zxcvbob wrote:
> 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
>
No - my old one just has a weight that wobbles - no way of regulating
the pressure at all. I don't use it. The latest ones may be different,
but I don't think so; I haven't noticed big dial gauges on the ones on
display.
Anne
South Australia

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