Lift the canner lid up and toward you.
Using a granite canner for cooking.
Using it as a giant pressure cooker was marvelous for reducing the amount of simmering time needed.
If you re looking for something smaller than 23 quarts try the all american 10 5 quart pressure cooker canner.
Use the lid like a shield to make sure the residual steam inside the canner goes away from you when opening.
The granite ware pressure canner cooker steamer comes equipped with.
Racks for canner and steamer.
Pick a pot that has a diameter of one inch or less bigger than the burner you will.
But they may not maintain adequate pressure and they heat and cool too quickly to use them to safely pressure can foods 1 pressure canners.
Pick a pot with a flat bottom not ridged.
Granite ware pressure canner cooker steamer 20 quart if you ve been looking for a beginner pressure cooker that can also function in other capacities as well this is the one for you.
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It s enamel and can melt on to the stove top.
Don t use the old fashioned granite ware water bath canner.
Doing these steps helps with siphoning or loosing liquid in your jars.
It will keep the temperature constant and the stove won t turn off and on.
Set jars upright on a cutting board or dish cloth and away from any drafts to cool.
I learned that it needs about 4 5 inches of clearance between the top of the liquid and the top of the vessel or the contents come up through the pressure relief valve and there is the risk of it getting clogged.
Remove jars from canner using a granite ware jar lifter or similar tool.
The presto 01781 23 quart pressure canner and cooker is our top choice because it functions both as a pressure canner and a boiling water canner it s easy to use and it works great at high altitudes.
Granite ware pressure canner cooker steamer.
Don t go too big.
Not the same as pressure cookers.
It s made of heavy duty.