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| City_Chick |
Posted - Jun 17 2008 : 1:10:20 PM
Hi Girls~
I am new to canning and I have been looking around at the various pressure cookers out there on the market. I am overwhelmed to say the least! Can any of you give me your thoughts on what brand and size would be best? I really like the "All American's" by conquest because they appear to be the best built. But there are so many brands and sizes to chose from.
Thanks!
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 12:03:13 PM
Years ago I canned on a glass topped stove for one season and it was fine. I have a "much hated" electric stove now and I am bad to wreck the little metal thing that holds up the coil..it has 3 arms that divide the "hole" into 1/3's and with the weight of heavy canners they get squashed and twisted and I replace them each year. Husband always "says" he can fix it..bend it back..but dosn't get to it and they are cheap to replace. Gas is my favorite to cook on...but to answer your question..yes..it can be done.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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| campchic |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 11:48:16 AM
Thanks for the tips. I'll google it and see what i come up with.
Erin
Farmgirl #190 |
| lovelady |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 10:37:17 AM
Erin~
We just moved into a house with a glass topped stove, and so far I have pressure-canned once on it, and it is fine. The Presto canner I have says that it is okay to use on them. I have also read that when you are boiling-water bath canning, that the canner should not stick out over two inches from around the edge of the burner. My biggest canner is probably right about that size, so I guess I'll find out if it works later this summer. I think it is also really important to lift the canner (or any pans) UP off the burner, not slide them, or you could scratch it.
I googled "canning on smooth-top stoves" or something like that and alot of articles come up. Basically, they all say that to be 100% sure, you should read the manual for your stove and the canners. |
| campchic |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 10:14:33 AM
Have any of you canned on a glass topped stove? We just bought one, totally forgetting about canning season.
Erin
It's nice to see another NE gal on MJFarm. Welcome!
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| City_Chick |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 06:29:34 AM
Thank you all for your responses!
I will definitly check into getting the Presto
since you all speak so highly of it. It is great
to know that this forum exsists to get good honest
information and opinions.
Thanks again Ladies!!
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.
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| lovelady |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 03:14:00 AM
Hi Christina!
I am relatively new to canning, but I also have a Presto canner, seems to be the same size as Aunt Jenny's. The year before, my mom let me borrow her Mirro canner, which seems to be quite similar to the Presto. That canner has been around longer than I have (28 years) and still worked great. But, I was reading that for some reason the Mirros could not be used on smooth-top stoves because of something about the way the bottom is built which traps too much heat and can possibly break the stove. Apparently, the Presto is built a little differently and that company says that it is okay to use on smooth-top stoves. So, I went with the Presto. Also, in all the stores I have found in my area that carry canning supplies, they only carry replacement parts for Prestos. You can easily get parts for other canners online or by calling the company, but it just seemed so much easier with Presto. That is one thing that you should be sure about with whatever canner you buy, that you can get replacement parts or your extension office can check the pressure gauges and stuff for you. There really aren't many parts that should ever need replacing, though.
I bought mine about a week ago and paid, I think, $60 for it. I have used it once so far to can green beans, and it worked great! I am still very nervous about it when it is at full pressure, rocking on the stove, but hopefully I will get over it soon!
Good luck with all your canning! It is so much fun to see all the pretty jars lined up on your shelf and feel the accomplishment of having them all seal well and not have to buy store-bought veggies and jams! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 12:46:13 AM
There are some wonderful ones out there...but to tell the truth mine is a cheapish Presto. I have used it and loved it for 20 years now. If I got another (and I DO think having two would be a treat sometimes!!) I would be tempted to get one just like my old one. I am very picky with it and it is still packed up in the same box after each use and stored in a safe place. I don't loan it out (one of only a couple things I just won't loan out) and I have it checked each year for acuracy (the home extention service does it for free)
Mine is called a pressure cooker/canner but I never cook in it...just can. It holds 7 quart jars or 10 or 11 pints (depends of whether they are wide mouth or regular..the wide mouth is..well..wider.) I love having the option of canning low acid foods that I can't can in my waterbath...meats, veggies and soups especially. My water bath gets a real workout too though..I DO have two of those....and use them at the same time alot of times.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Jana |
Posted - Jun 20 2008 : 10:59:40 PM
Hi!
Haven't been on the boards for a while but ran accross this. I have actually never used a pressure canner but have used a pressure cooker. I'm a little biased because I live near the Presto Co. and they have an outlet. Presto parts are readily available. And any county extention office should offer free gauge calibration so you have an accurate reading. I'm tempted to get one for green beans as I prefer them canned rather than frozen.
Jana |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jun 17 2008 : 1:14:11 PM
Hey Christina...I went through the same thing...and then I gave up. I just figured I'd go again without one this year and stick to my waterbath canner.
Anxious to see what suggestions anyone has. Aunt Jenny, I know, for sure would have some good tips.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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