Is this a pressure canner or cooker? Someone is selling on marketplace for a good deal but doesn’t know the answer- said she just used it for sterilizing grain bags. TIA!!
by meesh303
8 Comments
mckenner1122
It looks just like my presto which is both a canner and a cooker.
You’ll want to replace the gasket and overpressure plug (this is annual maintenance – every year – they come together in one parts bag for about $20) and get the dial tested OR do what I did and swap the rocker for a weighted rockets
thedndexperiment
You would need to find out what the model number is. This looks like a presto appliance but they make both pressure canners and pressure cookers.
highdra
>said she just used it for sterilizing grain bags
yo keep her contact info
Griffie
Look up the model number and see if you can find any answers. I ran across this article about the difference between a cooker and a canner. Hopefully it might help you.
A pressure canner needs to be adjustable for altitude.
You may find pressure canners with: –A gauge, –A set of weights (or a single unit with weights to select from, usually 3) –Or BOTH a gauge and set of weights
The gauges can be hard to find, to get checked and keep accurate. Old canners (like my All American) had ONLY a gauge. These allow for more customizable canning heats (still up in the safe range) BUT they are hard to keep accurate/get checked. I took the vent petcock off and switched to weights which makes the gauge unnecessary.
Fussing with the gauge was a PITA. **The weight system is the more easy to to keep accurate**, and IMHO the way to go.
Please correct me if I did not explain correctly above. It has been a while since I have done this explaining.
JaneOfTheCows
Canner, probably Presto. You can cook in a canner, but generally can’t can in a cooker. Before making a commitment, ask for more pictures – the inside of the lid and pot, and accessories (it should have a trivet that fits inside so jars aren’t directly on the floor of the canner), a gasket, and an instruction manual. You can get replacement parts, but you should know what you’re getting into,
tlbs101
It looks similar to our Presto 23 quart canner (gauge and wiggler weight), but smaller. That’s one criteria to look for; does it fit the height of a quart jar or 2 pint jars stacked on top of each other? And does it fit a number of quarts without significant gaps in between? If jars fit nicely, it’s designed as a canner. If jars don’t fit nicely, it’s probably a cooker.
Solid-Feature-7678
That is a Presto Aluminum Pressure Canner. Look like a 23 quart model that can hold 7 quart jars or 20 pint jars.
For replacement part numbers for things like the seal or the pressure gage look here.
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It looks just like my presto which is both a canner and a cooker.
You’ll want to replace the gasket and overpressure plug (this is annual maintenance – every year – they come together in one parts bag for about $20) and get the dial tested OR do what I did and swap the rocker for a weighted rockets
You would need to find out what the model number is. This looks like a presto appliance but they make both pressure canners and pressure cookers.
>said she just used it for sterilizing grain bags
yo keep her contact info
Look up the model number and see if you can find any answers. I ran across this article about the difference between a cooker and a canner. Hopefully it might help you.
[https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/pressure-cookers-versus-pressure-canners](https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/pressure-cookers-versus-pressure-canners)
A pressure canner needs to be adjustable for altitude.
You may find pressure canners with:
–A gauge,
–A set of weights (or a single unit with weights to select from, usually 3)
–Or BOTH a gauge and set of weights
The gauges can be hard to find, to get checked and keep accurate. Old canners (like my All American) had ONLY a gauge. These allow for more customizable canning heats (still up in the safe range) BUT they are hard to keep accurate/get checked. I took the vent petcock off and switched to weights which makes the gauge unnecessary.
Fussing with the gauge was a PITA. **The weight system is the more easy to to keep accurate**, and IMHO the way to go.
Please correct me if I did not explain correctly above. It has been a while since I have done this explaining.
Canner, probably Presto. You can cook in a canner, but generally can’t can in a cooker. Before making a commitment, ask for more pictures – the inside of the lid and pot, and accessories (it should have a trivet that fits inside so jars aren’t directly on the floor of the canner), a gasket, and an instruction manual. You can get replacement parts, but you should know what you’re getting into,
It looks similar to our Presto 23 quart canner (gauge and wiggler weight), but smaller. That’s one criteria to look for; does it fit the height of a quart jar or 2 pint jars stacked on top of each other? And does it fit a number of quarts without significant gaps in between? If jars fit nicely, it’s designed as a canner. If jars don’t fit nicely, it’s probably a cooker.
That is a Presto Aluminum Pressure Canner. Look like a 23 quart model that can hold 7 quart jars or 20 pint jars.
For replacement part numbers for things like the seal or the pressure gage look here.
[https://www.gopresto.com/part-finder.php?category_id=3](https://www.gopresto.com/part-finder.php?category_id=3)