"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> 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
>
> >
> > 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.)

No dial gauge, but generally they're stainless steel (not always tho).
>
> You can overcome the thin metal cool-down thing by adding more water.
>
> Bob
>