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

I use the gas grill every summer to can...no problem with a regular canner, but I caution you about using it for a pressure canner, unless you own the local propane company, it just takes too much time to get that puppy up to the right temp and try to maintain it at a constant..scares me to death..having said that, I must tell you that all the Amish here who use pressure canning do so with propane, but they have these rather unique set-ups where the pressure is actually in a tank and the tank is serviced by a separate propane line that goes into their canning room..not exactly a gas grill set-up, much more sophisticated.On another note,most Amish use boil-bath canning for MEAT (three hours in a regular canner).I've tried to convince them that water still boils at the same temperature, it doesn't get any hotter the longer you let it go, but they just politely laugh at me and can their pork !!!!!! I do not understand why they aren't dropping like flies.

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