All-American 921 21.5-Quart Pressure Canner/ Cooker

Can your favorite foods with an All American pressure canner Specialty cookware features metal-to-metal sealing system which eliminates the use of gaskets Cookware is great for canning fish meat vegetables and fruit Capacity of 21.5 quarts Canner holds 19 1-pint jars or seven 1-quart jars Made of durable hand-cast aluminum with attractive satin finish Geared steam gauge Automatic overpressure release Settings of 5 psi 10 psi and 15 psi Sturdy Bakelite top handle Easy-to-read geared pressure gauge Positive action clamping wing nuts permit easy opening and closing Double thickness edges for additional protection on the points of heaviest wear 15.375 inches high with 12.25-inch inside diameter The cover of your pressure cooker/canner is designed to seal tightly without the use of a rubbert gasket. The metal surfaces where the cover and cooker meet are beveled to produce the exclusive metal-to-metal seal. As a result the cover will wobble slightly when placed on the bottom before the wing nuts are fully fastened. When the cover is properly sealed there is a small gap between the cooker/canner and the cover. To secure the cover gradually and evenly tighten two opposite wing nuts at the same time maintaining the same size gap around the entire unit where the cover meets the bottom. Never tighten just one wing nut at a time. A new cooker will sometimes leak slightly around the metal-to-metal seal. This will do no harm and should cease after being used a few times.