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[ValerieJ]

On a brighter note, we tried some of the marinara I canned tonight for dinner and it turned out fabulous!

 

[ValerieJ]

Good morning Washington! Another tomato day for me. I'm considering pulling out the All American. That one doesn't ever malfunction.

 

[Smokerbill]

Good morning Washington! Another tomato day for me. I'm considering pulling out the All American. That one doesn't ever malfunction.

Goin' old school.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning state I have stayed old school mostly.
How is everyone?

 

[Smokerbill]

I'm liking the rain, not so much the cooler weather. Where did summer go? Poured a bucket of pellets into the feeder and dumped some crushed eggshells into the oyster shell box. Took care of the waterer yesterday.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Me also more time inside nice fire in the stove.
not a huge one.
Second cup with me gave the crew some mash this morning.

 

[ValerieJ]

IDK, I really love the convenience of the electric canner. No babysitting. But, if it doesn't work then it's even more trouble. Haven't decided yet. We'll see when I get finished making the sauce.

 

[Smokerbill]

IDK, I really love the convenience of the electric canner. No babysitting. But, if it doesn't work then it's even more trouble. Haven't decided yet. We'll see when I get finished making the sauce.

Does the electric canner go through the 10 minute steam/air vent period before it seals up and pressurizes?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sitting here had my mc muffin nothing on TV.
Thinking go clean the coop allot of nothing here today little cool.

 

[ValerieJ]

Oh yes.

Does the electric canner go through the 10 minute steam/air vent period before it seals up and pressurizes?

Everything is the same process, but it is all automatic. I don't have to monitor pressure to make sure it's right. Once the jars are filled and put in, the only thing I have to do is put the regulator on after it has expressed the excess steam, and it beeps at me to tell me to do it. I really love how automatic it is. It shuts off when the canning is done and cools down on its own, then beeps when we can take the jars out..

With the big canner, to get the pressure reliably set and maintained, I have to go sit in the rabbit hole with it. The stove out there is propane. In the house we are all electric. Easier to adjust the heat on propane. But I would never leave propane unattended. It's a regular stove, not a camp stove, but I'm still pretty careful about it.

The kicker is, yesterday I could have used the water bath method, since I was just canning tomatoes. The electric canner does both. I opted for pressure because I'm so germ conscientious. The water bath would have worked fine, however. Today I turned it all into sauce, which is simmering now, so I have to pressure can it.

I do have some water bathed canned tomatoes in the cupboard, but I will be sure to cook them into a sauce or soup when I use them.

Not the experienced and confident canner you all are. I take any and all precautions I can.