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in article , Anne Chambers at
wrote on 29/11/03 1:25 pm:

> 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
Check and see if your weight has a pressure written on it, many do. Ellen