Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I just purchased this canner and am already impressed. It's extremely sturdy and well-made. Once it was done venting, it pressurized from 0 to 10 pounds in only five minutes and took a bit over 30 minutes to come back down once off the heat which really emphasized the fact that there are no leaks whatsoever. Too, because it is so heavy, it holds heat well. The entire time I processed, I only needed to set my burner setting to "2" and the canner stayed at pressure. That's certainly going to save energy over constantly having to run the flame higher, not to mention keeping the kitchen cooler when you're canning all day! Since I see so many people commenting on the capacity I will state for the record that it does indeed, hold 10 regular pint jars! As wide-mouth pints are larger in diameter, it will only hold 8 of those. It holds 7 quart jars of either kind. If you're thinking of getting a pressure canner to also use as a boiling water bath, this one will work perfectly for half-pints. Though it's deep enough to boil pint jars, the water level would barely be 1" over. It is not deep enough for boiling quarts - only for pressure canning them. If you want only one tool for all of your canning, my advice would be to buy a larger All-American. This one is big enough for pressure canning nice-sized batches but also small enough to be used for pressure cooking family meals. It's exactly the size I need. I wish I could say 10/10, would buy again, but as sturdy as this canner is, I fully intend not to have to buy another one in my lifetime.