My 30 quart cast aluminum All American canner weighs over 50 lbs when fully loaded with 14 quarts. This is just too much for the glass top electric cooktop that came with my new bride, so we bought a new stainless steel five burner propane cooktop and had a propane line extended into the kitchen. Been canning for over 40 years and am not about to give up my AA canner. Yes I know there are other much cheaper options but we wanted a gas cooktop for general cooking anyhow.
TomNJVA