ManiacQuilter2

I never have seen one of those before. Do you use it over a campfire???

Flowergurl

No, it is a portable propane stove. See the picture in the link, it hooks up to a propane bottle like a gas grill.

Flowergurl

Another good reason to have one of these stoves:

One of the great uses for this stove is Emergency Preparedness. It's very important that all households have at least a 72 hour kit and some food storage. More than likely with a disaster you'll not be able to use your home stove or range, so the explorer is the perfect solution. This stove will boil water fast, making it safe to drink, then cook you a great meal. One 20 lb tank (not included) can get you 15 hours of cooking time. Hopefully, you would not have to use this stove for anything more than patio and camping, but if disaster strikes, you'll be ready.

Geri B

in my other house i had a "canning kichen" in the basement...it was great...didnt have a pressure cooker like that, but other "canning" pots/ pots parapanalia. Now, no need, but it was good to be able to go down and being up jars of homemade stuff in the deep of winter......

nlgh

My mother used a canner just like this when I was growing up in the 40's and 50's. I don't know how many times she used it after I left home in 1960, but after my Dad died in 1964, she didn't have to can that much. My younger sister left home in 1962. We lived on a ranch and grew a lot of our own vegetables.

Our canner was used on our stovetop. All our stoves and heaters were supplied with propane.

quiltingcandy

I should ask my aunt if she still has the one her mother and grandmother used. They did a lot of canning. I asked my mom one time why she didn't can, she said that was why God gave us grocery stores so you don't have to do that anymore. :-D Both my sisters and I canned after we got married. In all fairness, my mom started cooking for the family when she was 13 years old, and then took care of 3 little girls and a husband so there wasn't a whole lot of left over time. She was a great cook and made some absolutely wonderful clothes for us.

pojo

I had one and gave it away.
wish i still had that
that's when they made things to last.

Sdwill

I have a pressure cooker like this one, not quite as big. Mine is only 5-6 years old. I love it. I have used on the stove top but after I bought our new stove I use it out side on the butane burner we use for fish fries.

Onebyone

You know you can take the pressure gauges on a canner to any Home Extension office and have them checked for accuracy and safety for free. I do this every year for my canner. I wouldn't use a canner unless the gauge was checked.

Macybaby

All American - and they still make them.



I have an induction cooktop in the house, so we put an electric cooktop out in the shed. Last fall we took the shed down and rebuilt it for my long arm - so now I have a canning corner where my long arm is.

My DH is allergic to some of the preservatives added to a lot of store bought food, so I do a lot of canning.