I use a pressure canner. Will the large burner and cooktop be strong enough to support it's weight when loaded with 7 full quart jars or 10 full pint
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I'm quite sure the glass cooktop can handle the weight of the pressure canner. I don't know if I would try to slide anything heavy across the cooktop for fear of scratching it.
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I have a regular electric stove with coils - although the canner is larger than the coils, I have used it as well as one I wore out for years. You just center the canner over the coil. I don't know how useful one would be that was as small as a burner on regular stoves, wouldn't hold many jars.
2005610
I have a 33 quart stockpot and I have had it filled up with oil and a turkey with no problems. It appears to be very sturdy and I haven't noticed any stress issues, i.e. I don't see it starting to bend or warp. The top is plenty big too: unless your pot is super-wide I wouldn't expect any problems.
1099926
Yes it will hold 7 quarts...I use it to boil lobsters and will usually hold about 7good sized lobbies
1117863
The 10 quart will hold a roast and vegetables. Before you use a pressure cooker find a good resource book. Another responder recommended Miss Vickie. She has a vast amount of information. I used my cooker weekly. It has been a fantastic investment for me! I am completely happy with this pressure cooker.
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The only restriction in the manual is that the unit uses a 14" 10 1/2 Qt pot. I would say from what I use it for to melt lead it can hold quite a load, But 10 1/2 qts is about 20 3/4 lbs. So its up to you. I try not to add too much material and limit it to about 25 to 30 lbs. Remember that a gallon of water weighs 8.3 lbs. You go from there. Remember also its a cooker not a fryer and if you deep fry anthing you will need a thermometer to regulate the temp. Have fun.
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I think that this would hold the griddle and then some. I use it with a 3 gal. Preasure cooker with over 16 lbs of liquid in it and holds it just fine. The legs and the whole unit is well built in my opinion.
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I would be weary. this is an ultra light backpacking stove and a pot that big would defeat that all together.I do think it would support the weight but the would be a large risk for tipping! this device is smaller than a pack of smokes.
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Bill, I will have to get back to you on this. The Double Dutch Oven is my birthday present from my wife and I can't open it until tommorrow 3/4. Based on pressure cookers and slow cookers of similar size that we cook in, I would say the DDO is plenty big enough for most anything. The 7 quart would be good for cooking for large groups or making more then you need and freezing or canning it. You are dealing with almost 2 gallons of food and a pretty large bread loaf in the 7 quart.Harry
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We use it to cook lobsters and have probably put 30 lbs of lobsters with it half full of water. Hope that helps. It is very heavy duty and sturdy. Not our first burner but definitely the best so far.
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This stove is very strong. One review actually had a guy standing on it and it didn't fail. Should be no problem doing an 18 oz. pot.
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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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No way. I tried a 10 gallon. It crushed my stovetop under the weight. Go with the propane burners.
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You should not use this pressure cooker to can in. Please see: http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/using_press_canners.html the recommendation is to only use a canner that you can fit 4 QUART jars in.
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About 7 half-pints fit into the canner well. Have not tried with pint jars, but it sounds like you really want half pints so it should do the job.
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I don't know how much it will hold in pounds, but I've had a 16" stell frying pan, a 2 qt sauce pan, and a coffee pot all cooking on it at once, with no issues. I've also used 12" cast iron skillets and dutch ovens on it with no problems.
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I find this burner very slow. My pressure canner is only 10.5 quarts and I can't imagine how slow it would be on some of the larger canners.