This is a Presto 23 quart pressure canner/cooker. It arrived yesterday.
I have to admit that I’m intimidated by the challenge of learning to use it to cooker, or as a canner, but I’m determined to learn.
We’re trying to grow veggies in our square foot garden – and now our raised bed square foot garden for this fall. I’m hoping to be able to grow enough good veggies that I can can some for the winter. I’ve known people who canned over the years, and am always impressed.
I’m planning to ask my good friend, Kay, if I can come watch her the next time she cans, if that’s convenient for her. She’s done this for years and knows more about what to do, how to do it safely, and tips than I’ll ever learn on my own. I don’t know what type of canning system she has yet, and I’m eager to find out.
We got this one because you can do the boiling water method or the pressure method, canning veggies, fruit, meat, or seafood, plus being able to use it as a pressure cooker.
We’re going to cook our first pot roast in it tonight.
I’ll report how it went tomorrow, unless we blow ourselves up….
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