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Using glass top GE range.What are your options for a heat source? Some are much better than others.
Flats are in such short supply I would just fill jars with water and do your experiment. Make sure you read all instructions including venting the canner, I typically go a little longer on the venting as it's very important to the process. If you are using tap water, adding some vinegar will reduce any mineral deposits on the jars and bands. My canner is large enough to double deck small jars, so when I can a load of fish or pizza sauce, I buy distilled water
Yup. looked at the other canners as well, couldn't justify the American either.Congrats on new canner! I bought the same one about a year ago - since then canned a bunch of cubed and grinded beef, chicken, fish, souses.... This is really nice unit for the price and I like it. Originally I wanted to buy All-American canner but couldn't justify the price for what I do....
This test won't tell you much because you need the mass of 7 or 8 jars full of water to simulate food. Without that all you are doing is building up pressure in an empty vessel. Plus when canning you will use more than 4 cups of water.Using glass top GE range.
I am using distilled water as well, my wayet from the well is very hard.
Going with no jars in the canner, just 4 cups water for the test run. just started it.
still lots to figure out.
As far as the test run, using Presto's method printed in the user manual.