Is bigger better in this case? My wife is a beginner, this will be her first canner. She has a large 1/2 acre garden with lots of stuff to preserve.
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Rediranch, This summer I was a beginner also. I LOVE this canner.....it is TOTALLY idiot proof (important for me). It is in fact HUGE! If they come any bigger I don't think we would be able to pick them up even when empty. It is very heavy duty. I only have 1. important note to self.....make sure the little "nitch" on the rim of the pot is facing YOU....this is very important because I can tell you from experience, it's hard to read the dial when it is facing the back of the stove. Depending on how big your kitchen sink is, it's a little difficult to wash but that is a small price to pay for this awesome canner. Hope this helps you.
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Rediranch, This summer I was a beginner also. I LOVE this canner.....it is TOTALLY idiot proof (important for me).It is in fact HUGE! If they come any bigger I don't think we would be able to pick them up even when empty. It is very heavy duty. I only have 1. important note to self.....make sure the little "nitch" on the rim of the pot is facing YOU....this is very important because I can tell you from experience, it's hard to read the dial when it is facing the back of the stove. Depending on how big your kitchen sink is, it's a little difficult to wash but that is a small price to pay for this awesome canner. Hope this helps you. Rediranch, This summer I was a beginner also. I LOVE this canner.....it is TOTALLY idiot proof (important for me).It is in fact HUGE! If they come any bigger I don't think we would be able to pick them up even when empty. It is very heavy duty. I only have 1. important note to self.....make sure the little "nitch" on the rim of the pot is facing YOU....this is very important because I can tell you from experience, it's hard to read the dial when it is facing the back of the stove. Depending on how big your kitchen sink is, it's a little difficult to wash but that is a small... » Read More Rediranch, This summer I was a beginner also. I LOVE this canner.....it is TOTALLY idiot proof (important for me).It is in fact HUGE! If they come any bigger I don't think we would be able to pick them up even when empty. It is very heavy duty. I only have 1. important note to self.....make sure the little "nitch" on the rim of the pot is facing YOU....this is very important because I can tell you from experience, it's hard to read the dial when it is facing the back of the stove. Depending on how big your kitchen sink is, it's a little difficult to wash but that is a small price to pay for this awesome canner. Hope this helps you. « Show Less
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It will depend on the size of jar she will mainly use. My wife uses a lot of the pint size so the bigger was better. If she mainly will use quart the small will be fine.
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This is not the biggest canner they have, but it is a good size canner and will do lots of canning for her. With a large garden she'll want to can as much as possible in each canning and save time. This is a very good canner to start out with. Good luck
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Yes, if she is going to preserve a large quantity of food, bigger is better. It will allow her to process more jars at once. Be sure to follow the ball canning instructions for time and pressure.
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It depends on how much you plan on canning and how many people you are canning for. We have a large family so the large canner is nice (the largest that can handle 20 quart jars). You can do enormous batches of food, which is very nice. It is also very heavy. We had a smaller canner that could handle seven quart jars at once, but it wasn't tall enough to do water bath canning. For the quantity of food we process, this one is great. Having nice tools makes doing jobs better. If you get a nice canner, you will probably do it more. We hadn't used our previous canner very much, but use this one more. It depends on how much you plan on canning and how many people you are canning for. We have a large family so the large canner is nice (the largest that can handle 20 quart jars). You can do enormous batches of food, which is very nice. It is also very heavy. We had a smaller canner that could handle seven quart jars at once, but it wasn't tall enough to do water bath canning. For the quantity of food we process, this one is great. Having nice tools makes doing jobs better. If you get a nice canner, you will probably do it more. We hadn't used our previous canner very much, but use this one... » Read More It depends on how much you plan on canning and how many people you are canning for. We have a large family so the large canner is nice (the largest that can handle 20 quart jars). You can do enormous batches of food, which is very nice. It is also very heavy. We had a smaller canner that could handle seven quart jars at once, but it wasn't tall enough to do water bath canning. For the quantity of food we process, this one is great. Having nice tools makes doing jobs better. If you get a nice canner, you will probably do it more. We hadn't used our previous canner very much, but use this one more. « Show Less
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If you plan on a lot of pints, being able to double stack cuts the time in half. That's true with quarts too. It's nice to do more at a time but the canner gets heavier with size.
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I think this canner is a very nice medium-sized canner for any kitchen. I have seen much bigger units on the internet and this one is plenty big enough!
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My canner holds 7 quarts or 17 pints, and it makes no difference what size the eye is because think about if you just boil water and use a smaller eye. Once the temperature gets to boiling it stays. It will be just fine.
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The difference is the power of the motor. I think the bigger is totally worth it. I like my items more frozen versus slimy, so the additional power makes grinding up frozen fruit more realistic and less taxing on the motor.
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Hello Jayne, go for the bigger one. You never go wrong. Small has no room to expand if you want to do bigger.I bought mine at a thrift store for 10 dollars and works fine. Enjoy.
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I think it would work! There's enough room in there for a quart jar, so I'd take your 1/2 pts - stack them on top of each other and see how that compares to the height of a quart jar. I'd suggest using some sort of "spacer" between the jars - just seems like a good idea. And I would not worry about the temperature - everything in the canner will be the same temp - one it starts to steam and the gauge says you are ready!
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i have successfully used 1/2 gallon jars with this canner- do not recall how many canner will hold- you can put empty jars in empty canner to see how many it will hold.
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I would say yes but you would need to get something bigger as they get older ad grow. If your looking for something you can use for a long time I would go bigger.
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There is a slightly bigger size of that fryer that might be better for a large family. The features are the same. We love ours!
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Definitely larger than a quart jar - maybe a half gallon, but I agree with S. Deering that you should freeze what you won't be consuming soon. We do that all the time.
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I'm sure they both work perfectly, but as a general rule bigger is always better when it comes to pressure cookers. The 26cm pan has more surface area for browning food and has a larger capacity. You with be able to brown in fewer batches and have more flexibility in the amount of food you can make. You can always put a smaller batch in a larger cooker and get good results but it is never o.k.to over fill a smaller pressure cooker.
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it depends on how many plants you want to grow but I would think for two people I don't think you need the largest size I think the middle size would be enough
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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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I would suggest a thicker pot as well. I wrote them a product review few days ago. Spoke with a rep about how he could improve his product and such. Awesome customer service!
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I have no problems with reg size veg. cans. It works great. I wish my cupboard was wide enough for 2 of them side by side. I stack the cans on top of each other 3 high and this really makes my cans organized and very easy to find what I want. If you use this like I do you will be very happy
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I wouldn't buy the bigger one. Just make another batch or two if you need it. The six ounce is plenty most of the time.
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I would go for the larger net if you have the space. It doesn't take much space in the yard, just an extra foot on each side. I play two to three times per week and practice every other day, either with the net or at the driving range. I am more comfortable with the larger net because if I hit an errant shot I want the net to catch it not my neighbors windshield. Either net will work well. I am so glad I bought mine to practice at home, should have done it years ago.
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I think the larger container will do the job. I haven't had to use mine yet, but that is the reason I purchased it.