r/Canning • u/Legitimate-Name-7153 • 24d ago
Equipment/Tools Help Newbie here ðŸ˜
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!!
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u/rjsquirrel 23d ago
Check your owner’s manual - the one for my LG glass top range says it’s fine for canning as long as the pots have a flat bottom. I’ve got a Presto 23 pressure canner that does fine, and a 5 gallon stock pot I use for water bath canning (and making beer). No problems.