Yes, you should remove the rings and wash the jars before storing them. Always store the jars with the rings off.

The bigger canner with the multi weight is the one I have. I would love to see how vigorously it should rock

that small one is a presto, it has a regulator that rocks the closer it gets to 15 psi. The tall one is a Mirro and the jiggler has a 5 10 and 15 pound weight. The Mirro generally jiggles about 4 times a minuet

It depends on the brand and style of the canner. The old Presto canners are designed to have the petcock jiggle constantly, but gently. If you have what's known as a Mirromatic (the petcock looks like a really, really thick quarter and the edge of it rests over the steam vent), then that kind should only jiggle maybe once or twice a minute. And sometimes the Mirromatic doesn't even jiggle--it just sort of bobs a bit.

@@ajs11201 Thank you so much for this information. I got an canner with the multi weight last year and I believed I had it rocking too much but was worried about reducing it 😕

Air escapes from the jars. Is why you can smell what is being canned. So finger tight only is important.

The best way to explain it is water expands as it's heated..This is why you shouldn't put a pot on the stove that is cold and filled to the brim because it WILL overflow..Canning jars will do the same within the pressure canner through the cooking process. That is why a headspace is needed because the air is pushed out and then the lid is sucked down onto the rim in the cooling process.. providing none of the liquids or solids get caught between the seal and rim of the jar.. which usually is why some jars fail to seal and you see the canner water stained with product. I also recommend adding a 1/4 in of head space with small mouth jars because of the volume difference between lg. mouth jars and sm. mouth jars..Restricted space for air evacuation can cause overflows if you use too much heat

It depends on what your canning. The times can be found in the Blue Ball book and USDA preserving site on line.

meats are usually canned for longer periods. Check the blue ball book to be sure but, I can meat in pint jars for 75 minutes and quart jars for 90 minutes.

The above responses are correct. Usually meats and very dense foods take a long time. However, meat stock (chicken broth, for example--even with a few meat pieces in the bottom of the jar) only takes 20-25 minutes. If you can anything with potatoes, be prepared to process for 90 minutes or more.

Yes it is, because it's not boiling water that sterilizes the product, it's pressurized steam (much hotter than boiling water). You just need enough water to be sure it doesn't go dry during the canning process. Usually 2 or 3 inches is plenty.

I am brand new to pressure canning! Thank you for your info. Loved the video.

I can't think why

Den Ofiniquity well since you can't think why number one my mother is my only living relative that I have as my brother committed suicide in 2004. I have taken care of every man I have been with in a way that most modern women do not and that got me beaten and shot in the back and run over with a car and nobody deserves any of that no matter what they have done to someone else which I did nothing. I am disabled living on $900 per month in an isolated community where my neighbors are few and far between and on the kind of people to stop in and visit because I would be making cheesecake and cold brew coffee if somebody wanted to stop by. There was nothing in my reply that was angry ugly or rude. Though I know for a fact that I am not the only person without a family any longer. My father and his entire side of the family have died. My mother's side has one person left who I have not spoken to in 30 years due to abuse. I'm extremely easily abused because I am vulnerable from child molestation by my brother need I go on need I go on?? By the way I don't want you to feel anything about this or my life but don't post this shit that you did to someone when you don't know what their life is. I'm a very kind caring big-hearted and generous person.

Elizabeth Shaw likewise

I hope you would be glad if people care what they feed their families. I am happy for people who have families to feed!

@@ks5622 yes I would be glad and I had a family to cook for once. The last member of my family passed away 11 months ago so I am completely alone disabled physically and medically and have nobody but my cat George. Maybe it is you that needs to think of other people before they speak! Dr. Elizabeth MD Ph.D Ph.D