I've owned the AA 30 quart pressure canner for some 12 years now and absolutely love it. It's built like a brick outhouse and will likely outlive my grandchildren, and it never need gaskets. I have no problem lifting it to the stove when full, but then I am 6'3" tall and weigh 210 lbs. A person of slight build would need to put it on the stove empty and fill it there.
The size you need depends on the amount of canning you do. The AA 30 holds 19 pints or 14 quarts, which fits my canning needs quite well. So far I have not needed to do more than two canners full per batch. Batches larger than that in a single day are too intensive anyhow.
TomNJ/VA
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