Pressure Canner

[pigletwillie]

After a brief correspondence with SuperSprout I am after a pressure canner for heat treating home bottled food under pressure. These beasts are not pressure cookers as they are somewhat bigger to fit the bottles in.

Can anybody reccomend one that they have used personally rather than submitting a link to the usual suppliers.

I am looking at shipping one in from the States as the exchange rate is so good at present so any serious suggestions will be most helpful.

[supersprout]

Mine is a Presto piglet Lord knows what I'll do when it comes to spares! The advantage of buying second-hand from a charming couple in the States was that it didn't attract duty, which a new one would. I asked them a zillion questions beforehand, and they politely responded to them all! It came with the instruction booklet - if you get the same make and it doesn't include instructions, I'll gladly photocopy for you.

[smallblueplanet]

I like your coffee cups SS, where are they from?

oops sorry didn't mean to nosey round your house!

[pigletwillie]

Thanks SS, I have my eye on one from the States, its a 23 quart Presto which I pressume is a similar size to yours. Thanks for the offer of the copying, as always you are so thoughtful.

[Poledragon]

I spent ages last year looking for a pressure canner, but the shipping cost always worked out more than the actual canner!

Piglet, I looked at a 23 quart one too, but in the end, decided that I could do without it that season, (bought a dehydrator instead). However, I'll be interested to know what you find out.

[supersprout]

I think you're right poledragon, shipping cost more than the canner. However, the canner is light (aluminium), so it didn't seem unreasonable given the cost of a new one! If you're prepared to gnaw your fingernails for a month, surface mail would be cheaper

Then of course there's the luxury and convenience of home made bol sauce and beans!

Fingers x'd pw! My mum always told me to get the biggest pan you can afford.

LOL @lbp, the stripey ones are Swedish and the squarey ones are a British pottery, I think the pattern is shogun

[pigletwillie]

SS, have just bagged a brand new one off ebay which including the airfreight came in at 161.80 USD or about �80 for the 23 quart one that is the same as yours.

I just need to source some jars now with the two piece lids.

[pigletwillie]

Its here, it arrived this morning via USPS airmail, excited or what.!

[supersprout]

OOOO piglet, bet you are!
Are you going to give it a road test?

[pigletwillie]

I need to bag some jars first SS and will then knock up some bolognese sauce or something of a simillar ilk.

Now where is the Lakeland catalogue?

[supersprout]

have you checked out www.ascott.biz for jars yet piggers?
Although Lakeland are great if there's a shop near you. My nearest is 100 yards from the front door

[Lesley Jay]

Piglet I buy all my jars from www.ascott.biz I can't fault them. Great service.

[roitelet]

If anyone is in France in Sept/Oct Preserving jars of all sorts are available in the supermarkets. Leclerc have a good range and I didn't think that ther were all that expensive. The French are really into bottling, preserving and jam making.

[crivens]

Just found this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ALL-AMERIC...QQcmdZViewItem

[supersprout]

I prefer to buy second hand from the US, as new items tend to attract stonking duty golly it will be good to have canning company this autumn!