[MtnClimber]

Does anyone have experience with pressure canning? I looked on Amazon.com and it seems they range from $79 to over $200. Also, is the quart capacity the number of quart jars it will hold or just total volume? And experience with different brands? It looked like there were two general ways the lid attached, a twist-on type and a lid that is held on with several tthumb screws.

[CottonBall]

Does anyone have experience with pressure canning? I looked on Amazon.com and it seems they range from $79 to over $200. Also, is the quart capacity the number of quart jars it will hold or just total volume? And experience with different brands? It looked like there were two general ways the lid attached, a twist-on type and a lid that is held on with several tthumb screws.

I've asked all these same questions myself - and many more, on granny's 2nd thread. You can either peruse that thread if you have a lot of free time and a fast connection ;) Or ask again - DelaWhere is a great source of information.

Personally, I got the cheaper Presto one vs. All American or something like that as my 2nd choice. I'm happy with it for now, but it is a bit chinzy for a lot of canning. I think the qt capacity is the total volume. My 23 qt will hold 7 qt jars or 14 pints, double stacked. It got it vs the 16 qt one so I can do water bath canning (the 16 qt one wasn't tall enough to water bath can quart jars).

[CottonBall]

Does anyone have experience with pressure canning? I looked on Amazon.com and it seems they range from $79 to over $200. Also, is the quart capacity the number of quart jars it will hold or just total volume? And experience with different brands? It looked like there were two general ways the lid attached, a twist-on type and a lid that is held on with several tthumb screws.

I've asked all these same questions myself - and many more, on granny's 2nd thread. You can either peruse that thread if you have a lot of free time and a fast connection ;) Or ask again - DelaWhere is a great source of information.

Personally, I got the cheaper Presto one vs. All American or something like that as my 2nd choice. I'm happy with it for now, but it is a bit chinzy for a lot of canning. I think the qt capacity is the total volume. My 23 qt will hold 7 qt jars or 14 pints, double stacked. It got it vs the 16 qt one so I can do water bath canning (the 16 qt one wasn't tall enough to water bath can quart jars).