George Shirley wrote:
> 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
>

But we don't know what passes for a pressure cooker in Australia. Maybe
it's a big clunky thing with a dial gauge on top (and would work perfectly
for canning.)

You can overcome the thin metal cool-down thing by adding more water.

Bob