Positioning racks and pans

Home canning information

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with high heat settings for long periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.

To protect your range:

9 For beet resutta, use a canner which can be centered over the surface burner.

Do not place canner on two surface burners at the same time. Too much heat will build up and will damage the cooktop.

Start with hot water. This reduces the time the control is set on high. Reduce heat setting to lowest position needed to keep water boiling.

For baking/roasting	with one rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.				Penonal	Injury Hazard
Rack placement for specific foods:
				Always position	oven rack(s) in desired
			l
FOOD		RACK POSlTlON		location before turning oven on. Be sure
				the rack(s) is level.
Frozen pies, large roasts,		1st or 2nd rack
			l	If rack(s) must be moved while oven is
turkeys		guide from bottom
				hot, use potholders or oven mitts to

Angel and bundt cakes,		2nd rack guide		protect hands.
most quick breads, yeast		from bottom	l	Do not place items on the open oven
breads. casseroles. meats				door.
Cookies, biscuits,	muffins,	2nd or 3rd rack	l	Be careful when installing and removing
Icakes, nonfrozen	pies	I guide from bottom	I	large food items from sixth rack position.
				Food will be close to hot surfaces, including
When baking on two racks,		arrange racks on		oven bottom and sides.
first and third rack guides from bottom.			Failure to follow the above precautions
NOTE: For recommended rack placement when			may result in personal injury.

broiling, see “Broilingrack position chart” on page 15.

When roasting food too large to be placed in oven with rack in lowest position, place rack on bottom of oven.

For proper roasting, follow these guidelines: l The rack must be level.

lUse adequate amount of liquid (meat juices or water) so food does not get overdone.

lDo not try to pull rack out over door. Rack will be at the same level as door when door is opened.

6moven rack position