Anne Chambers wrote:

> Andrew Valiukas wrote:
>
>> Does anybody know where I can get a pressure canner in Australia? Is a
>> standard pressure cooker the same - just different size? Would I be
>> able to
>> use a standard pressure cooker?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Andrew
>>
>>
> I seem to remember seeing a warning somewhere that ordinary pressure
> cookers can't be used because the pressure cannot be regulated
> accurately enough.
> Anne
> South Australia
>

And the metal is generally not thick enough to hold the heat adequately
allowing proper cool down. A pressure canner can usually be used as a
pressure cooker but it seldom goes the other way.

George