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laura58
Farmgirl in Training
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Laura
Elk
WA
USA
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 Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 6:00:37 PM
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This is the second year I have canned, and I have only done boiling water bath canning. I didn't know if I could use a pressure canner on my stove since I have a glass top electric radiant one. I called GE and they said I can pressure can on it. Now I need to get a pressure canner for next year. Can anyone out there tell me a good inexpensive brand? I don't need a humungus on since it's only my husband and myself. Thanks in advance.
Laura
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Mama Jewel
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jewel
Sweet Peas Farmette,
Bend, OR
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 7:12:25 PM
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Good question! I would love to know too.
Farm Girl Sister #1683 Living Simply & Naturally on our lil Sweet Peas Farmette
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 7:58:18 PM
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I have had my canner for years and I absolutely love it. I got it from the extension office back in 1977 for $65. It is a Mirro 12 qt canner which is not huge (it holds 7-8 quarts depending on the jars) and it has a weight rather than a guage. I love that. It means that I don't have to have the guage tested each year. The weight has 5, 10 and 15 lbs on it and you just put it on the release valve at the appropriate pressure poundage. I know that I have seen them on ebay and I would venture to say that Mirro still produces them.
Hope that helps.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
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laura58
Farmgirl in Training
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Laura
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 8:24:09 PM
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My mom has a regular pressure cooker that she has had forever that has the weights. We always called the weights a dancer when we were kids because it looked like it was dancing. I didn't know you had to have the pressure gauge tested every year. Do they have more than 1 rack so you can stack pint jars?
Laura
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheila
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 8:45:23 PM
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| I have the one from Walmart, it's a Presto brand, and it's good for glass-top stoves. I've pressure canned with it for 3 years, and it's been great. It was under $60. It has the weights, which I really like. |
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laura58
Farmgirl in Training
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Laura
Elk
WA
USA
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 12:31:35 AM
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Oh, wow! I had been wondering what kind of pressure canner to get, too; but I had given up on the whole idea because I had read somewhere that a pressure canner couldn't be used on a glass top stove. Thank you all so very much for this information - I'm so excited! Hugs - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 08:18:49 AM
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I found this website that explains about canning on glasstop stoves. I am not sure what they mean by a "flat-bottomed canner" unless they are talking about a waterbath having both types. As far as I know, all pressure canners are flat-bottomed. Anyway, thought this might help:
http://www.pickyourown.org/cannings4glasstop.htm
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
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laura58
Farmgirl in Training
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Laura
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 12:27:31 PM
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I look at the pickyourown site all the time. I have it bookmarked as it's one of my go to for imformation sites. My water bath canner doesn't have a flat bottom and it works great. The GE people didn't tell me anything about flat bottom pots, just make sure they are not overhanging the burner by more than an inch. Hot a problem, since one of my burners ahs 2 different sizes on it and the largest size just happens to be the size of my canner. Sometimes, I think maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew and I really think it would have been nice if I had the oppertunity to do all this when I was younger with more energy and the kids at home. Better late than never, I guess.
Laura
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 12:37:17 PM
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After children is the perfect time! :-) I'm there myself. The thing I noticed on that site was their reasoning about pressure canning and the glass top stoves. Something about a sensor? It said that it keeps the stove from getting hot enough to keep a steady pressure on the canner. That would be a problem because it has to stay hot and pessurized or bacteria can grow. However, I don't think that there's an issue with the bottom because every pressure canner I've seen has a flat bottom. Good luck and just remember, you only get old when you stop learning something new!!!! :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
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