I plan on buying an All American 21.5 quart model soon. Best price I can find is $270 shipped on fleabay. Amazon is $279. Before I pull out the plastic thought I would check here and see if anyone knew of a better deal on a new one.
I plan on buying an All American 21.5 quart model soon. Best price I can find is $270 shipped on fleabay. Amazon is $279. Before I pull out the plastic thought I would check here and see if anyone knew of a better deal on a new one.
Last edited by snowwolfe; 08-12-2018 at 03:45 PM. Reason: correct model name
East Tennessee
Not sure what you are buying? We paid $75 or so for ours and it has worked fine for a number of years.
Are you looking for an electric one for some reason?
Last edited by jonp; 08-12-2018 at 03:52 PM.
I Am Descended From Men Who Would Not Be Ruled
Fiat Justitia, Ruat Caelum
I must say I paid around $100 for mine.
It's the very top of the line on pressure canners and will give you years of service without needing any service or repair.
Two years ago I replaced the pressure gauge just to make sure it was giving me the correct reading.
No gaskets to buy either.
Political correctness is a national suicide pact.
I am a sovereign individual, accountable
only to God and my own conscience.
We have 2 Mirro brand canners that are about 45 years old and outside of replacing gaskets a couple of times they are as good as new. Ours don't have a guage and rely on a weight system to keep pressures safe. we've not had the first problem with that system.
Been using Presto 23 qt from wal mart for past 40 years, for that price you could get 2, let one cool while filling and heating second one. It’s the heat up and cool down that takes time to do right. Don’t over do these canners takes time to get up to temp. Don’t rush heat up cycle or cool down cycle.
I had to google that one...
Boy on boy, that All American is a humm-dinger.
Google also told me that Cabela's carries that for the same price as Amazon.
If you have a Cabela's card, you should be able to get 3% rebate in Cabela bucks.
Myself, I'm a bit too thrifty to spend that much coin on a pressure canner. My first one was $5 on a garage sale about 20 years ago. It's a Presto No 7 that looked to be about 75 years old, It's built like a tank with a pressure guage, thick heavy aluminum, and works great to this very day. A few years ago, I found another one, exactly like it (for back-up or spare parts) at a thrift store for $15...it seemed logical to have it. New gaskets are still available.
I just happened to look on ebay for the No 7...they are $20 to $50 plus shipping.
Last edited by JonB_in_Glencoe; 08-12-2018 at 04:38 PM.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
awhile back one of those prepper sites ran a promo on them, 150 bucks shipped. we bought one to go with the wifes other 5 all americans so she would have an even number. if you don't need it right now, just keep an eye open and search google couple times a week. you will never regret spending the money on an all american.
if you are ever being chased by a taxidermist, don't play dead
I am no expert but I would buy one of the Walmart canners with the weights to control the pressure.Guages should be checked yearly,nothing to wory about with the weights.ripshod
As long as you don't have a smooth-top electric range. The 23 qt. Presto is better for the glass range tops.
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms *shall not be infringed*.
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
- Thomas Jefferson
"While the people have property, arms in their hands, and only a spark of noble spirit, the most corrupt Congress must be mad to form any project of tyranny."
- Rev. Nicholas Collin, Fayetteville Gazette (N.C.), October 12, 1789
Your dime, spend it however you want.
glass range tops should never be used for pressure canning, they have a tendency to shatter do to the heat and weight and vibration. you may have gotten away with it but it is a ticking time bomb.
if you are ever being chased by a taxidermist, don't play dead
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms *shall not be infringed*.
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
- Thomas Jefferson
"While the people have property, arms in their hands, and only a spark of noble spirit, the most corrupt Congress must be mad to form any project of tyranny."
- Rev. Nicholas Collin, Fayetteville Gazette (N.C.), October 12, 1789
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |