I'm looking into buying a new pressure canner. I've always used the weighted gauge type, but am wondering if there's a benefit with a dial gauge. Does anyone have a preference? The weighted gauge depends on the interpretation of "rocking gently," but it's really easy to use and I can be in the next room and know by the sound that it's at the pressure I want. A dial gauge seems like it would be more accurate, but fussier to adjust. Also, I wonder if the dial readings can gradually become inaccurate over the years.
I'm interested in everyone's experience and opinion here. Weighted gauge or dial gauge and why?
Personally, I prefer the weight gauge. I always feel that the dial gauge could go wrong and I would not know anything about it for ages. I don't mind the noisy "fluttering". As you said, I can hear it from another room, which, with my ageing memory is not such a bad thing!
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I too prefere the weighted gauge, mostly because less mechanical (or eletronic in other case) in any tool signify for me less chance of breaking so longer life for my tools.
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I like both and another option. My county extension will check the gauges for you so you can be sure they're accurate. I like both so I can watch the pressure rise and once it starts jiggling, I'm good to go. And when it's cooling down I know how close to 0 it's getting.
The thing they need to invent is an 11 psi jiggler. At my elevation you need to can at 11psi, not 10. The standard jiggler is 15 (I think). I got an adjustable kit that does 5, 10 and 15. I need to add a fender washer or something to make an 11-12 psi one...
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I'm about to buy an All American Pressure Canner to get into it for the first time. Ordering about 30lbs of cucumbers and getting to it! Never been much of a canner but I really think I'm missing out.
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