Recommended Pressure Canners?

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My wife and I have decided to finally take the plunge and buy a good pressure canner for venison and preparing meals ahead. Can any of you experienced pressure canners recommend makes and models, please? The "All Americans" look good, are there better options?

We would be looking to 'buy once, cry once' and to get a larger capacity.

Thnx in advance!
 
I have the largest All American makes, I believe the model is the 941. Great for processing large loads, as I can do 27 pint jars in a single canner load. Only downside is, the canner is a behemoth to move around and doesn't fit under the microwave to can on my kitchen stove. I happily use it on a propane burner either in the garage or outside. Highly recommend all American.

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All American is the way to go. I prefer the setup with the rocker weight and the gauge instead of gauge only as one doesn't have to stay glued to it for 110 minutes at a time. One day I'll take the plunge and get the big one, for now I borrow a few and getting them all rolling at once.
 
Yep the All American is definately the top dog. Wish I had them.
But I can't complain too much about the two I have, my 23qt Presto was purchased new for $60,
my other one was a thrift store find and is a Mirrocraft 22, I think I gave $25 for it.
However it didn't come w/ a pressure gauge so I added a Presto gauge to it.
Both seem to work equally well and get the job done.
Hunt'nFish
 
Thank you for your input folks!

We... well, my wife, already can a lot of fruits and veggies, but we are really looking forward to having meat that doesn't have to be frozen for storage. As well as trying out some chilli and other prepped ahead recipes.
 
Like everyone else here, I highly recommend the All American. The big boy that I believe Becca has is the 941, and it is a beast, perfect for getting a lot of meat canned quickly. Amazon has pretty decent deals on all there models and I think it's usually free shipping for those bigger ticket items.
 
After reading some of the posts on this sight by Becca and 30338, we did a bit of research and bought an All American 921. It holds 19 regular mouth Pints or 7 quarts, and fits nicely on our stove under the microwave.
Since we got it in mid August, my wife has been a busy girl. Deer, Moose, Antelope, Bear, Wild Pig, domestic Turkey and Chicken, Chili, Baked Beans.... I think she's got an addiction.
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Bought a good aluminum one from Amazon for a friend this summer 60.00. My aluminum canner has seen some serious loads of fish & meat in the last 30 yrs. it's still going Not so sure spending the big money for stainless is really needed
 
pacific-23, I couldn't find that Target handles All American brand, all I could find was Presto.

akrdkill, the All American brand of pressure canners are made of aluminum. Very heavily built, with a metal to metal seal (no rubber seals), a multi weighted jiggler, and a geared pressure gauge... pretty much everything about it is very heavy duty.
 
Tuffy said:
pacific-23, I couldn't find that Target handles All American brand, all I could find was Presto.

akrdkill, the All American brand of pressure canners are made of aluminum. Very heavily built, with a metal to metal seal (no rubber seals), a multi weighted jiggler, and a geared pressure gauge... pretty much everything about it is very heavy duty.
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Not to mention it's made in USA. Buying "Made in USA" has always been a factor when I make a purchase.
 
We just bought the All-American 921. Did our 1st batch of cube meat last night( 6 quarts). Going to grind up some meat tonight and can hamburger next.

Out of curiosity how long do most of you wait before opening and eating meat/food after canning? (Sorry for the hijack)
 
JasonWi said:
We just bought the All-American 921. Did our 1st batch of cube meat last night( 6 quarts). Going to grind up some meat tonight and can hamburger next.

Out of curiosity how long do most of you wait before opening and eating meat/food after canning? (Sorry for the hijack)
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Are you asking how long the product will stay good once canned? I think the cooperative extension service recommends home canned goods be consumed within a few years of canning them (kind of like canned goods from the store, which always have a "best by" date on them too). As long as the lid remains sucked Down on top of the jar (I.e. Doesn't wiggle when you push on it) the contents inside should remain unspoiled and safe to eat, but I have read that after more than a few years the product degrades and either isn't as tasty or as nutritious any more. With that said, I have eaten home canned meat and fish in the last six months that I originally canned in 2010 and couldn't find any changes in taste at all.

It helps to store home canned goods in a cool dry place, a basement or crawl space can be a good choice as long as it won't freeze. We store ours in the garage, but even in the summer the temperature is never over 65 degrees in there. I just bring small batches of 6 jars or so in to the house at a time and replace them as I use them up.

Does that answer your question?
 
Becca:

Thank you for answering, some of my other questions. I didn't make my original question clear enough.

What I meant to ask was: Do you wait a certain period of time after you first can before eating the food? Like cubed meat for example...does it get better(more tender) after X weeks post canned than immediately afterwards?

Tks again
Jason
 
JasonWi said:
Becca:

Thank you for answering, some of my other questions. I didn't make my original question clear enough.

What I meant to ask was: Do you wait a certain period of time after you first can before eating the food? Like cubed meat for example...does it get better(more tender) after X weeks post canned than immediately afterwards?

Tks again
Jason
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I haven't noticed any difference by waiting. I often have at least one jar that doesn't seal right when I can it, and I throw it in the fridge and eat it the week I canned it. Haven't noticed any difference. Pressure canned meat is going to be tender just by nature of the canning process, so waiting to eat it shouldn't make a difference I don't think...
 
Sorry about the bad tip! It has been about a year since I looked at them online target must have moved to something cheaper to race to the bottom with Walmart. I have had very good luck storing jars in an unheated location with no casualties due to freezing. However, I do make sure I leave some headspace in the jars, they are rated for freezing stuff. I discovered that they would be ok by accident, after leaving several jars out at our cabin and having them be fine the next spring. We're not talking Fairbanks cold, but still sustained teens or single digits for up to a week.
 
pacific-23 said:
Sorry about the bad tip! It has been about a year since I looked at them online target must have moved to something cheaper to race to the bottom with Walmart.
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I found the best deal for my all American on Amazon with free shipping. Incidently, our local walmart also carries them, and while they may not beat amazons prices it might be handy for some folks to see them there in person if they are trying to decide on which model to purchase. Not a huge fan of Walmart either, but it becomes something of a necessary evil living in a town with limited shopping choices.

pacific-23 said:
I have had very good luck storing jars in an unheated location with no casualties due to freezing. However, I do make sure I leave some headspace in the jars, they are rated for freezing stuff. I discovered that they would be ok by accident, after leaving several jars out at our cabin and having them be fine the next spring. We're not talking Fairbanks cold, but still sustained teens or single digits for up to a week.
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This is interesting to me, and good to hear. I know the jars themselves are rated to freeze (I often freeze soups that way in the freezer at home), but I thought the risk was in breaking the seals on the lids, due to changing pressures, etc. glad to hear things will still be good if they freeze inadvertently. I will do some more research and see if there is actually a recommendation not to let them freeze or if I have been mistaken. No big deal either way, I am just curious. Thanks for the heads up!
 
I think that if there is adequate headspace then you should be ok as the contents are at a pressure lower than atmospheric so the pressure would have to increase a lot inside tp be greater than the 14.7 # pushing on the outside all the time. This is all conjecture on my part but it makes me happy as my house is tiny, so now 6 or more cases are usually out in the shop. And as far as limited shopping you'll see our big store tomorrow I believe !:)
 
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