Can you do canning in this electric pressure cooker?
2025857
Yes you can. If you can't find your manual, you can probably download one on the net.
1769372
the instruction book says; some glass stovetops may not produce enough heat/energy required for safe pressure canning-suggests not to use. hope that helps
626437
My neighbor, who does a lot of canning for her large family, uses a steam canner outside on a portable gas stove, so I would say yes you can use it on a gas stove.
396174
Yes, but you don't need it unless you are doing a lot of canning at 5 or 10 pounds of pressure because the canner comes with a regulator that tells you when you hit 15 pounds. When the regulator jiggles just back off to whatever pressure you want to use is indicated on the gauge.
1457501
yes, you can saute things in the cooker before actually using it as a pressure cooker. you can evenbrown meat in it.
1690477
I have a smaller pressure cooker for meals I haven't used this for anything but canning because its so big.
331043
You are able to use the burners as regular burners, so I would say it would work for canning
1111470
I was unable to answer the question I just received as I have not used my pressurecookers yet. I will use them this summer for canning as this is why I purchased them.I received my cookers to late in the season for canning last year.
1073085
Yes you can even though that is not the purpose of a pressure cooker. The best use for this would be to cook meat/vegetable/rice faster with the build up of steam inside.
9451
Depends how old it is and what brand and if it is for canning or a regular pressure cooker. Let me know and I will see if I can help.
1342483
If you attempt to "can" food in this cooker be absolutely sure you read the recipe you are using carefully. This cooker operates at 15 psi and cannot be reduced to 5 or 10 psi. If you live at an altitude that recommends 10 psi for home canning then this is NOT THE COOKER FOR YOU!!!! You can compensate for the increased pressure but this requires experience ...... talk to someone who lives near you who is known to KNOW what they are doing when it comes to "canning" !!!!! Hope this helps!
2217916
No. There is no pressure control, and vegetable canning requires specific pounds of pressure. Also, jars would not fit. You need a pressure canner, many are available at local hardware stores.
1799102
I haven't tried canning however, my guess is 4 to 5 quarts at least. This cooker is really big and it holds a lot.
1686691
As answered earlier, yes you theoretically could. However just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. 1: it would be an awfully tight fit. 2: half gallon jars are not recommended for pressure canning by the FDA as well as every canning manufacturers (such as ball) out there. 3: all canning recipes I have are in quart and pint amounts. I assume you are changing that too fit your needs. By doing so, you could inadvertently affect chemical compositions and end up with issues latter. Bottom line is Yes but you shouldn't.
1130
I guess you can steam in the pressure cooker but timing will be VERY tricky in my opinion. Use a covered Corningware in your microwave preferably.
422174
This one seems too small. The Presto site discusses canning. A cooker with a pressure gage would let you make sure I got it hot enough.
404547
It's a small pot with a basket that fits inside, has a lid and is great for boiling. As for canning use, you would need to make that determination. I don't know if you need pressure for canning. If so, no it won't work. If you just need to put a jar into it and boil it, then yes it would and the basket would make removal of the hot jar easier.