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Pressure Canners: Use and Care
Title
Pressure Canners: Use and Care
Subject
pressure canners
Excerpt
Pressure canners and cookers are made of materials strong enough to withstand pressure. Aluminum, either cast or heavy-gauge sheet, is most common. In hard-water areas the inside of an aluminum canner will darken but this does not impair its usefulness. Stainless steel is sometimes used for cookers and for canner lids, a special type of enameled steel for canner kettles. In the past, especially in times of metal shortage, some canner kettles were made of enameledware or tinned steel, both of which should be handled with care to avoid damage; too much heat above the water line of such kettles may cause tin to melt, enamel to crack.
Creator
Beveridge, Elizabeth
Date
1953
Relation
Home and Garden Bulletin Number 30
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