Conversion of 'All American - 25X sterilizer' to 'pressure canner
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Comments (3)I just did this to my Magic Seal 16 qt model. This was a Wards model like the Sears Maid of Honor series, but they were all made by presto. I bought mine from pressure cooker outlet listed above. The part number of the outlet fitting is 1058. That replaces your older version and it screws in to the threaded hole in the lid. Easy does it as to much force will strip Aluminium threads. I used Teflon tape on mine, just like plumbing. I also bought the 3 pc weight set. I also found the outlet on ebay $9 shipped. My gripe with the PC outlet $9 shipping which made the total $30 for the outlet and weights. I still love the older machined PC's and these upgrades make them run like a new one. Hope this helps. Larry...See More3 Pc weight and old PC conversion
Comments (2)Oh yea, and here are most of my jars after processing. You guys got me so excited about canning, I bought a new to me, Ebay old 21 Qt Presto canner this week-end and the conversion outlet to use the new style weight set. Com'on Summer and lot's of new tomatos. Keep canning!...See Morecooling down the pressure canner
Comments (76)Thanks for clarifying Linda Lou! That's what I did last night and it worked well. Only problem was, with Shirley's vegetable juice cocktail only 3 jars of 8 sealed. When I opened the lid, I noticed some were boiling in the jars, so I removed those last to avoid causing siphoning. Only later did I realize that they were boiling because they were sealed, and had lower pressure inside the jar and therefore a lower boiling point of water than the unsealed ones. I know all the things to check, and I will investigate the problem (the canning water was perfectly clear with just two tiny strands of tomato fiber that probably came from the outside of a jar). Not trying to hijack the thread toward seal failures or anything. Just puzzled...last time I made this recipe I had a high failure rate too. I will compare the sealed and unsealed for headspace, check for food in the failed seals, and recan today I guess. So much for not spending hours in the kitchen today. ;-) Thanks for the help. Melissa...See Moreafraid of pressure canner
Comments (63)I don't see it a hijack, but maybe important enough for its own new thread. First, not being familiar with BJs, I looked that up and may be missing the one you mention....I find a 6.5 qt size for approx $25, its definitely a cooker, not canner. To be considered safe to pressure can in, it must be large enough to hold 4 Qt size jars sitting on a rack, even if you don't plan to use quarts in it, it has to be at least that minimum size or is only a cooker for uncanned food. My 8 qt Mirro falls short by about an eyelash of the lid seating firmly with 4 quart jars in it - and that one I only cook in, not can. Those glass topped stoves can vary, some you may can on, others it will void the stove warranty. My sis-in-laws is JennAir and she has put her really weighty All American canner on it the last couple of years. It hasn't harmed the stove, but the problem I find in watching her can is the stove cycles up and down in heat setting, seems to be a built safety mechanism of the stove itself. She came very close to losing her 10#s pressure several times during the course of canning tuna 100 minutes last month - and I was wishing she had just brought her things here and used my electric stove with additional canning burner. Some times those older canners are great finds. Is there some kind of model or description on the bottom that would tell us what it is?...See Moreksrogers
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