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Wok Cooking
We recommend
that
you use only a flat-
bottomed wok. They are
available at your local
retail stole.
SURFACE COOKNARE TIPS
(continued)
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Do not use woks that have
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support rings. Use of these
types t_t'px_M, _6tt_,owittit!_t_t
the rio._zJa, vs_ace, can be
dangerous.
Placing the ring
over the surt:ace unit will
cause a build-up of heat that will danmge the
porcelain
cooktop. Do not try to use such woks
without the ring. You could be seriously burned
if the wok tipped over.
HOME CANNING TIPS
Calming should be done on the surface units only.
Pots that extend beyond one inch of the surface unit
are not recommended
for most surface cooking.
However, when calming with a water-bath
or pressure
calmer, large-diameter
pots nmy be used. This is
because
boiling water temperatures
(even under
pressure)
are not harmflfl to the cooktop surfaces
surrounding
the surface units.
HOWEVER,
DO NOT USE LARGE-DIAMETER
CANNERS
OR OTHER LARGE-DIAMETER
POTS FOR FRYING
OR BOILING
FOODS
OTHER THAN WATER.
Most syrup or sauce
mixtures
and all types of frying
cook at
temperatures
nmch higher than boiling water.
Such temperatures
could eventually
harm the
cooktop surfaces surrounding
the surface units.
Observe
the Following
Points in Canning
1. Be sure the calmer fits over the center of the
surface unit. If your cooking center or its location
does not allow the calmer to be centered on the
surface unit, use snmller-diameter
pots for good
calming results.
2. Flat-bottomed
calmers nmst be used. Do not use
calmers with flanged or rippled bottoms (often
found in enamelware)
because they don't nmke
enough contact with the surface unit and take too
long to boil water.
Flat-bottomed
canners
are
recommended.
3. When calming, use recipes and procedures
from
reputable
sources. Reliable recipes and procedures
are available from the nmlmfacturer
of your calmer;
nmlmfacmrers
of glass jars for calming, such as
Ball aim Kerr; aim the United States Department
of Agriculture
Extension
Service.
4. Remember
that calming is a process that generates
large amounts of steam. To avoid burns fiom steam
or heat, be careflfl when calming.
NOTE:
If your house has low voltage, canning nmy
take longer than expected even though directions
have
been careflflly followed.
The process time will be shortened by:
(1) using a pressure calmer, and
(2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest
heating of large quantities of water.
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