has anyone used this for home canning?
1138042
Haven't used for home canning but I don't see why it wouldn't work. You have to be careful not to dip the tip too far into liquid (past the black cover) because the device is not waterproof. You also need to buy some calibration fluid to get accurate results. I bought ph4 and ph7 calibration packets to calibrate. They cost about a dollar a piece. This is not a bad tester considering the price. I have been using mine for a saltwater aquarium for a few months and it has worked well.
335326
Did you end up getting these? Did it work? Like you, I'm looking to use mason jars for home fermentation.
1226640
To be honest I away from home right now and can not look on my canner but it is awesome and really made my canning so much easier and convenient for me this past year. I can sauerkraut all year long and it has been a wonderful asset to my canning supplies.
432515
I used this pot on my glass top stove to blanch a bunch of tomatoes for spaghetti sauce. I never did get any canning done with the pot.
790356
I have used this wonderful canning tool for over 5 years... use it from everything to 4oz - quart size jars... it is the greatest! :0) ... plenty of room for quart jars to have 2 inches of water above them for the 'waterbath' ...
1027867
It is much more convenient. Depending on what you are canning, it may or may not save time. For example, with jams, yes; with tomatoes, no. But not having to deal with a giant pot of boiling water is a plus.
1234648
Sorry to hear that.....because I do a lot of 'canning' I can guess that you did NOT leave enough 'head' room or space for the unit to create the pressure it needed to process. Most units require that it be filled not more than 1/2 way.....just like a fryer....you need room for the expansion. Hope it didn't make too much mess in the kitchen and you were able to save the contents (what were you making ?) Mine stopped working after less than a year of use (I used it maybe 5 or 6 times) .....returned it.....however, when it was working, it did great. Not sure I'm going to get another just yet. Hope this was helpful.
1844124
I have not personally used this machine with a home canning jar, but I did fasten one onto the blade and nut of my blender and it fits fine. I did notice that there is feedback from "Anon" dated March 25, 2011 entitled "Great blender for the price" and that they did mention using the canning jar for making salad dressing.
301415
Yes, I had no problem what so ever. I really love mine , I canned 28 quarts of apples with it .
369915
I am using it gor mixing home made soap so I do not know anything about it's canning capabilities....sorry.
344581
I have not done that, but it is wonderful for all the things I use it for such as for soups and anything else otherwise requiring chopping. You have to be careful not to over pulse it as it will actually liquefy things. Saves a great deal of time. Great kitchen tool.
1449754
I have had no damage to any jar but I have not tried to open any that were canned at home. It does not take much pressure to open anything. You should be able to reuse them.
842870
I wouldn't use this for canning or anything else that requires long cooking. There's some type of built in shut-off mechanism...for safety's sake, I'm sure...that shuts it off about every 5 minutes. I use it for melting candle wax, and I sometimes have to re-start it a couple of times when melting even small amounts in a 2-pound pour pitcher. It would probably be durable enough, but the auto shut-off thing is a pain.
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.
372020
No. these small ones are not safe for canning. You need one of the larger ones that are called pressure cooker canners; they have a gauge that is necessary to determine the you are cooking with the correct amount of pressure for the item being canned.
1103423
I have not tried either. I would think it would work as it is essentially the same thing as fruit fresh (used for canning). I squirt lime juice on avocado for that purpose.
929936
Yes, I have made a lot of kombucha using this jar and it works very well. I even used it once for sauerkraut, but I prefer using multiple 1/2 gallon canning jars for better control over the rate of fermentation for sauerkraut.