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These directions for using your pressure canner may serve as a guide and a reminder to the basic steps in home pressure canning food; how to set-up and use your pressure canner, but you should refer to the more specific directions that came with your pressure canner. If you lost the manual, see this page for free replacement manuals which you can download and print. Also see this page for many recipes and directions to make many foods to pressure can! If you are looking to possibly purchase a pressure canner, see this page for our recommendations, prices and where to buy them. We also have pages about
You may also find the glossary of home canning, freezing and preserving terms to be useful. Setting up the equipment
Filling the jars and canner
Venting / Exhausting air from the canner
Sealing the canner and processing
At the end of the processing time
Problems and solutions
See below for prices, descriptions and ordering options for pressure canners. For water bath canners and other supplies, see this page! If you have a glass top radiant stove, see Canners for glass top stoves? For other supplies:
You can also find free information from the USDA in this PDF file (it will take a while to load!) about selecting and using canners here! For more information, and NO obligation to buy, just click on the links in the boxes on the left!
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Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam Instructions and Recipes[ Easy Home Canning Directions] [FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems] [Recommended books about home canning, jam making, drying and preserving!] [Free canning publications to download and print] Does a pressure canner have to have a gauge?Today's pressure canner may have a dial gauge for indicating the pressure or a weighted gauge, for indicating and regulating the pressure. Weighted gauges are usually designed to "jiggle" several times a minute or to keep rocking gently when they are maintaining the correct pressure.
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