Need a new pressure cooking

[hank2000]

Hi everyone I'm in need of a new pressure cooker got to where I don't trust mt old one. It is really old. What does everyone recommend as far as the safest kind to get. I know u can get them gauges and some with 5-10-15lb weights what is the best

 

[daveomak]

I have 4 pressure cookers/canners...  Picked 2 up at garage sales....   I have 2 All American canners...  each has a rattle weight, which I added as a mod, and the geared pressure gauge....   The All American, in my opinion, is the best and will last for several generations.....

Seems the new canners come with gauges and rattle weights....     There are no gaskets...   metal to metal seal....   Do not overtighten the lid..  Grease the lid / seal every load to prevent galling..  I use Crisco..   It is one awesome canner...

If you want to pressure cook meals, I recommend a SS stove top pressure cooker...  I use for chicken gizzards, tongue, beef cheeks etc...  something similar to the one on the right....

I don't feel comfortable using the All American for meals...   too expensive..   I save it for canning in jars and tins only...   I do have a tin can seamer I use for fish and oysters...

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• daveomak
• Jul 14, 2017

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• daveomak
• Jul 14, 2017

 

[hank2000]

Thanks for the reply. Am going to look in to the all American. I have an electric one I use to tenderize meat. Works good

 

[casmurf]

I've got the Presto Pressure canner from Wally World. Been having it for over ten years works great. Its Not the biggest sometimes I have to do two batches but that's not really a problem. 

 

[myownidaho]

I've got a Fagor Duo pressure cooker. It has two settings, 8 and 15#. Works just fine for canning tomatoes and such.

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• myownidaho
• Jul 14, 2017

 

[tallbm]

Bought my mother the All American 21-1/2-Quart Pressure Cooker Canner for just under $231 on amazon a couple of years ago.  It is rock solid and awesome!  I read up on pressure cookers like this for canning and All American won hands down.

We've canned a few items and it has worked like  champ.

She also uses it for cooking tamale meat and steaming her tamales because she can do a massive amount at a time, like 9 dozen.

Additionally, both she and I own the electric Instant Pot DUO60 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, 6 Qt pressure cooker.

I think it is a great little appliance to have that can act as a crock pot, rice cooker, and a few other things in addition to a pressure cooker but NOT a canner.

I make a number of dishes with it like beans, my pork shank ramen noodle soup, venison shank pot roast, etc. etc.

I like being able to put frozen or semi frozen cuts of meat like the shanks it it and go to town.

My mother uses hers about 2-3 times a week to make a Mexican soup called Menudo that traditionally takes all night to boil beef tripe.  In the pressure cooker she has a fully cooked soup with the tripe in about 1.5 hours!!!

She cooks whole chickens, soups, etc.  Basically anything she can think of she will attempt in the thing and again she uses it 2-3 times a week hahaha.

So in all.  The All American is used for pressure canning, water bath canning without the lid on, and cooking mass amounts of specific food dishes.

The 6qt Elecric Instantpot is used anytime an everyday item needs a pressure cooking or a slow cooking.

Both are top notch and you can often find the Instantpot marked down like 40% on Amazon the weekend of Black Friday through Cyber Monday :)

Best of luck!