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7:53 am
December 28, 2008
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Will just say again that my experience with regulating the canner on my electric stove has been less than satisfactory. And since the exact setting for maintaining the proper pressure depends, at least a small amount, on how much is in the canner, I would encourage you to go ahead and use this as a good excuse to get that new stove. You simply must have a better shot at maintaining the correct pressure if the stove's regulator is working properly!
If you happen to have a garage or somewhere you could set the old stove as a back-up – you know, on those occasions when all you need to do is heat some rolls, but your oven is filled with goodies! Or when you have a bunch of stuff needing to be processed and could do part of it on the old stove…
9:04 am
February 8, 2009
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Get a new stove! And if there's any way that you can get a gas stove, do it – you will not regret it. For canning, gas rocks for sure. I canned on a vintage electric stove with my vintage AA921 while living in a rented house for a few years. It was soooo frustrating. Doable, but stressful.
dede
10:52 am
September 19, 2010
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Thanks for the feedback! I guess it is past time to replace the stove. It will need to be electric again because I don't think there even is a gas line in my neighborhood. I hadn't thought about keeping the old stove. I don't think there really is room, but I'll have to give that some thought. With luck I'll have my new pressure canner and stove in time for the Labor Day weekend and I can start some serious canning!
11:33 am
October 10, 2009
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Urbanite I have a glass top electric stove which is fine for BWB, but like you not really adequate for PC. We purchased a couple of propane burners (at sporing goods warehouse) for power outages. They work really well with the PC and I am able to control the heat better. This is an alternative. The only gas line we have in our house is for the water heater and furnace in the basement and in this 1890's house would be quite difficult to put in gas to the kitchen.
11:49 am
December 14, 2010
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These craftsmen can do some real magic with copper tubing and a drill. The best investment you can make is having propane brought to your kitchen. I can make 7 pints of jelly in an 8 quart kettle and not boil a drop down the side. Any of the local propane suppliers will set up the system for you . If you can get a stove that doesn't use an electric oven igniter and control valve you will always be able to cook during a power outage. While you are having the new stove connected to the propane supply you can also have your gas grill connected. The gas supplier will come by on a schedule and refill your tank. I worked in a house that was first built in about 1800 and then remodeled several times, first to install central steam heat and plumbing and then to divide it into 8 apartments. Each apartment had a full kitchen with a propane stove.
4:10 pm
February 22, 2010
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By all means if you can do gas…DO! I am thinking about buying a used gas stove to replace my smooth top range. I love my electric oven but the smooth cooktop id driving me crazy!
We had propane in the country and it worked fine!
9:08 pm
May 6, 2010
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Double stack? Wow – that'd be great – is that only safe in a certain type pressure cooker? How about BWB?
thanks!
12:07 am
December 14, 2010
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I often can meat in wide mouth half pints and those double stack very nicely.
12:12 am
February 22, 2010
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I used to double stack pints of green beans. Never had a problem. This was in an old "Maid of Honor" canner with a nice high wire basket.
12:10 pm
May 6, 2010
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So..you can double stack jelly jars and pints safely in either PC or BWB? I'm trying to think about if one would topple over. I have no special canner/pc & just the regular type rack in my BWB.
This could be a real Eureka! moment for me, if it's safe.
Any special instructions for this.
Thanks
12:41 pm
February 8, 2009
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YES you CAN double stack jars in both water bath and PC if:
>the PC will close properly with jars double stacked with some type of rack between layers
>the water bath canner has enough height to allow double stack with 1 to 2" of water over the top layer AND room to boil
The All American brand PC's have models made especially for double stacking. The 921 stacks pints, the 941 stacks quarts. You only need some kind of rack between layers (but some people do stack jars directly on each other, offset).
Obviously the easiest to stack are the smallest jars.
dede
1:27 pm
May 6, 2010
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Thanks for the info, Dede.
So…I can use a "rack", say like a toaster oven rack, etc between the jars and just PC or BWB (with appropriate water to cover and boil) as usual?
Thanks = I've thought about trying this, but I wanted to confirm the specifics.
Didn't grow up w/canning, so I'm warily learning & proceeding.
CITR is of great assistance
Thanks again!
T
3:02 pm
February 8, 2009
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Yes, any rack will do that will fit. I have used a cheap cake cooling rack or a disc type rack (like from a pressure cooker). A dishtowel would work too, actually, if you had no other alternative. You just want to make sure the jars are fairly stable, especially in a BWB where the boiling action can jiggle them around a bit. Glad we are a help!
dede
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