pressure canners
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pretty sure I asked this same question a couple year back but hey lets rehash it what brand do you all prefer?? im looking at the all-american 21 quart......would you go bigger? will be doing venison and fish.....
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No sense in going bigger than what the burner on your stove can handle. I'm somewhat of a collector for some reason....I think I have 7-8 canners, including one that will do half gallon jars. The one I use does 8 pints and maybe 7 quarts at a time.
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I have a bigger canner, Presto canner that works fine. It will do 7 Qts or about 16 pints at a time. Although, not recommended, I have used on a glass top stove with no issues.
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I have a bigger canner, Presto canner that works fine. It will do 7 Qts or about 16 pints at a time. Although, not recommended, I have used on a glass top stove with no issues. will a propane "turkey" burner work outside as an option rather than stovetop?? sorry I have no experience with these things at all but have been pondering about it for a while.
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Propane burner works fine, just don't get distracted from baby sitting the pressure. Think mine is one bigger than Kecks. Glad I went bigger than I used before. Meat, fish, vegies, sauce, and beyond. And I kike that the recipe book is online.
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I use mine with a glasstop stove. no problems. As long as it will fit 7 quart jars at a time it will be fine and plenty big.
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I have the 30 quart All American. 30 quarts is how much liquid if will hold, not the jar capacity. IIRC, I can do 14 quarts or 19 pints per run. And I do not have a glass top stove. My son has used my canner on his stove that is glass top. It is not recommended but he did not have a problem.
If you are going to can meats with the longer processing times, you will appreciate the extra capacity. It is a long cycle time to get it up to temp, purge the air, processing and cool down time.
I have considered the turkey burner but do not have a place to shield it from the wind.
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Yeah the cycle time on deer meat is at least 3 hours. Its took me the majority of a day to can one deer which is generally around 21 quarts total. But once its done...its great. Make a meal from scratch in about 20 min.
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I have the 30 quart All American. 30 quarts is how much liquid if will hold, not the jar capacity. IIRC, I can do 14 quarts or 19 pints per run. And I do not have a glass top stove. My son has used my canner on his stove that is glass top. It is not recommended but he did not have a problem.
If you are going to can meats with the longer processing times, you will appreciate the extra capacity. It is a long cycle time to get it up to temp, purge the air, processing and cool down time.
I have considered the turkey burner but do not have a place to shield it from the wind. Do you stack the jars two deep, with the bottom jars totally immersed?
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I have two. The larger one is a Presto and I can do 7 quarts and 11 pints it states specifically not to use on hot open flame so this one is used on the large electric burner on our glass top stove. The smaller one I use on my turkey cooking burner and that does 7 pints or 4 quarts it is a Granite care.
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I have the 30 quart All American. 30 quarts is how much liquid if will hold, not the jar capacity. IIRC, I can do 14 quarts or 19 pints per run. And I do not have a glass top stove. My son has used my canner on his stove that is glass top. It is not recommended but he did not have a problem.
If you are going to can meats with the longer processing times, you will appreciate the extra capacity. It is a long cycle time to get it up to temp, purge the air, processing and cool down time.
I have considered the turkey burner but do not have a place to shield it from the wind. Do you stack the jars two deep, with the bottom jars totally immersed? There is an aluminum spacer in the bottom, a layer of jars, another spacer and another layer of jars. For veges with a shorter cycle time, I put a little over 2 inches of water with the jars in. For meats with the much longer cycle time, I double the amount of water. Once it starts venting steady, I let it vent for 10 minutes before I put the weight on to start building pressure. That purges the air, replacing it with steam. Not much venting after that. Just want to make sure I have enough water to not run dry and have never had a problem.
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pretty sure I asked this same question a couple year back but hey lets rehash it what brand do you all prefer?? im looking at the all-american 21 quart......would you go bigger? will be doing venison and fish..... Only one pressure canner out there worth buying. Pay once and cry once. Best thing going: https://www.allamericancanner.com/
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I just pressed the button on that one ………..21 qrt The All American? If so, you'll love it. I've had mine about 20-25 years now and it's still unbeatable.
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Yes the all American..... won’t arrive until June though
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We have had a Presto for years and like it. Parts are readily available at most Home Hardware stores for it too which is nice. You can get free(!) weights for your jiggler from Presto in the USA if you send them a letter requesting it (I think the presto only comes with a gauge which can be unreliable)
Like said above, the manufacturers don't recommend glass stove tops but that is what we've been doing for 10+ years with no issues.
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I was told that stove manufacturers won't honor warranty if the glass top is broken by the weight of a canner. Otherwise they work fine.
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