Can I use this for pressure canning on a glass top stove? How many pint jars will it hold? What is the diameter of the base?
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Two books came with the product. Yes, you can use it to can. The cooker holds four one pint canning jars. Info in one book emphasizes the importance of canning correctly to avoid food poisoning. Here are two websites they listed and also one book: 1) www.foodsafety.org (also offers "The USDAHome Canning Guide" 2) www.home-canning.com 3 "Putting Food By" by Ruth Hertzberg, James Greene and Beatrice Vaughan P.S. I continue to use one or two of my cookers daily.
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I would address this question to the company particularly with respect to glass top stoves. Don't have one; don't like them. The pot is very narrow relatively to height and I think not an appropriate canning pressure cooker.
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Two books came with the product. Yes, you can use it to can. The cooker holds four one pint canning jars. Info in one book emphasizes the importance of canning correctly to avoid food poisoning. Here are two websites they listed and also one book: 1) www.foodsafety.org (also offers "The USDAHome Canning Guide" 2) www.home-canning.com 3 "Putting Food By" by Ruth Hertzberg, James Greene and Beatrice VaughanP.S. I continue to use one or two of my cookers daily.
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Hi Victoria, I don't know how this product would perform on a glass top stove, or the number of pint jars it would hold. The diameter is about eight inches.
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I think that depends on the individual unit. The materials it's made of are fairly heavy but it is very cheaply made. After I got mine I had to bend stuff around and do some rewelding. If we're talking large canning pots I think I'd look elsewhere.
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the instruction book says; some glass stovetops may not produce enough heat/energy required for safe pressure canning-suggests not to use. hope that helps
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Kathy - Yes, it would support canning jars. It's heavy duty enough and the molded metal rim would help stabilize it as well. The legs are v-shaped and pinned at the top so they are every sturdy. How big is your canner? The only problem I can foresee is that the thing is only 8 1/4" inches in diameter. Your canner must certainly be much bigger than that?!? It adds roughly 1 3/4" in height as well. Pretty tall - to my way of thinking!
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My pressure canner is 16 quart and it works really well! You have to experiment with the heat control until you find what works, but then you are on your way to consistent canning! I would highly recommend the cast iron range!
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5 pint jars will fit in the 6 qt size. These and most digital pressure cookers and not designed for pressure canning. But if you want to hot water bath can, it will work, but would be much slower than a stove top canner. This brand would probably be the best for pressure canning if you want to risk it though because it is the only one I know of that has a pressure read out. It is however not a true pressure read, just an interpolated temperature sensor under the pot.
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I've never used it as a canner, but I'm sure it will hold a number of quart jars (exact number I do not know).
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This canner is 11.5 inches across the base. Inside height is 9", not including the lid. The National Center for Home Canning (University of Georgia) states the canner bottom should not exceed the diameter of the burner by more than 2"; they offer an excellent book "So Easy to Preserve" with tested recipes and methods for safe home canning. Jar capacity depends on the size of jars (1/2 pint, pint and quarts). I've used this canner to process jams and pickles - the only complaint I have is when processing quarts the lid allows boiling hot water to "spit" out around the lid. Last night I had to constantly monitor and soak up hot water that landed on the kitchen floor and range top. Since I have a glass top range I inspected the canner thoroughly upon arrival, feeling the bottom for any imperfections - I felt a tiny "burr" which I managed to rub out using fine emery cloth.
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The problem using this pressure cooker on a glass top stove won't be from the pan. Some glass top stove manufacturers don't want canning done on there ranges, check for that information. This being a moderate size unit i can see no reason it shouldn't be used. I've used this pressure cooker on both a smooth top range and a wood stove. On both the pan worked perfectly. Smooth top ranges require smooth bottom pans, which this pressure cooker is..
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By the time you fill this pan, it will be very heavy, because it is made to do heavy-duty cooking jobs. You should check the stove manufacturer's guidelines. I have a glass top electric stove right now, so I use my pan on my gas stove in my patio when I do my canning. However, I used to have an electric stove that had the coil burners, and it worked just fine on that. When I got my new glass top, the manufacturer recommended against putting heavy loads on it. If your stove is the electric coils, you surely can use it just fine. I have loved my pressure cooker very much!
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Pot height without lid: 9.5 inches; With the canning rack in position for hot water bath, that leaves about 9 3/8 inches to the top. Your jars are 8 1/8" and should be covered by 1" of water for processing according to directions. That would leave 1/4" open space to top of the pan, which isn't much room for boiling, and unsure if it would affect the canning process. I think you could probably ask the Victorio Company for a definite answer, but my thought is that the jars are too tall to process properly in this canner. Hope this helps.
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You are able to use the burners as regular burners, so I would say it would work for canning
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Absolutely! We use our Can Cooker every week on our gas range. Everything cooks as usual and is delicious. I wouldn't recommend using on a glasstop because of weight. Also check the height of your hood or cabinets over your range
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It's a small pot with a basket that fits inside, has a lid and is great for boiling. As for canning use, you would need to make that determination. I don't know if you need pressure for canning. If so, no it won't work. If you just need to put a jar into it and boil it, then yes it would and the basket would make removal of the hot jar easier.
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You should not use this pressure cooker to can in. Please see: http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/using_press_canners.html the recommendation is to only use a canner that you can fit 4 QUART jars in.
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I'm afraid I'm of no help here. It can certainly hold quarts, but I don't know what else is required for canning. We use ours on commercial gas stoves, so I don't really know if they would work on cooktops. Sorry!
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This is not designed for canning. Although several quart jars will fit in it, there is no pressure gauge. Our canning cooker has a pressure gauge and a way to adjust the pressure. This cooker is great to cook meals especially meats. Has a non stick surface.