I have a glass top stove. I want to start canning our garden this year. What should I use for low acid foods? Can I use a water bath on a glass stove
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This will work on a glass stove. Check the booklet on what foods can be used. There are some foods that need pressure cookers and most canning books cover that. This cooker should handle any water bath. I use mine for jellies, pickles and chili sauce. I freeze everything else.
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Buy a Ball Canning Book it is full of detailed instructions and answers to all of your canning questions. Your stove owners manual will answer your second question. Good luck.
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your going to have to add acid or your going to have to use a pressure cooker... buy a ball blue book it has all the canning answers..
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Check the USDA guidelines. Steam is not safe for canning produce (fruits, vegetables or meat). Use a hot water bath or a pressure canner.
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It's awesome for canning. It puts out a lot of heat and doesn't get the house hot in the summer time. It also goes much faster than doing it on the stove top.
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I have a glass top electric stove top and it works great. It takes a moment to figure out the right temperature but once that is resolved, it is good to go. I wash it after it has cooled slightly and it cleans up well. If anything sticks, just let it soak.
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Two books came with the product. Yes, you can use it to can. The cooker holds four one pint canning jars. Info in one book emphasizes the importance of canning correctly to avoid food poisoning. Here are two websites they listed and also one book: 1) www.foodsafety.org (also offers "The USDAHome Canning Guide" 2) www.home-canning.com 3 "Putting Food By" by Ruth Hertzberg, James Greene and Beatrice VaughanP.S. I continue to use one or two of my cookers daily.
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Not sure but I would imagine anything made of glass placed on a hot stove may not be the best idea. I always boil the water in a kettle first then transfer it to the teapot for serving/keeping warm.
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Yes! My induction cook top is glass. I use it for food and small batch canning.
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Yes you can use this on a glass top stove! I have had a glass top stove for a long time & cook everyday with these wonderful pans. This T-fal set is a great set. They cook even & easy to cleanup. I wouldn't cook with anything else.
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Yes this will work just fine. We use a glass cooktop stove and have had no problems the entire time we've owned it.
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The problem using this pressure cooker on a glass top stove won't be from the pan. Some glass top stove manufacturers don't want canning done on there ranges, check for that information. This being a moderate size unit i can see no reason it shouldn't be used. I've used this pressure cooker on both a smooth top range and a wood stove. On both the pan worked perfectly. Smooth top ranges require smooth bottom pans, which this pressure cooker is..
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I water bath can on my glass induction cook top with no problem. It is only a couple years old and I had a regular coil glass cook top before this one and i also use cast iron on both surfaces and never had a problem. But this device is meant to be used in the bottom of the canner to get jars off the bottom or as a rack between two rows of jars.
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This is an excellent way to start canning. Includes recipes for 3 pint jar quantity. Go to the Ball website to see what you would need for general canning. I believe you need to elevate off of the pan bottom with a steamer at least.
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Dear Nancy, U can use any kind of pan, glass alumin, cast iron, etc. Use medium heat setting when N doubt. But let me tell , this is 1 of thee best investments I have ever made! N fact, I am going 2 buy another 1 for backup. Its great around the holiday. My preference has always been gas until my gas stove went out & I had 2 resort 2 this waring commercial stove top & now I don't even bother w/the gas stove anymore except for baking. Hope this helps U. Enjoy!
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You should be able to use this on your glass top, but be aware that this thing gets incredibly hot! I have an electric stove, and i have to keep turning the heat down to regulate the canning process.
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I used it on a glass top stove. Yes. I soaked it and baked per the instructions. It works great but you must season it. Food luck.
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I've been using a wood stove for 22 years, and the best you can do is get a humidifier. putting any pot or can of water on top of stove at best is inefficient and at worse is dangerous, when it runs dry and you're not right there, what happens next? people; if you don't know what you're talking about please say nothing!
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The previous answers are incorrect about using this for canning. The USDA has very specific guidelines for canning including temps and PSI. The standard for all canning is 15 psi. In fact most recipes for pressure canners are based on the 15 psi. standard. Most all of these electric pressure cookers are below the 15 psi. standard and cannot be used for canning. High acid foods can be just water boiled,