Canning Help!

[Yak]

Hey guys,

Just bought a house, that came with a glass top stove. We have heard that you are not supposed to put your canner on glass top stoves as they can crack under the weight. Just wondering how other people have dealt with this? Anyone using an electric hot plate by any chance or something else?

Thanks for the help.

Yak

[Islandgirl]

I have heard the same..decided not to buy one of those.

I think some people use those camp chef propane stoves outside. The ones you can buy at costco look pretty good.
No fishy smell in the houes either.

[Barnacle Bill]

I, too have a smooth top stove. We use a coleman propane stove, and it works great, in fact we pressure jar the fish outside, less smell that way. Good luck with your fish and Merry Christmas everyone,...................BB

[lorneparker1]

what kind of canner do you guys have? and where did you get them?

[alwaysfishn]

what kind of canner do you guys have? and where did you get them?

You can get all your canning supplies here. http://www.wellscan.ca/home.php?cat= The American Canners are the best as they have a metal to metal seal. You never have to replace the rubber gasket. They also carry a single burner propane stove, however you can probably buy it for less elsewhere.

If you're not in a hurry you may find one in buy&sell or Kiiji or even a garage sale. I lucked out and bought the model 941 at a garage sale about 5 years ago for $10.

[Barnacle Bill]

Ours are all Presto pressure cookers. We use the large one for canning, read jars, for all our fish. Cans about 16 small jars at a time, 250 ml size. Home hardware has them.

[The Fog Ducker]

x2 with Large Presto Cooker , bought mine on ebay new for half the price price ,
works great , bought my sealer at wells canning , prefer cans , no worrying about having to get my jars back
my friends are different than most lol , no glass on da boat is always good too ,love my cans..

sfbc helped me with all my info and recipe , very easy , just take ur time , extra attention to all seals , piece o cake,
my recipe is simple , pinch salt , tspn oil , works on all salmon , but sockeye is best , 10-15psi 100 mins

sweet muncher on the boat , try smoking it also , then canning it with a exra tspn of oil , DALISH

Thats it

EZ PZ

fd

[Islandgirl]

I have a 1960s presto one that is BIG.
Holds 24-28 jars 250 mls. It has both a pressure guage and a rocker. Got it on ebay.

Now would probably be a good time to start looking for one. They get pretty expensive on ebay in the fall. With the cost of shipping added on they have to be a pretty good deal.

[Fish Assassin]

Lorne if you want to borrow mine just give me a call. I only use it a couple times a year. Will include the propane burner as well if you like, so you can do it out doors.

[The Fog Ducker]

Forgot the whole point of this thread !

I bought a single burner stove element at Can Tire for $ 20ish , works fine , i also do it outside ,
less than half power required on the rheostat to keep the proper pressure..
just make sure ya have it on hight to start , all the meat in the cans is cool , takes a few minutes ta get her going

a gas burner like FA mentioned is probably even better ,

gd lk

FD