Can the Instant Pot be used for canning?
1278385
I bought this item thinking it was okay for canning. Was excited to can some home made soup and I'm disappointed to learn it's not for canning.
1278386
Its NOT the processing time that is the real problem, it is the ultimate temperature. The inside of the jars must reach 240 degrees and be held there long enough to kill all the botulism spores. The pressure required to do this depends on elevation, and since you can't know the exact temp/pressure in there, you can't know whether you've hit the required temperature or for how long you hit it. Processing longer won't help if you never hit 240.
1278387
I have canned 20 QT of beef in my instapot. I turned the time up to 100 minutes. Meat needs to be canned at 11 psi for 75 minutes. People should not fear eating the meat as long as it seals. It is spool much easier than watching the dial all the time. We love our instapot!!!
1278388
The National Center for Home Food Preservation does not recommend canning in electric pressure cookers for a variety of reasons. http://preservingfoodathome.com/2014/11/25/can-i-can-in-a-multi-cooker/
1278389
No. Canning low acid food in a home pressure cooker is unsafe. The reasons are well explained in Miss Vickie's Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes by Vickie Smith. Please check it out (see page 10)! The seller is giving incorrect and dangerous advice by claiming low acid food can be safely canned!
1278390
There are two types of canning: boiling-water canning at 100C/212F (for acid fruits, tomatoes, pickles and jellied products) and pressure canning at 115~121C/240~250F (for low acid vegetables, meat and poultry). Please refer to "USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning" for more details. Instant Pot can be used for boiling-water canning. However, Instant Pot has not been tested for food safety in pressure canning by USDA. Due to the fact that programs in Instant Pot IP-CSG, IP-LUX and IP-DUO series are regulated by a pressure sensor instead of a thermometer, the elevation of your location may affect the actual cooking temperature. For now, we wouldn't recommend using Instant Pot for pressure canning purpose. Please note this correction to our early inaccurate information.
1278391
A big problem is that one has no idea what the temperature and pressure actually is. There is no read out of either. You have to take is on faith and that is not worth the risk. Get a GoWISE it has a real time pressure readout.
592290
I found your model on the GE website and it is a smooth top range. This canner element is for a range that has individual elements that you can put in and take out. According to what I saw on the website, your range comes with a large burner and a hot burner, so it will probably work for canning unless the manual says not to use it for canning. If you want a separate canner element, look up hot plates for canning on Amazon. Some have good reviews.
1525112
I have a glass cooktop--not induction--and I cannot use this canner on my glass cooktop. If you have a glasstop induction cooktop you cannot use this, or any other, canner. The weight of the water & filled canning jars is too much for a glass cooktop. We can on a two-burner propane burner out on the deck. The great thing about canning out there is that we're not canning in an already hot kitchen.
514507
There are two kinds of canners, water bath and pressure canners. These jars can be used in both types. However, I do not know if the jars can be used in a regular pressure cooker. My pressure canner is a large pressure cooker with a wire insert that holds the jars up from the bottom of the canner and keeps them from bumping together. In other words, it is a kind of pressure cooker designed especially for canning.
1312645
Hi, I only recently got this lovely Magafesa pot. I have used it for cooking stew, but not cannning. However, I did use my old Prestige wobble top pressure cooker for canning when I made both marmalade and pepper jelly. Did you contact the Spanish manufacturer
1875830
This is a pressure cooker not a pressure canner. Pint ball jars will not fit, ..unless you want to use it as a water bath canner without the lid. If that is the case there are cheaper and better choices for that. It does come with an instruction manual with recipes.
864890
I bought the pot for my daughter to use for canning. I would not use the pot in the over.
908777
I wanted to but found out to do canning, you must have a pressure cooker designed for that purpose. In other words, it must have a pressure gauge on top of the cooker to measure the pressure. Needless to say, one of those is on my wish list~!!! :)
1329142
I've never done that, only use it for canning. Not saying it can't be done.
9451
Depends how old it is and what brand and if it is for canning or a regular pressure cooker. Let me know and I will see if I can help.
1147511
That is what I use it on. This is my favorite go to pan now. I even use it for canning. You can not go wrong purchasing this pot.
787674
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.
1433810
No, it will only work as a steamer or juicer. My suggestion would be to buy an All American canner for canning.
1619492
see a previous review that says NO electric hotplates are suitable for canning. It also says it barely stayed hot enough.Good for cooking, not for canning.
1123387
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.
2104002
I do not can, but the manual says that you can. I have enclosed a link where you can down load the manual and see the instructions for canning. I do have a friend who does some canning, she used this and likes it. http://www.maxi-matic.com/product.php?productid=206&cat;=80&page;=1
794207
Yes I believe it should work for canning, it's BTU output would appear to be sufficient, and it boils water as fast as any other electric burner I've used. I've had it for about 3 months, and I use it at least 2x a day with no problems so far.