the canner.
a Temperature Limiter?
7
unit a
Limiter. Temperature protects
i surface
too hot.
The may turn off’ the
it’:
The pan boils dry.
. The pan bottom is not
The pan is center.
* no on the unit.