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FACTORS THAT DETERMINE SELECTING FLAME SIZE CANNING
FLAME SIZE •Usea HiGH flamesettingto quickly Acceptablewater-bathorpressurecan-
UTENSIL SIZE: Adjusttheflamesize bringliquidstoaboilortobeginacook- hersshouldnotbeoversizedandshould
soitdoesnotextendbeyondtheedgeofing operation.Then reduceto a lower haveaflat bottom.Thefollowingare not
the cookingutensil.Thisisforpersonal settingtocontinuecooking.Neverleave recommended:Oversizedcannersor a
safetyand to preventpossibledamage food unattended when using a HIGH verylargecannerthatrestsontwo sur-
tothe appliance, utensil or cabinets flamesetting, face burnergrates.
abovetheappliance. Whencanning, use theHIGH setting
just until thewater comes to a boilor i
,_,u_v_ _ pressure sreached nthepressurecan-
' ner,then reduceto the lowestflame set-
__i- _ tingthat maintainsthe boil orpressure.
•An intermediate flame size is used to
continue a cookingoperation.Foodwill
not cook any faster when a higher
flamesetting isused than that need-
•Utensilswhichextendmorethan two ed to maintain a gentle boil.Remem-
inches beyond the grateor touch the ber,waterboilsatthesametemperature
cooktopmaycauseheat tobuildup, re-whetherboilinggentlyor vigorously.
suitingindamage to the burnergrate,
burneror cooktop. • UseLOWtosimmeror keepfoods at
servingtemperatures.
•Utensils,suchaswokswitha support
ring,whichrestrictaircirculationaround
theburnerwillcauseheattobuildupand _
may result in damageto theburner
grate,burneror cooktop.
UTENSIL MATERIALS: Optimum
cooking performance can beachieved
whenheavygauge, flat,smooth bottom,
metal utensils with straight sides and
tight fitting lids are used.
•Aluminum or aluminum-clad stain-
less steel pansheat moreevenlysoa
slightly larger flamecanbeused.
•Stainless steel, porcelain andheat-
proofceramic or glass heatunevenly; /_ __ t
cast aluminum and iron heatslowly;/
and,Teflon-coated utensils are sensi-
tive to heat.These materials require a
lowerflametoproducemoreeven cook- "_)
ing results,Adjust flamesoitextends
halfway tothe edge oftheutensil bot- \_,
tom. "_ LoTj
COVEREDUTENSILS: Foods cook
faster whenthe utensil is covered be- Besure toadjust theknob so there is
cause more heat is retained. Lowerthe anadequate supply ofgas to main-
flame size when covering utensils,lain a stableflame on theburner.
Check to besureburneris lite andthe
flameis stable.
