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
Thanks for the input. I will probably pass on it then if it isn’t good for canning. I’ll have to do some checking online, Craigslist, etc. and see if I can find a good deal on a canner.
Headin’ to bed. G’night.