Operation Manual
1. REMOVE Inner Pot from Appliance. Remove Rack; set aside.
Fill Inner Pot with warm tap water to fill line. Return Inner Pot
to Appliance. Place Rack back into Inner Pot. Place empty jars
onto 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. Or, add 1 tbsp bottled
lemon juice per pint. Add 2-1/4 tsp of spice blend. Pack hot
tomatoes into jar, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Ladle hot cooking
liquid into jar to cover tomatoes. Remove air bubbles and adjust
headspace, if necessary, by adding cooking 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 1 .
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.
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Pre-Heat Your Empty Jars
Preserve Your Tomatoes