I need to find a large pressure canner to buy. The one I have now only holds 7 quarts at a time, plus it has a rubber ring. I would like to find a larger one that does not use a rubber ring that wears out. Thanks in advance.

-- c.j.brown (cbrown@sonetcom.com), December 03, 1998

Answers

c.j.

Call Cooks Corner in Wisconsin. 800-236-CHEF. I just got an order from them yesterday. They have pressure canners with up to 41 qt. capacity. Thei customer service is very helpful.

hull

-- Hull Stetson (stetson.hull@usa.net), December 03, 1998.

There's an informative discussion of pressure cooking and canning equipment and procedures on this FAQ

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), December 03, 1998.

I was able to get two locally for not very much $$$. One at an auction and one through an ad I ran in the local ad paper. I also got 600 canning jars, many of them free but all of them cheap, through the same ad. If you're on a tight budget you may want to try that.

-- Franklin Journier (ready4y2k@yahoo.com), December 04, 1998.

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co.,Inc. P.O. Box 246 Manitowoc, WI 54220 414-682-8286

Bout as heavy duty as you can get. No seals. Metal to metal. Seven different sized models. Smallest holds pints. The largest (which I've had since 1986) model 941 which holds 19 quart jars. I think the 941 ran about $150.

Use Deja News search for FAQ in newsgroup rec.food.preserving It is 6 sections, about 500k.

http://www.foodsafety.org/canhome.htm This document was extracted from the "Complete Guide to Home Canning," Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539, USDA. Reviewed 1994.

-- Mitchell Barnes (spanda@inreach.com), December 04, 1998.