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Nate:
here are a few canning/preserving links for people to peruse.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=canning

also here are a few videos for beginners.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=canning+for+beginners

I found this website the other day and felt it was very informative and beneficial, especially since it has instruction programs for people to learn from or to use as a basis for teaching canning/preserving.

http://nchfp.uga.edu/

Flyin6:
Nate,

I think I am settling on the pressure canner as opposed to the boiling water canner

So please feel free to comment on this point.

Reason: Pressure unit gets a 100% bacteria kill, whereas the boiling water unit should kill 100%, but can miss...

So given that, the price jumps way up.

I like the two units I'm showing here. The smaller is a 24 quart and the larger is a 30 quart unit.

The smaller unit can cook up 7 quart jars at a time whereas the larger can do double that I think (Two levels of jars)

I'm planning on using the Ball brand jars and I think I'll be using the wide mouth ones...selling for like $22 for 16 jars minus lids and rings...

Nate:
ok, since i have a few minutes here at work i will get to a few answers. 

don, those 2 pots are basically the cadilacs of pressure canning pots and yes they are extremely expensive.  i have 2 pots like the one pictured below.  you can get them at walmart for like $80 and you can order a reserve gasket and plug as well from the company that makes the pot for a pretty cheap amount.

here is a quick google search for pressure canners.  https://www.google.com/#q=pressure+canners

the presto pots are good quality and can be used for years on end with proper care and maint.

Bob Smith:
Don, the unit that Nate shows is a very nice set up. You can also water bath with them for the fruits and other high acid stuff like tomatoes. Having a spare gasket and pop off is a good thing. Harder to find during canning season when you need to change one, and you will need to replace them once in a while. 

Flyin6:
Hmmm...
Well, I'll take off and check them out, both of them, but I like the idea of getting something that won't fail (no gasket) and I'll be able to pass down to the pre-rangers.

But $80 something vs $225ish makes for a lot of jars and lids!

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