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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/02/20 09:55 PM
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I would have to say the pressure gauge is faulty. Generally, you should be able to get all the pressure you need at med-high, then reduce to med-low to maintain pressure. I would take it back.
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/02/20 10:23 PM
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The presto ones come with lbs gauge, this one has the other gauge, i ordered an american lb gauge, hope thats it!
I can set 10 pint jars in it, i wonder if its ok to set more on top of the ten?
I haven't tried yet to see how many qt jars it will hold.
Its probably 23 qts for cooking big batches of food in it.
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/02/20 10:51 PM
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wife tells me to never stack the jars.
7 quarts or 10 pints is what it will can.
can't help ya with the gauge ours has a jingle
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/02/20 10:58 PM
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Following the instructions in the Canning Blue Book, I do not even put the weight on until I have a solid stream of steam for 10 minutes. That insures that the canner is full of steam when you start building pressure. I have the All American 30 qt. canner. It hold 30 qts of liguid, hence the 30 qt. size. Mine hold 14 qt. jars or 19 pint jars.
It also has a pressure gage and a weight to control pressure. I only pay attention to to the pressure gage to know when the pressure has dropped to zero before I open the canner. On the high end, I trust the weight over the gage.
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/02/20 11:07 PM
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how much water are you putting in it ?
you can stack if you have a setup to hold the jars off each other , I have an old canner that came with a rack to get the second set of pints over the first layer
if the weight rattle and vent then you should be at pressure probably bad gauge
when you start it up do you leave the weight off for one minute of good rushing steam then put the weight on ?
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/02/20 11:12 PM
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A 22 /23 quart canner will hold 7 quart jars, or 18 pint jars stacked up.
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/03/20 01:11 AM
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You can stack more jars on top of the other jars. It says so right in the book.
Cotton, ya know how us women are always telling men to read the instructions? Turn it around and tell your wife to read her canner instruction booklet LOL
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/03/20 05:46 AM
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You can stack more jars on top of the other jars. It says so right in the book.
Cotton, ya know how us women are always telling men to read the instructions? Turn it around and tell your wife to read her canner instruction booklet LOL Thats funny stuff right there. lol
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/03/20 06:48 AM
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Following the instructions in the Canning Blue Book, I do not even put the weight on until I have a solid stream of steam for 10 minutes. That insures that the canner is full of steam when you start building pressure. I have the All American 30 qt. canner. It hold 30 qts of liguid, hence the 30 qt. size. Mine hold 14 qt. jars or 19 pint jars.
It also has a pressure gage and a weight to control pressure. I only pay attention to to the pressure gage to know when the pressure has dropped to zero before I open the canner. On the high end, I trust the weight over the gage. I do it exactly the same here, same canner. You want your pressure weight to jiggle 1- 4 times per minute, indicates you're maintaining correct pressure. Less than that you don't have enough pressure, more than that you're heading too high. For canning meat 90 mins at 10lbs is recommended, 15 lbs if you are living at over 1000 ft elevation.
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/03/20 09:51 AM
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how much water are you putting in it ?
you can stack if you have a setup to hold the jars off each other , I have an old canner that came with a rack to get the second set of pints over the first layer
if the weight rattle and vent then you should be at pressure probably bad gauge
when you start it up do you leave the weight off for one minute of good rushing steam then put the weight on ? I put a qt or more water in, the pressure valve was open when i started cooking, ill try it again. The weights arent the jiggling ones i think I have a rack to seperate jars
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Re: Pressure cooker question
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10/03/20 10:58 AM
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Mine has a pressure valve that pops up after you put the weight on when the pressure starts to build. Sometimes mine sticks. If you put the weight on and after a bit the valve hasn't closed, tap it with a knife and see if it pops up.
What brand is yours?
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