Is there different kinds of pressure cookers, as in some for canning and others for just cooking? I’m asking because our J.C. Penneys has a pressure cooker for $40 on sale (reg. $99 plus I have a discount coupon). I don’t know the manufacturer. It’s an 8 qt. hard-anodized pressure cooker. I’m wondering if it’s worth it or just some cheap thing that won’t be good for much. I still need to have my old one checked out, but thought maybe this would be an OK second one. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I like a bargain, but only if its a worthwhile item, not just junk.
You ARE a good shopper! Have you ever thought about buying stuff cheap and then selling it on ebay? I bet you’d be good at that.
ps. I’m awaiting DelaWhere’s response to this too, since I guess I need a - very important, can’t live without one, has lots of uses - canner.
Please note: pressure cooker
You really, really need a pressure cooker/CANNER!
Here is what Jackie Clay says on the subject...
I have a Presto 6 qt. pressure cooker. Presto is reluctant to let me know if I am able to do any canning in my cooker.
I plan on using pint and 1/2 pint jars. Any help you can give me on this would be appreciated.
Jay Babb
Loomis, Washington
It really isn’t recommended to can in a pressure cooker. Sometimes it is hard to get the temperature of the food inside the jars hot enough because the canner interior is so small when it is packed with jars. The steam has a hard time circulating and heating the jars adequately. This is one reason we recommend using a larger pressure canner instead of a cooker. You can also process many more jars in the canner, which is to your great benefit. Good luck.
— Jackie
“Is there different kinds of pressure cookers”
Wow, I guess it was kind a late for me. Rereading this in the morning w/cup of coffee it should be “Are there”. duh.