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How much water do you add to a presto pressure cooker for 7 pint jars?
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Add 2 and a half quarts of water to a mirro pressure canner that holds 7 quarts jars
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What causes jars to break in pressure cooker?
Jars, presumably glass ones, can not withstand the pressures that a pressure cooker make. A pressure cooker increases the pressure in the pan, so you need a lower temperature and a shorter time to cook something, but jars burst when the pressure inside and outside the jar differ too much. It's best not to use them together.
What is the difference between a pressure cooker and canner?
Some things are canned in a hot water bath. They do not need to be in a pressure cooker. A canner is just a tall pot with a lid. The food in the jars is heated close to boiling with the lids loosely on. After it is heated, the jars are removed and the lids tightened. As the food cools, a vacuum will form in the jar sealing it.
When canning how much water goes in the pressure cooker?
You can reuse the canning jars but you would need to buy replacement seals. Most grocery stores carry them.
What should the water level be in the pressure canner for 4 quart jars of venison?
Water level in all pressure canners should be 2-3 inches with the jars in place to operate safely and effectively. Be careful not to overfill the canner, sufficient head-space must be maintained for the canner to work safely.
What can be canned without a canner or pressure cooker and does not need to be cooked in a hot bath either i am Looking for things i can put in a jar and will last?
Jams and jellies can be canned without a pressure cooker or canner. They simply need to be cooked and poured into hot, sterilized canning jars.
What is a recipe for canning beef in a 12-quart pressure cooker?
My mother and I have canned meat for years. It is wonderful! You just put the cubed meat in your jars, add water and salt (about a teaspoon per quart). Leave enough headspace when you put the lids on. Then pressure can for 90 minutes at 10 pounds pressure for quarts and 75 minutes at 10 pounds pressure for pints.
Do a few cans get skipped in the canning process?
Get missed in what process? Are you referring to filling the jars, sterilizing the jars, processing the jars in a hot water bath or pressure canner? You need to be more specific.
How do you can tomato juice without using a pressure cooker?
Twenty minutes in a boiling water canner usually does it. Use new lids on your jars and if the lids haven't popped after twenty minutes reboil them or use it right away. Most canners take eight jars. If you wipe the rims carefully before boiling and use new rings and lids they should all pop. Throw out any chipped or damaged jars each year.
Is there a way to ship homemade tomato sauce?
First, can your tomato sauce in a pressure cooker with the glass Mason or Ball canning jars (can be bought at Wall Mart or similar store) then box them in protected wrap in the same divided box the jars came out of and ship to whom you desire.
How do you can vegetable?
There are whole books written on canning practices. Basically, you put the vegetables in sterilized canning jars, cover them with boiling water, loosely seal the jars and them boil them covered completely in water long enough to kill and bacteria they may contain. The times vary by type of vegetable. It would be best for you to get a book on canning and read up on the types of vegetables you want to can.
How do you can a potato?
Peel, place in canning jars, add salt, water to cover, place lid and ring on jar, and process in pressure canner for specified time (different for different sized jars.
How do you jar tomatoes for resale?
you bring a pot of water to a boil,drop approximately five tomatoes at a time into boiling water and boil for about 2-3 minutes,or until you see skins starting to peel off,remove tomatoes and put them into a sink of water and ice,peel off skins and cut up tomatoes,then boil tomatoes in a clean pot for 5 minutes and pack into hot jars. seal,.then process in pressure cooker for 25 minutes,remove let cool until jars lids pop.
