Is it possible to use this as a stand alone countertop burner for canning? It would need to get hot enough and be large enough for an 8 qt jar canner
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Patricia, As long as your 8 qt. pot does not exceed the diameter of the burner, I would consider it safe enough to "can" high-acid foods. To ensure a safe product, the boiling water has to be able to continually circulate around the jars. This Iwatani unit is certainly capable of achieving the appropriate temperature required for canning high-acid foods. And, the only reason it would not be acceptable in canning low-acid foods is because 'pressure canners' would be too large for the surface rendering it unsafe because water would not be able to circulate at a high enough temperature required for a safe product. Hope this helps.
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I think you might want something a little wider. But I don't see why it wouldnt work. I put it on four burners to get it to boil as quickly as possible. Holds heat real well though
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Diane M, I used this pot finally last week on my glass flat top stove. It takes a very, very long time to heat up but once it gets to temp it continues to boil. I will make sure that the next time I start my water much sooner before placing the jars into the canner. It does clean up easy! I like this canner but because of my flat top stove, I may think of getting the electric one for next year. Hope this helped!
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I wouldn't; the heat-up and cool-down times required for proper canning could not be achieved with a regular pressure cooker. But it depends on who you ask, don't take a chance with the family's safety. Spend a little more and get the All-American 15-1/2-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner. You'll make up the cost as you'll be canning your own food.
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The pan will probably get as hot as you want it. The problem you might have is the side burner will not take a large diameter pan because it will hit the side of the grill hood.
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I never tried it, but there does not seem to be any reason why you can't unless it boils over and messes up your burner. I would call REC TEC, they are very responsive and would have a better answer.
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It's a small pot with a basket that fits inside, has a lid and is great for boiling. As for canning use, you would need to make that determination. I don't know if you need pressure for canning. If so, no it won't work. If you just need to put a jar into it and boil it, then yes it would and the basket would make removal of the hot jar easier.
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It seems to me that that would work fine. I use it as a wok burner and the thing gets white hot so you may want to look into a more traditional burner
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Yes you can. I own one and I do water bath canning and cook in mine often. I do not recommend very high heat.
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I've seen two other questions in the list that ask this, and their answers are both from people that use this for water bath canning with great results. Technically, because the burner is higher than the surrounding countertop, the kettle could be knocked over. However, if you don't have developmentally challenged folks in your home (or large animals that play on the countertop?), and are careful, I can't see why this wouldn't be a good solution.
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I believe the smaller burner would be OK. I would not try a plate of food on the larger burner. It is pretty hot. The cast iron burner covering the electric element takes quite awhile to cool down. I have only the single large burner. It works great for cooking, but I would not put a plate of food on it.
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I'm afraid I'm of no help here. It can certainly hold quarts, but I don't know what else is required for canning. We use ours on commercial gas stoves, so I don't really know if they would work on cooktops. Sorry!
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Be Careful! The 6 quart Presto model is barely tall enough to accommodate the height of a pint mason jar with seal and ring attached. The total volume of the vessel is not the issue here, it's the physical dimensions, in this case the height!!!! My 6 quart Presto allows me to can 4 pints IF YOU TURN THE SPACER UPSIDE DOWN AND PUT 4 QUARTERS UNDER THE SPACER TO KEEP THE HEAT FROM THE BURNER FROM POTENTIALLY BREAKING THE JARS!!!!! The quarters allow water between the bottom and the spacer. These units really should not be used for canning, there are other reasons.
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Yes, I used the canner on my flat glass burner stove. I had no problems, very pleased with the results.
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Yes I believe it should work for canning, it's BTU output would appear to be sufficient, and it boils water as fast as any other electric burner I've used. I've had it for about 3 months, and I use it at least 2x a day with no problems so far.
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It would be too heavy and the unit wouldn't heat up enough.. I wouldn't use it for a canner that large.. Maybe a small canner would be a better match for the cadco.
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I think it could, but you will not get much in the pot. It's only six quarts. Most canning pressure cookers are upwards of 20 quarts.