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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Presto Pressure canner VS All American.
I was about to pull the trigger and get a 23 quart Presto canner. But for some reason I looked on the Presto web sight I think to see if it had a weight for 5 PSI. To my surprise this canner doesn't have a weight gauge it is a over pressure weight set to go off at 15 PSI. You still have to rely on the gauge to keep the pressure at 10 PSI. I know good and well I saw a weight gauge for the canner, I just know I did, it had washers on it. I now just read the one without the gauge uses the weight gauge with washers and it will fit the 23 quart canner. But I dont want to buy the thing. Really Presto, get your game on for crying out loud and drop the 15 pound weight all together. ![]() The All American on the other hand has a dial gauge AND a weight gauge with 5-10-15 pound capability. This is more of a public service announcement than anything else. Just to let people know that the darn weight is not a weigh gauge. If you use this weight as an indicator at 0 to 1000 feet above sea level you will be over processing your food at too high a temperature, I think at around 152 F or so. But dont take my word for it. Now back to scratching my head as to what I want to do. ![]() By the Presto and order the other weights or get the All American. ![]() Darn it all. ![]() Worth |
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