Response to Using a Gas Grill or Camp Stove for Canning??

In our summer kitchen we have a 2-burner "outdoor cooker" with a 20# LPG tank, the cooking area is large enough to hold 2 canners. It is constructed with a wind screen, it has short legs for table top work or leg extentions making it high enough to put on the floor but not as tall as a regulkar stove, so lifting those canners full of water is less of a problem. this stove puts out an incredible amount of heat, if anything it is hard to get the flame low enough for the pressure canner. The whole unit closes up and legs bolt on the side for storage, ours is a permenant item in the canning room. We bought it at COSTCO a year and a half ago for $100. It also comes in handy for those big holiday dinners. We have a gas grill with a side burner but I can't imagine it would be strong enough to hold a canner or large pressure cooker, let alone have enough surface area.

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