How Do You Buy A Pressure Cooker?
In the past, families relied on home canned goods to get through the winter. Today, cooking and canning with a pressure cooker has a small but growing following. Today’s pressure cookers are safer and simpler than older models, and they can be used in home food preservation or to make meals. Step 1 Decide whether you want to use your pressure cooker for meal preparation or food preservation or both. If you plan to can low-acid foods, such as most vegetables and meats, you must use a pressure cooker. You cannot process low-acid foods in a boiling water bath canner. Step 2 Determine what size containers you plan to use if you will be canning produce and meats. Pressure cookers come in a range of sizes. Some of the smaller pressure cookers can easily accommodate 1-pint canning jars, but you will need a larger pressure cooker to handle larger jars. Don’t buy a pressure cooker any smaller than 5 quarts. Step 3 Don’t buy a used pressure cooker. Most pressure cookers are built to last a lifet
