BTW, if you do get into pressure canning foods. IMHO, there is nothing more boring than sitting on a stool in front of the stove, watching the pressure gauge to make sure it stays right on the exact lbs of pressure..
I’m at a higher elevation than you, so for me it was 13 lbs..my back would hurt from sitting there in a hot kitchen...for hours if you were canning several batches......
“BTW, if you do get into pressure canning foods. IMHO, there is nothing more boring than sitting on a stool in front of the stove, watching the pressure gauge to make sure it stays right on the exact lbs of pressure..”
There is now a weight that allows one to add or take off weights. Each weight is 5 lbs. It is 5 lbs. without adding a weight so if you add one weight, you will get 10 pounds of pressure and the gauge is there to show you it is using 10 or 11 pounds. If you put the remaining weight on there you are at 15 lbs. of pressure. You don’t have to sit and watch it any more if you have those individual weights.
I never stay in the same room. It’s a safety thing. Totally unnecessary these days, but old habits die hard.