Whirlpool GR399LXG Using The Surface Cooking Areas Cont, Home canning information, cooking area

USING YOUR RANGE

USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.)

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
1"		1" the surface.
			• Center the canner over
			the largest surface
			cooking area. Do not
			extend more than one
Surface	Pan
			inch outside the surface
cooking area
			cooking area. Large
diameter canners/pans, if not centered correctly,

trap heat and can cause damage to the cooktop.

•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.

•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.

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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