On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:14:43 -0500, George Shirley >
wrote:
>On 8/27/2015 6:18 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> On 2015-08-27 04:03:21 +0000, Randal Oulton said:
>>
>>> My new steam canner has changed everything. Used to dread the water
>>> bath stuff because of how long it took the water to start boiling
>>> even, but the steam canner is up to processing speed in about 10
>>> minutes now. I motored through processing 4 full rounds of dill
>>> pickles tonight, 4 x 7 quarts, in under 2 hours, with just one steam
>>> canner.
>>> You can use it for anything high acid approved for water bath canning;
>>> pickles, relishes, chutneys, jams, fruits, tomatoes, etc. The high
>>> acid stuff that you'd water bath, because the steam only gets to 100 C
>>> (212 F). Everything else that needs pressure canning, still needs a
>>> proper pressure canner. Steam canning got approved at the end of June
>>> this summer based on Wisconsin Extension research led by Barbara
>>> Ingham, and I had one in my hands a week later from Amazon.
>>>
>>> I got the Vittorio stainless steam canner, that has the gauge on the
>>> top that tells you when to start counting your processing time. My
>>> only wish would be that it would dingle or whistle or whoo-hoo or
>>> something when it's at temperature for when you have your head turned
>>> chopping something else, but it doesn't.
>>
>> Aw, c'mon, Randall --- is it so tough to turn around and look at the
>> temp? <grin> Mine came last week and I, too, love it. I haven't used
>> it on my induction burner yet, though.
>>
>> Though my UMN extension people are good with the asc (atmospheric steam
>> canner), the NCHFP isn't on board.
>>
>> I'm not crazy about the rack but that's only because of the kind of
>> canning I do -- 95% is in half pint jars.
>>
>> Rock on!
>Canner racks are my main problem. For the usual canner rack is made of
>carbon steel and begins to rust almost immediately. A stainless steel
>rack costs more than I want to spend.
Hi George,
Do you use the rack to lift out the jars?
I'm gettin' too shaky to lift out a whole rack of quart jars in one of
those flimsy wire racks so a few years ago I bought a flat SS rack
from the Local Lee Valley Tools store. Use a jar lifter to take out
the jars one at a time.
It's this one:
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...t=2,2120,33279
Ross.
Southern Ontario, Canada