| | |  | Canning Jar Lids Rings & Gaskets | Home » » All-American 41-1/2-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner | | | | | | | Description: | | Heavy Cast Aluminum Pressure Cooker/Canner | | | Features: | |
• 41-1/2-quart pressure cooker/canner holds 32 pint jars or 19 quart jars
• Made of durable, hand-cast aluminum with attractive satin finish
• Exclusive "metal-to-metal" sealing system for a steam-tight seal; no gaskets
• Geared steam gauge, automatic overpressure release; settings of 5 psi, 10 psi, and 15 psi
• 19 inches high with 15-1/4-inch inside diameter; made in USA
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 19.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 19.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 21.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 20.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 18.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 18.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 39.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 21 reviews |
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28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Very well builtOct 14, 2008
By Farmer Joe
First off, Very fast shipping. Ordered on Saturday and recieved on Tuesday. We do a fair bit of canning. About 200+ pints/quarts per year. This canner is an absolute piece of craftsmanship. Very heavy and well built with an impeccable finish. The wire racks could use a few more rings for smaller pints and half pints but it is not a major issue. Great capacity which will make our canning much faster and easier. The heavy cast aluminum makes maintaining an even temperature very easy and I find I can use less gas to maintain the desired pressure compared to our old pressure canner. Very accurate weight and gauge makes getting the proper pressure a breeze. If properly cared for and maintained I can see this canner lasting generations. Expensive but definitely worth it for the serious home canner. Recommend highly.
23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
All-American Pressure Cooker (by Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry) - a pleasure cookerFeb 07, 2009
By A. Horvath
"AJH"
I recently purchased this cooker thru Amazon. First unit had a serious enough 'ding' which caused me concern. I requested a replacement cooker. Amazon cross shipped w/o any problems. Amazon took care of return shipping as well. Am very pleased with replacement pot and Amazon's service.
I purchased the largest model because it provides ample room for pot-in-pot cooking where I can use a stainless steel pot. The first dish I prepared was a huge batch of chili with dry kidney beans in under 90 minutes!
I was concerned that the large pot will require too much of a gas flame to maintain the pressure but that is not the case. Once the selected pressure is reached, it can be maintained very efficiently.
The metal-on-metal was also an initial concern but it works flawlessly. That is a big plus - no rubber gaskets and replacements to worry about years ahead. The pot is extremely well constructed. It is precision 'machined' on the inside making it very attractive. Minor con - the 2 canning racks that come with the product do not do the pot justice. They could be better.
WARNING - the pot is VERY substantial in size, girth and weight. Purchasers should take this into consideration beforehand to make sure they can handle, use, clean and store it readily.
I highly recommend Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry's product as well as Amazon's shopping experience.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
100% sealed No leakersOct 27, 2008
By Micktoole
Wow, two cases of fish in pint jars in one whack! Everything works like a charm to produce top quality jarred fish. We love the all american cuz it is heavy duty lasting quality and flawless construction. This is the last canner we will ever have to buy. end of story.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great CannerOct 10, 2009
By W. Stewart
"Man in the Kitchen"
The All-American 41-1/2-Quart canner/Pressure Cooker, is one of the best investments I have ever made. Canning a weeks worth of supper, is quick and efficient afternoons work. Then I can have a hot nutritious meal ready to eat in just minuets. I have canned 60+ quarts of meat, chicken, hamburger, steak. 60+ quarts of pinto beans, talk about quick inexpensive re-fried beans. To can the beans, I soak the beans over night, then cook during the day in a 22 quart roster ovenRival 22qt Roaster. When I get home in the evening I put the beans in quart jars and add a teaspoon of salt, then put 18 to 20 quarts in my All American canner. While the total time for processing including loading the jars with beans to getting the jars out of the cooker is three to four hours, my time spent is only an hour. I have caned tomatoes, soups, stews, vegetables. I know I can feed my family, for less money, have meals ready to eat in just a moment. Or for that matter my children, 16,11,9 can fix dinner for the family.
I am going elk hunting, If I get an elk I will bottle it. This way even if the power goes out the food will be preserved.
If you are concerned about,healthy eating, cost of food, preserving food, emergency preparedness, being able to eat a good healthy meal when you only have a few minuets to fix it. Get one of these canners, I also have a 20 quart canner that cans 7 quarts at a time with the two canners I can can over 2 dozen jars at one time.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Possible overkillApr 24, 2010
By Bradley Felton
I love this canner - but I ended up buying one of its smaller brothers for most of my canning jobs. I can generally get 31 pints into this thing (32 if a couple of jars on the bottom layer are skinnier than usual). That sounds wonderful: until you figure out how long it takes to load that many jars. If I am doing all the work by myself it adds well over an hour of cooking time to the stuff I'm canning - which doesn't do it a lot of good. Nowadays I reserve this canner for occasions when I've got extra hands to help get it loaded quickly.
Other than that insight, all I can do is second what others have said: a wonderful device, packaged poorly (will probably get dinged in shipping, but either Amazon or All American will make it good), with racks that are really a joke (I made myself a set of decent ones), and it is way too big and heavy to go on a stove-top.
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