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I have a 23 quart Presto and contacted customer service about a weighted gauge. She told me you could purchase the weighted gauge at Amazon, but it might not be necessary. She explained that the pressure regulator that is already on that canner will start spinning at 15 pounds of pressure...

Add me to the transcriptionists who work from home. I got my first pressure canner this year and I love it. No problems at all. I can't multi-task, though. I leave the canning for after work. Yu can also count me as one of the wary ones who uses a pressure canner for low acid veggies and...

Hi Pat, Someone on one of the canning forums I frequent recommended this for my 23 quart Presto canner. http://www.cookingandcanning.net/pr50prcaprre.html I contacted Presto directly and the lady said it would fit my model. However, she also told me that if I live at an elevation where 15...

Thanks guys! I'm really careful when canning and if there was any doubt whatsoever, they were getting tossed.

I was doing some canning and had the lids and bands sitting in hot (not boiling) water. I didn't use all the lids. Can they be re-used or are they shot once they've been heated?

I buy the cheapest bread I can find in the supermarket. I use that to soak up bacon grease as well as other meat fats, like after browning ground beef, and put it in my suet feeder for the birds. They love it!