Operation Manual

Rack in Inner Pot. Set preserving lids and bands aside in your

work space. Close and lock Appliance Lid.

2. PRESS Pre-Heat button, then press Start. The red Pre-Heating

light will illuminate, and the Appliance will begin pre-heating

your jars. Jars will be pre-heated when the green Ready light

is ﬂashing. Keep jars in Appliance, with Lid closed and locked,

until ready to ﬁll with tomatoes.

1. UNLOCK and open Appliance Lid.

2. REMOVE one hot jar. Close lid, but do not lock, to keep

remaining jars hot. Add 1/4 tsp Citric Acid per pint, 1/2 tsp

per quart. Or, add 1 tbsp bottled lemon juice per pint, 2 tbsp

per quart. Add 1/2 tsp salt per pint, 1 tsp per quart, if using.

Pack tomatoes into jar, leaving 1-inch headspace. Ladle hot cooking

liquid (or boiling water for raw-pack method) into jar

to cover tomatoes, leaving 1-inch headspace. Remove air

bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot

liquid. Wipe rim of the jar. Center new lid on jar. Twist on band

until ﬁngertip tight. Return ﬁlled jar onto Rack in Inner Pot.

3. REPEAT step 2 until all jars are ﬁlled with tomatoes and returned

to Inner Pot. Close and lock Lid.

4. PRESS Tomatoes then press Recipe 5 .

Press Start to begin preserving.

5. THE APPLIANCE will start sensing your recipe, indicated by

the orange Sensing light. Then, the preserving phase will begin,

indicated by the orange Preserving light. When your appliance

beeps and the green Ready light is ﬂashing, your tomatoes have

been successfully preserved! Press Stop. Unlock and open Lid.

6. REMOVE jars from Inner Pot using jar lifter and place upright

on a towel. Allow to cool, undisturbed, for 12 to 24 hours. Refer

to the After Canning section on page 21 to learn how to check

lids for seals and store your jars.

Preserve Your Tomatoes