WPFarmstead
Songster
Maeschak, don't forget to vent your canner for ten minutes before pressurizing it and starting the timer. When the proper time elapses, turn heat off or carefully remove canner from it. Then let the canner depressurize by itself (leave the weight on) until the small pop-up handle-lock (if your canner has one) drops down.
A link from the National Center for Home Food Preservation: http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_05/chicken_rabbit.html
Best wishes,
Ed
Actually, not all canners require the vent time. So, definitely follow your specific canners instructions.