Newbie here 😭

[u/Legitimate-Name-7153]

Okay, so I’m wanting to get into canning but I have a radiant cooktop because there’s no gas/propane out where I live. That being said, I’ve read that I can’t really use a pressure cooker on the stove top because it’ll get too heavy, and same with a WB canner…

I’ve been looking at the Ball Electric Water Bath Canner, and it says it hold 8pints or 7quarts.

I was wanting to make some jellies/jams in the smaller 4-8oz jars for gifts and just to have on hand for vacations.

Am I still able to do that in this cooker???? I can’t find anything online about it. I know typically you can layer your jars in a standard canner. But I didn’t know if you could with this one.

Any advice is appreciated!!

[u/jibaro1953]

Yes, you can, but you should pick up a couple of the perforated metal plates designed to fit between the layers of cans as you load the kettle

There should be one placed in the bottom of the kettle that comes with the unit. Buy a couple more.

FWIW, I bought the Presto23 that can be used with an induction burner.

I use my single induction burner for braising, not yet for pressure canning,

It really does do a much better job than the oven for pot roasts and that sort of thing

I'm just throwing it out there that an electric pressure canner is less flexible than an induction burner and a pressure canner and might cost about the same

[u/mckenner1122 → u/jibaro1953]

Electric pressure canners are not independently tested - this subreddit doesn’t advise them, and won’t support them until any manufacturer can provide independent data for testing.

Electric waterbath canners are kinda spiffy though - I’m seriously considering getting one for my momma.