Anyone recently buy a new pressure canner?
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Weights for my new Presto 23q pressure canner?
Comments (35)You'll find the discussions on hard water problems in the Causes and Solutions for Problems sections at NCHFP linked below. Hard water is primarily a problem with pickling where is causes cloudy water and discoloration problems. It isn't a risky thing per se, just an undesirable appearance issue but it can be avoided by using bottled water if your's is especially hard or you can boil the water first for 15 mins. then let it stand covered for 24 hours and skim off the residue. That will remove much of the hard minerals in the water. Adding a good 'glug' of vinegar to the canner/PC water eliminates the build-up on the canner and the jars and you can use either Lime Away or CLR to remove any build-up deposits in the canners. Vinegar works too. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP - Problems...See MoreMirro 22-quart Pressure Canner help!
Comments (44)Is this a new idea that it is not safe? No not at all. My 1972 edition of the BBB (oldest one I have) discusses the importance of canner size and its relevance to the processing times but if I recall correctly the specific size guideline was in either the 1984 USDA or the 1986 rules revisions. Historically small pressure cookers, first released in late 1930's were never intended or used for canning. When pressure canners were first developed in the early 1900's and made available to the public they were huge things so the issue of trying to can in a small pressure cooker seldom came up and most home canners already had big canners. It is your choice of course, your risk to take, as long as you understand that USDA makes it very clear that the published processing times are valid only if one uses a canner that will hold and process at least 4 quart jars. Those published times are computed based on the amount of time it takes for a canner that size to come up to pressure and to cool down. The Mirro 12 quart is the smallest recommended. Otherwise the foods are considered UNDER-processed. Dave...See Morewhat is better, pressure canner or boiling water canner?
Comments (10)There are plenty of tomato recipes you can water-bath too, however. Some of us who have only water-bath canners manage to put up quite a few tomatoes! But the good news is you can use your pressure canner as a BWB canner if you decide you want to can some recipes that can be done that way. The resources you mentioned (BBB and the NCHP) are great ones, with up-to-date safety guidelines. They'll tell you for each recipe whether it should be pressure canned or BWB canned or whether you have a choice. BWB is used for high-acid things: fruit in syrup, jams and jellies, pickles, some tomato and other recipes that have appropriate acid amounts. Pressure canners allow you to do low acid things like beans, other vegetables, prepared soups and stews, even with meat in them, and a wider range of tomato recipes. Try both approaches! See what you like! Z...See MoreWhat Size All-American Pressure Canner Should I Buy?
Comments (9)A smaller canner will come up to pressure and drop down faster. However, any canner that can hold 4 quart jars is big enough to safely meet current standards. AFAIK, the Mirro 12-quart is the smallest that will achieve that. Stacking jars won't make any difference, so if you have just enough jars for one layer I wouldn't fiddle with stacking. I have the All-American 21.5. It's a great canner. Be aware (as I discovered) that not all pints can be stacked. If you look at Ball pints versus Kerr pints you'll see a difference in height. I have both kinds of jars and if I want to do two layers in that canner I have to think about which jars I prepare because two layers of tall pints won't work. My old Presto, on the other hand, no problem because it's taller and narrower. Don't get me wrong. I love my All-American, but if you're routinely stacking jars you might consider an even bigger size. If you only occasionally stack jars or think you might, then the additional cost might not be worth it to you, especially if you have shorter Kerr pint jars. Carol...See Morecatherinet (5IN)
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