Can steam canners be used in place of boiling water bath canners?
Research on steam canners has found that food canned in them is not heated to a temperature as high as when the same food is canned in a boiling water bathe canner. The lower temperature results in less killing power of the bacteria, under processing and considered a risk of spoilage. Therefore the use of seam canners for home canning is NOT recommended. In addition to unsafe canning temperatures steam canners can cause steam burns to those using them, and increased steam burns.
