Found Kitchen Equipment
As I go around the house, I am slowly finding kitchen equipment that I have stored elsewhere and which I know I have but have been unable to find. One of these items is my Steam Canner which came from the States. I like this piece of equipment as it is basically a lid and a base with a gauge on the top. You put water in the base and then similar to a pressure canner you bring the Canner up to temperature (there is a dial in the top of the lid and like a Canner you use the atmospheric pressure for the area you live in to bring the steam canner to its level. We are under 1000ft pressure here in Peterborough. You can then sterilise your jars in it, or indeed I find it useful for doing a few bottles of prepared fruit at a time. It is akin to water bottling, but a lot less messier and I think a bit easier. I would not do veggies or meat in it though as you need a constant amount of pressure which you get with a pressure canner. It is however, i...