Whirlpool RF378PXG manual Home canning information, Optional canning kit, To protect your range

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
1"		1" good contact with the
			surface.
			• Center the canner over
			the largest surface cook-
			ing area. Do not extend
Surface	Pan
			more than one inch
cooking area
			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.

•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 Depart- ment Extension Office or companies who manufacture home canning products.

Optional canning kit

(Coil element model)

•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.

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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