In article >,
The Cook > wrote:

> Yes, read your manual for the operation of the pressure canner, but
> don't rely on it for the current information on canning. Remember the
> pressure canner pressure cans and the instruction books usually only
> cover that process. Read the BBB and The University of Georgia site
> http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/ for current information and alternate
> processes and recipes.

Thanks. I do have that site in my bookmarks. Very handy.

> BTW I prefer to load and unload the canner with the jar lifter rather
> than loading the rack and putting that in. Trying to lift a rack with
> 7 quarts of food into either a canner or BWB doesn't work for me. I
> am not tall enough and don't have enough upper body strength to left
> the rack and keep it straight. I can't be assured that the rack will
> stay anchored on the top until I get it loaded. And again keeping it
> straight while immersing the jars can be a problem. Do what works for
> you.

Yes, I always use a jar lifter too. I use my pressure canner for BWB.
So, when you only have a disk on the bottom like mine, instead of a
rack, the jars tend to rattle and move into each other when they are
covered by water. That is what I meant by not having a rack for the
jars.

Isabella
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