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Well, here was the answer to my question. Looks like I'll need to pick up that 23 qt Presto off of Amazon.
On the pressure canning you will have to use the 10lb recipe’s in order to can at that level. Our cookers are good for 1000 feet and only builds to less than 10lbs of pressure. That is the only JV for that brand of cooker.
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I love mine. It's really a worthwhile investment.Originally Posted by Irving
"There is nothing in the world so permanent as a temporary emergency." - Robert A Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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You will have yours for a lifetime... That is unless you use a burner that is rated way too large for your canner.
We have had a water bath canner about burn through the enamel on our electric stove, our Prestos (2) have been excellent! We use them for pressure canning and pint water bath.
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I used my presto on a turkey fryer burner (later realizing the instructions said NOT to do this) and lets just say I found out what catastrophic failure means.
Yeah if you are getting into the canning thing, I wouldn't even bother wasting money on JUST a water bath canner. Although the big enameled pot comes in handy if you are making a big batch of anything.
I'm out of Quart canning jars, dammit, and I have a house full of pineapple.
When do canning jars go on sale? Who usually has the best price?
Yard sale season isn't for a while yet, and I usually juuuust miss the good Craigslist ads...
"There is nothing in the world so permanent as a temporary emergency." - Robert A Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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I go to thrift stores if I am desperate.
Usually in the spring I'll see sales. Walmart still has em, and I have an ACE neaby that has reasonable prices. The membership places (SAMS/COSTCO) usually carry them during harvest times.
Local king soopers carry them.. Few bucks more than SAMs club
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Littleton TruValue always has some at fairly reasonable prices. I stock up at Costco anytime I see them there...very good prices. Haven't seen any in a few months there though.
Freezing is usually our first choice for preserving foods but we do a fair amount of canning and dehydrating every year. I have 8 pressure cookers, two of which are 16 qt. Presto units made for canning. We have about 30 cubic feet of full freezer space, including lots of meat, fish, fruits and vegetables.
One of my prep plans is to be able to convert the frozen foods in the event of a long term electric outage event. For that we have several Coleman white gas and propane stoves ready to can the contents of the freezers, along with about 60 quart jars and many smaller ones. I also store enough gas to run the generator to keep the freezers and refrigerators going long enough to do the canning.
It would be a big effort but I think we have enough stored food to live 2 years, if we manage to can it all before the stored fuel runs out (in about 2 months).
BTW, you can usually find canning jars on Craigslist for cheap or free, but make sure they aren't priced higher than new. Don't forget to buy and store jar lids, salt and sugar.
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