New to pressure canner and due to having a stove top that is neither electric coil or gas used a propane stove in garage (with garage door opened). Challenging to control heat evenly when after vent got full steam for 10 minutes and added 10 psi wieght. Had periods where would rock greater than 4 a minute and less than 1. Once removed (heat off 5+ minutes, removed wieght, waited 20 minutes bf removing lid, kept jars in the canner for a while bf removing to set on towels to completely cool overnight). The jars where stl boiling inside when removed from canner. I had put pints on bottom of canner and the 1/2 pint on second level. It was only one that didn't show siphoning which I deduced was due to not being on bottom where greatest heat was occurring? My question also includes are the pints that were on bottom that all had siphoning, will the liquid level be safe to shelf for later use or do I Hebrew to recan or refrigerate? PS only one lid didn't seal and it is in fridge. I am no longer going to use a propane stove that I had as it was challenging to control the heat intensity. I hsbr now purchased a cast iron hot plate that has control dials that I hope will eliminate that difficulty I had with propane stove. It doesn’t have a very wide base plate (7.5") and my pressure canner is a All American 925 (25 QT). I welcome your expertise to assist me in answering my questions.
by Westcoastgal59
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I’ve seen people use an All American on a glass top. It’s not something I’m comfortable doing so when it was time to replace my coil stove, we switched to gas.
There is a risk using a portable propane stove because of the intensity of heat output…it can warp a canner if not carefully tended. Did it ever go below 10 psi? If it did, that would be more of a concern than the number of times the rocker went off (it would mean your food was under-processed). Those look like they may be wild mushrooms? According to the National Centre for Home Food Preservation, only domestic button type mushrooms should be home canned:
https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-vegetables-and-vegetable-products/mushrooms-whole-or-sliced/#:~:text=Caution%3A%20Do%20not%20can%20wild,10%20minutes%20to%20remove%20dirt.