If you ever let your canner cool too long and you are not able to get the lid off please don't get stressed out and do what I did - yup I am the one who unscrewed all the "L'" shaped safety brackets then pried the lid off carefully with a flat head screw driver. Instead just turn the heat up under your canner for a few minutes this will allow some pressure to build up and the lid will release easily. Glad to see you back Heather.
I used my All American pressure canner for the first time tonight and it was scary. The book didn’t tell me nearly as much as you did. Heather, you are a wonderful teacher. You took all my jitters away! I can do this! Thank you!😊
I know this video is 2 years old but I'm excited because my All American 921 is being built (made) right now and then will be shipped to me on Monday. I will have to relearn what I knew as a kid helping my Mom canning with her 921!
The All American pressure canner is great. I bought mine about 35 years ago, and it’s still as good as new. If you are a serious canner, get an All American, if you haven’t done so already.
Shalom HeatherI just purchased my first All American pressire canner. It's my first pressure canner ever. I ordered the 910 because my microwave is closer top my stove. Thank you for this video. Excellent instructions. I've been following you for just over 2 years. Blessings upon you and your family❤🙏
Hi my friend, so good to see you. You look beautiful, your smile just shines thru. I water bath Heather, that’s all. I’m 77 years old, did a lot before. Now it’s a garden and I harvest what my husband plants. But he’s not well. I let him have his joy of gardening. Our sons help and try to keep him happy too. Thanks for listening to my woes. God bless you, Matt and kids.♥️♥️🌹❤️🌷 I
God Bless you, Rosemary, and I am going to keep you and your husband in my prayers. I wish we lived closer, I would bring my canner over and help you can up his beautiful garden! :D
💗 I am almost 10 years behind you, My Husband is disabled and I'm getting there. I love to garden but already there are things I need my grown son's help with. Getting older isn't for the faint of heart. Have to get out there and do what we enjoy even if it hurts.🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thank you for being thorough, I actually picked up an All American 921 from a garage sale site online for free! (major score) so there was no book to read. This gave me the confidence to try my beets today
I got a 1950s All American at an estate sale. I love that you go over all of the information for newbies.❤ I want to clean and lubricate it correctly before giving it a test run.
After trying twice to get my lid on right, I just gave up. I thought I had it, but the lid started venting. :( It tears, I text my husband and said, "I'm done." It's the same night and I decided to search this canner. Your video popped up. Thank you! I can't give up on this simple task. You are an amazing woman. You keep going. Thank you! Prayers for all of you. I will let you know when my darn pasta sauce gets safely canned.
I'm so excited. I bought an All American 921 canner at an "antique" (junk) store this week for the whopping sum of $20! It looks to have been used only a few times. It is an old type with a petcock. I will be getting a vent pipe and weight for it but I'm sure going to fill that puppy up with jars today and give it a run.
You're an excellent teacher. You took me through the steps I had trouble with, especially lubricating the lid and the top of the canner. I'm going to attempt beans in my All American.
WOOHOO! Oh Meg, this made my day. I am so happy this video was helpful in some way to you! Let me know how your canning session goes. Happy Canning, Mama!
Its nice to know all about the All American Canner, even though I can't afford one right now. LOL. Things learned, are always an asset in life. I try to learn something new each and every day. Just as I do several acts of kindness a day also. Its like breathing. It comes natural. 😃. Sending prayers and love your way.
I'm using my all American canned for the first time tonight. I'm canning chili peppers. So far so good. I have watched this video several times now, and it has helped me a lot to remember what to do. Thanks.
Thank you for the tutorial Heather! I just got a used 921 today and inside it was all black. I scrubbed the inside with Bar’s Friend cream solution and filled the canner with water and put a couple splashes of vinegar and lemon juice. Put the lid on and let it come to boil. Then turned heat off and let it sit there for a while. The black color is gone and looks like new. You can also use cream or tartar with the lemon/vinegar. Just boil fir half hour.
When someone give someone else a pressure canner as a gift.....they need to put THIS video ON THE CARD!!! and send you a little something on Patreon!! Now THAT'S A PERFECT GIFT!!!❤️
Newly subscribed 2 months ago. IAm a huge fan. Absolutely appreciate your videos, on so many levels. Heather you are absolutely an Amazing Lady. There has Never been a better time to binge learning with my favorite all around Walking Angel . God , I pry you Bless Heather for her natural love, compation, & assistance for others X 10 fold.. Thank you Bless you and children .. Heather 🍵
It's a year later and I am back watching this video again as I forgot how many quarts I could put in at once. Right now I have a double layer of pints and half pints processing and making up quarts now... It's all stew today, but tomorrow it's going to be baked beans again. I love this 921 canner! Thanks again dear for your video.
I've been canning for about two months on my Presto 23 qt and love canning so much that today I ordered the 930, which hopefully it arrives in the coming month and a half. Since it doesn't hurt to get acquainted with my canner, thru the magic of YT and you, and because I learned so much by watching this video, I thank you greatly.
My 921 was delivered today. I’ve never used a pressure canner so I’ve been gleaning tons of info on RUclips. Happy to have found your channel and this video. 🥰🥳
I bought my AA 921 canned because of your video on it about 3 years ago. I love it! It will definitely last a lifetime and maybe one day my girls will can too and I can pass it on. I started watching your videos shortly after you started on your journey and have been following along ever since. Your videos inspire me to do and try things I probably never would have done otherwise and you have changed my life in so many ways! I'm so glad I found your channel! Thank you for what you do Heather! 💗
Thank you so much, that is extremely kind of you to say. Its women like you that keep me going here otherwise I would have shut this channel down already. So thank you for such kind words. I really appreciate it. And I am so happy you love your AA!!!!! 😁❤️
I have the same canner and never felt safe using it. Until now. Thanx for your time and a real easy and consice explanation of how to use this. If I return to your website, I'm okay. If you don't hear from me.......then I died of botulism........either way I feel a lot more confident now.........Also this is the first time someone has mentioned spores in their canning video. The reason we are canning in the first place. Heat, Time, and pressure is what kills spores.....like sterilization/autoclaving. again thanx
All blessings to you and your family. I started to use my 921 a year ago and stopped; starting again today, so went back to your video. Thanks so much for your time. Sending you hugs and hope all is well.
I’ve not canned in two years. I had to go back to remember how to use my canner. 🤦♀️😂. You were the one I leaned to can from before along with lorry. I so miss your canning videos. Hope you get better soon so we can watch you do what you love to do.
Thank you Tomorrow I will break in my new All American Canner. Baked beans Yipeee. Have hot water bath down and was intimidated back then. Your video helped boost my confidence that pressure canning is the next step. Reading all the instructions was good but the visual has been a game changer for me.
Thank you so much for the play by play; I've done NO canning and want to venture the water bath this summer, eventually this. So so informational! Thank you thank you!!
I bought an old All American 921 1/2 at a garage sale for cheap. It was super dirty, so I am cleaning her up and super excited to get her back into action after all these years. I do wish the old owner was more of a cleaner though, I must say this thing takes elbow grease!!
I have had a Presto for years; first just for pressure cooking then finally started canning after watching you and Linda V. But this week received my All American 921! Can’t wait to use it! I’m planning a Saturday canning session! Thanks for the video.
Thank you Heather for taking your busy time to share this we us, you make it easy to understand. I just got a All American at the end of summer and haven't used it yet so this really helps. I love all your videos.
Hey Heather 🤗 THANK YOU 🤗🤗🤗THANK YOU You not only make time for this video but your remember mine still in the box .. and I got the same pressure canner you got all American .. super happy with tears in my eyes .. spring coming and I want to be ready .. to can from my garden .. just had to thank you first when I saw the video come up ..ok now back to the video.. stay warm text back after I watch the video. Blessing 👩🌾
hahahaha Love ya, Celine! I had you on my heart when I made this.....altho I didnt want to call you out by name. hahahaha I hope this was helpful to ya, Mama! Now, rip open that box! HAHAHA
I have found that for most years, I am usually done with using my American canner. I break it down according to the manual and clean it. It has lasted niw for 15years and still going. Maintenance is huge
Watching this video today as I get my 921 , UP and water tested today. Nervous as heck but I have you cheering me on in the back ground. I'm taking it nice and slow. Must have put the lid on like 20 times😂😂. Just have to make sure it's nice and level. Thanks for being a silent cheerleader ❤❤. 💖
Love your videos and you inspire to go beyond my comfort zone. I’m going to try canning next. So thank you for all you do in sharing your life ventures.
Great tips! I've been using an all American for the past year and won't go back to the other ones. I'm so grateful to the person who gave it to me. And yes, Do Not get the gauge to wet. Just put out $25 for a new one.
Thank you Heather, lol Too funny that is so easy to remember. I have water bathed a few jellies but You have given me the courage to Pressure can. I love you for the courage I needed. Thank you Heather. Your video’s make me feel like your next door from me.😘 Thank you & God Bless you Sweetheart 😘
just got my all american; bought it used but it looks like it never even got used at all; it's prestine and now because of you I am jumping right into canning everything and getting it out of the freezers to save money . Love you ; get better xo Hugs from Northern Ontario Canada.
You are so helpful. I am trying to learn everything and the visual learning helps me so much. I cannot wait to try beets to start with and feel confident that I can do this. I am going to absolutely love it . . . just as you said. Thank you.
Thanks for this! Great tips. I just bought a 921 last week, but haven't used it yet. I'm still reading the directions and this vid was exactly what I was looking for.
I am doing great today ! thank you for asking I really enjoy your canning videos I learn so much. I just canned some more salsa yesterday I enjoy canning so much I don't mind water bath canning but pressure canning is my favorite. I bought a older all American canner last month I got to change the gauge and the jäger on it the only thing is it has a screw instead of a rudder gasket. So I called the company and she said it was safe to use. But I plan on buying a new one some time in the future
I bought a used one too with a screw welded in where the rubber gasket was to go. I didn't feel safe using it but it was a canner that held 14 qts. I bought a new one but I got the one that held 7 qts hoping that the styles hadn't changed much and that the lid on the 7 qt would fit on the 14 qt and YES it did. I now have two bottoms with one good working lid.
❤❤❤❤So happy to see a video from you, we have missed you, thank you for this video, I always love how step by step you teach us and I always learn from you, you have taught me to bake bread, how to can, how to meal plan and the list goes on and on...😘😘😘😘love ya sweet momma
Great video. Very important information. I like my presto. But if I ever go with an all American. I will definitely be watching this one again. Thanks Heather this was amazingly put together.
Im so excited to use my all american 921 again this year, I made spaghetti sauce from the booklet with the end of year garden tomatoes It is absolutely the best spaghetti sauce I've ever had, Im at 9 months and I still have one quart left. Im too busy to try and can all year like I want, so I decided to start with not allowing any garden tomatoes to go to waste or forced to give them all away and now im working on what else I can do when I've got time, It is so nice to be able to home can!
Food grade grease is a better option for the pot seal. It will never scorch or burn and doesn't discolor. Amazon has it. It's also sold as Stopcock grease. A stopcock is the tapered glass stopper that fits into and seals the top of a glass lab bottle. Same product, both inert and food safe.
As a long time mechanic I found most every pressure cooker to be a time bomb in one way or another, I bought this same unit from all american and it is built so much better, Like a submarine door!
I want to try this sooooo bad but I have NO IDEA what I am doing. I am so afraid of pressure cooking so I am determined to GET OVER IT already!!HA! Thanks so much for this video.I appreciate it more than you know!!!❤️
Hi Heather. What an awesome video! It's really good to see you. I hope your first winter in the new house isn't too bad.. Take care. I miss hearing the little's. Peace and blessings.
Terrific video! Thank you. My All American930 canner arrived two days ago. Yesterday I ran it through a test. One thing that I had never learned in a video is that living in the Desert Southwest (very dry country) that we may not be able to SEE a steady stream of steam. However being very cautious and careful I was able to place my hand high above the vent and feel air/steam movement. I’m curious if anyone else who lives in the Desert Southwest has experienced this? I set my timer for 10 minutes after I realized that I wasn’t SEEING steam, only hearing it and carefully feeling it from several inches about my canner.
Thank you Heather for taking the time to do this video. 🤗 It's always nice to view from start to finish for me. I have AA 915 & a Presto. I'll hop over to Mandy's Channel for the Presto care. Mouse Toes is a hoot! Thanks again! 👍
I bought at the end of the season last year. A present to me. Still in its box i can't wait to use it. I am teaching my daughter and my to can and they love it. Thank you for posting videos. Oh yes I am now a fan of Grove products thanks to you. My kids love the laundry products.
That is awesome Lorna! Yes time to take that beauty out of the box! And girl, I LOVE GROVE! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I need to make a video still of my favorites and flops.
Not new to canning, but new to the All American. I'm not sure how I missed your video when searching the first time, but thank you for a great video! I have subscribed. Off to use the 941! 😁
I'm being canning with my pressure cooking like that one you have for 40 years now and never did put any oil or any kind of grease on it ,never heard of that before. My mother in law's familey all are canning for almost 70 years now and never heard of puting oil either...so i will hav to make recherch on this one,thank you.
What aboud the bacteria you put in it with all that stuffs,not juging ,but wnat to know your view on that because we are supose to sterelize everything that goes in....oh dear you got me all mixe up afterr all those years of canning,got lots of questions...lol
Yes! ❤️ go to the All American website for their canners. They have the instructions posted on how they recommend you lubricate the lid so it doesn’t seal shut to the body during processing ❤️
Dear, it came out great!! we thought the lid was stuck. It was an error of mine. lol. lift the lid off. it was easy then. I can't wait till tomorrow canning more !!!!! pressure yaaaaa!!!! Thank you again oh I have 10 pounds of onions too. The funny thing I have to stand on a stool to lock it.
Great video I also have 2 AA canners one like yours and a BIG one that stacks quarts I can get 20 quarts at one time in it. I do mine the same with the Vaseline I found olive oil got sticky, I do end a little different when the temp comes down to 0 I remove my giggler and wait 5 minutes then I lift my lid and turn it about half inch and set it back down resting the little legs on the rim of the canner bottom and not as mush adjar as you did after I do this then I wait 20-30 minutes before removing lid. I found this helps with siphoning before I started doing this I got so much siphoning when I removed jars right away. I clean and store same as you do. I love watching canning videos I learn so much from everyone. You done an awesome job!!
@@TheKneadyHomesteader Yes I love it I also have 21 1/2 quart AA I bought the 940 to can my dogfood 3 years ago when my little rescue got poisoned on canned commercial food and almost died, now I can can 27 quarts in one canning session using both canners. Makes it great for other canning also it is heavy and I use a rolling walker to store it on in the garage and can roll it to the stove It does fit under my range hood so happy for that. I love your videos they are good information. Keep them coming.
I have an all american 25 and 41. I wish I had a smaller one for when I don't have enough ingredients for the bigger batches. I love them though. Love to have a lot of healthy quick dinners on the shelf when I don't feel like cooking. It's harder to get the 41 qt. lid even all the way around. I have to use a ruler to get it right.
Perfect timing. I just got my All American yesterday in the mail, but couldn't get to the store today to get supplies because it snowed. Will be taking it on a test run soon. Thanks for the video.
a HUGE congrats! thats soooo exciting! why oh why did it have to snowwwwww? hahahaha We are getting an ice storm at the moment. ugh. I am ready for spring! Happy Canning!!!!!
The Kneady Homesteader you are very welcome. I’m sure that can imagine the other people that are not sure or apprehensive to try it to . I’m saving for an all American now and I can’t wait to message you and fully tell you that I did it lol
I just got that exact canner for Christmas. I'm excited and scared. I have only water bathed canned tomatoes before. Time to binge watch all your canning videos.
Thank you! I am going to try using my new 921 all American pressure canner. The manual gave me a headache last night while reading. Your video is very helpful and gives me the confidence to use my new toy. New subbie here. Ill be learning to can with your videos. ❤🙏
Hi Heather, great video. Although I am not exactly new to canning, I have never seen someone use the canner other than on You Tube. So, I have always questioned how hearty a jiggle should be. Usually videos show the early jiggle (right after coming up to temperature) only. I over the years have only been able to get my All American to jiggle with a hearty jiggle more than 4/ minute. I know turning the heat down gave me that 1-4/minute jiggle. But, the jiggle wouldn't be as robust. And because I could never hear someone else's later in the session jiggle, I have thought that it had it be hearty. This has bothered me for years. Thank you! I was able to hear your jiggle. LOL! Now I will have prettier jars - little to no evacuation I expect starting with my next batch. Thank you so munch. I could really hug you right now. One more thing... Do you still use your Tattler lids? If not, why?
In my mind, I started singing the jiggle jiggle jiggle those jigglers song, from Jello! HAHAHAHAHA I am so glad to hear my video was helpful in some way to you. That makes my day, you have no idea! I have a dozen tattlers in both the wide and reg mouth. I dont use them because they are a pain to take off. You need either a special tool, which you have to order from the company, I wish they offered it on Amazon OR use a butter knife. I also have to boil the seals before you use them, which is an extra step since the Ball lids cant be boiled. More importantly, the owner of the company was very misleading in his videos, to sell more product and when he was called out by a fellow canner here on youtube, he was belligerent and rude to her. So, I hate using a product when I know the owner is a creep. So, it;s a combo of things. I do have them on hand, to use for emergency, but I can't give the company my money knowing what I know about the unethical practices of lying to their customers. ugh. I wish we had more options for lids out there!
I've had an 941 for some years now and has always been nervous to eat my canned beans becaus i live in the Caribbean and uner the bed ( coolest spot is 85 f ) deep freezer broke ( so i thought at the time ) and decided to start canning again this time with the intent to eat them. I had that ting waiting to vent for 3 hours ( no joke ) looking for that steady stream. So greatfull that you showed us that the steady stream is not continuous for the full seven to ten minutes. Now my biggest issue is i cant get my outdoor gass stove to make a sweet spot so im forced to allow a continuous jiggle for the full 75minutes 🤞
Such a great video, Heather! It was especially helpful to me to see exactly where you were putting the Vaseline on the lid and canner. I wasn't putting it around the top edge of the canner, just around the beveled part. It has been hard for me to get the lid off. This should help a lot. I have both a new AA (which I got about 10 days ago and have used several times) and a 6-month old Presto that I've never used yet. So, I'll be hopping over to see Mandy, too! Thanks, again. You girls are the best! :)
Mandy told me this morning she plans on filming that video very very soon! A huge congrats on your new AA! How are you liking it? I hope the added vaseline helps you, so it doesn't stick on you anymore. You shouldnt have any issues. :D
@@TheKneadyHomesteader That's terrific! I'll keep an eye out for it. I love, love, LOVE my new AA! In fact, she and I have a date this morning to can chicken and chicken stock and, if there is time, ham stock. :)
Re hard water and minerals depositing on your jars. Try using a Mr Clean magic eraser sponge. They are great at taking minerals off of glass. Would still use the vinegar in the AA. I saved my brother from throwing out all of his drinking glasses because they were cloudy.
If you ever let your canner cool too long and you are not able to get the lid off please don't get stressed out and do what I did - yup I am the one who unscrewed all the "L'" shaped safety brackets then pried the lid off carefully with a flat head screw driver. Instead just turn the heat up under your canner for a few minutes this will allow some pressure to build up and the lid will release easily. Glad to see you back Heather.
That is fantastic info! Thanks for sharing just in case that ever happens to anyone, including myself!
I'm a beginner canner and I really appreciate you taking the time from your busy day to show us newbees the basics! I appreciate you!!
I actually turn my lid upside down on the canner for storage. This protects the stem and gauge.
No other way
Praying you an your family UP, sweet Heather!
I used my All American pressure canner for the first time tonight and it was scary. The book didn’t tell me nearly as much as you did. Heather, you are a wonderful teacher. You took all my jitters away! I can do this! Thank you!😊
Yay! Way to go!!!!!! How did it go for you?😆👏👏👏 I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!
I know this video is 2 years old but I'm excited because my All American 921 is being built (made) right now and then will be shipped to me on Monday. I will have to relearn what I knew as a kid helping my Mom canning with her 921!
Lots of prayers for Heather. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 RIP Matt. 💖‼️💖💖💖
The All American pressure canner is great. I bought mine about 35 years ago, and it’s still as good as new. If you are a serious canner, get an All American, if you haven’t done so already.
Shalom HeatherI just purchased my first All American pressire canner. It's my first pressure canner ever. I ordered the 910 because my microwave is closer top my stove. Thank you for this video. Excellent
instructions. I've been following you for just over 2 years. Blessings upon you and your family❤🙏
Hi my friend, so good to see you. You look beautiful, your smile just shines thru. I water bath Heather, that’s all. I’m 77 years old, did a lot before. Now it’s a garden and I harvest what my husband plants. But he’s not well. I let him have his joy of gardening. Our sons help and try to keep him happy too. Thanks for listening to my woes. God bless you, Matt and kids.♥️♥️🌹❤️🌷
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God Bless you, Rosemary, and I am going to keep you and your husband in my prayers. I wish we lived closer, I would bring my canner over and help you can up his beautiful garden! :D
💗 I am almost 10 years behind you, My Husband is disabled and I'm getting there. I love to garden but already there are things I need my grown son's help with. Getting older isn't for the faint of heart. Have to get out there and do what we enjoy even if it hurts.🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
My dad is almost 83 & loves taking care of his plants from his wheelchair. Brings him a lot of happiness too
Prayers for Heather & family. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 RIP Matt 💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you for being thorough, I actually picked up an All American 921 from a garage sale site online for free! (major score) so there was no book to read. This gave me the confidence to try my beets today
I got a 1950s All American at an estate sale. I love that you go over all of the information for newbies.❤ I want to clean and lubricate it correctly before giving it a test run.
That is awesome! Happy Canning!!!!!!
You are such a great teacher!!!💖🎶
So glad to be able to choose one of Heather’s videos for a refresher on how to use my canner!
After trying twice to get my lid on right, I just gave up. I thought I had it, but the lid started venting. :( It tears, I text my husband and said, "I'm done." It's the same night and I decided to search this canner. Your video popped up. Thank you! I can't give up on this simple task. You are an amazing woman. You keep going. Thank you! Prayers for all of you. I will let you know when my darn pasta sauce gets safely canned.
Inspired. Off the fence and jumping in. Will purchase 921 tonight.
I'm so excited. I bought an All American 921 canner at an "antique" (junk) store this week for the whopping sum of $20! It looks to have been used only a few times. It is an old type with a petcock. I will be getting a vent pipe and weight for it but I'm sure going to fill that puppy up with jars today and give it a run.
You're an excellent teacher. You took me through the steps I had trouble with, especially lubricating the lid and the top of the canner. I'm going to attempt beans in my All American.
WOOHOO! Oh Meg, this made my day. I am so happy this video was helpful in some way to you! Let me know how your canning session goes. Happy Canning, Mama!
How much water in canner before you add jars
Its nice to know all about the All American Canner, even though I can't afford one right now. LOL. Things learned, are always an asset in life. I try to learn something new each and every day. Just as I do several acts of kindness a day also. Its like breathing. It comes natural. 😃. Sending prayers and love your way.
I'm using my all American canned for the first time tonight. I'm canning chili peppers. So far so good. I have watched this video several times now, and it has helped me a lot to remember what to do. Thanks.
Happy Canning and Congratulations!!!!!
Great tutorial! I just got the All American 921 and needed to learn all the steps on how to clean and use it. Thank you so much!
Happy Canning, Magda!!!!!
Thank you for the tutorial Heather! I just got a used 921 today and inside it was all black. I scrubbed the inside with Bar’s Friend cream solution and filled the canner with water and put a couple splashes of vinegar and lemon juice. Put the lid on and let it come to boil. Then turned heat off and let it sit there for a while. The black color is gone and looks like new. You can also use cream or tartar with the lemon/vinegar. Just boil fir half hour.
Hi I like to see more of your old movies I think that will be the best that you can do for now I miss your shoes very much
She is the best teacher!
When someone give someone else a pressure canner as a gift.....they need to put THIS video ON THE CARD!!! and send you a little something on Patreon!! Now THAT'S A PERFECT GIFT!!!❤️
Newly subscribed 2 months ago. IAm a huge fan. Absolutely appreciate your videos, on so many levels. Heather you are absolutely an Amazing Lady.
There has Never been a better time to binge learning with my favorite all around Walking Angel . God , I pry you Bless Heather for her natural love, compation, & assistance for others
X 10 fold..
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Bless you and children ..
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It's a year later and I am back watching this video again as I forgot how many quarts I could put in at once. Right now I have a double layer of pints and half pints processing and making up quarts now... It's all stew today, but tomorrow it's going to be baked beans again. I love this 921 canner! Thanks again dear for your video.
I've been canning for about two months on my Presto 23 qt and love canning so much that today I ordered the 930, which hopefully it arrives in the coming month and a half. Since it doesn't hurt to get acquainted with my canner, thru the magic of YT and you, and because I learned so much by watching this video, I thank you greatly.
congratulations!😁👏🏻
I’m so excited I just got my 921 TODAY! I’m so glad I found you! Thanks for all your content. Complete newbie.
Congratulations!!!! Happy Canning!!!!
My 921 was delivered today. I’ve never used a pressure canner so I’ve been gleaning tons of info on RUclips. Happy to have found your channel and this video. 🥰🥳
I bought my AA 921 canned because of your video on it about 3 years ago. I love it! It will definitely last a lifetime and maybe one day my girls will can too and I can pass it on. I started watching your videos shortly after you started on your journey and have been following along ever since. Your videos inspire me to do and try things I probably never would have done otherwise and you have changed my life in so many ways! I'm so glad I found your channel! Thank you for what you do Heather! 💗
Thank you so much, that is extremely kind of you to say. Its women like you that keep me going here otherwise I would have shut this channel down already. So thank you for such kind words. I really appreciate it. And I am so happy you love your AA!!!!! 😁❤️
I have the same canner and never felt safe using it. Until now. Thanx for your time and a real easy and consice explanation of how to use this. If I return to your website, I'm okay. If you don't hear from me.......then I died of botulism........either way I feel a lot more confident now.........Also this is the first time someone has mentioned spores in their canning video. The reason we are canning in the first place. Heat, Time, and pressure is what kills spores.....like sterilization/autoclaving. again thanx
Well, hopefully you’ll be back. 👍🤣
All blessings to you and your family. I started to use my 921 a year ago and stopped; starting again today, so went back to your video. Thanks so much for your time. Sending you hugs and hope all is well.
YAY!!!! Happy Canning!!!!!!
You make this look so very easy. This will be a great help to anyone starting out using the AA canner
I can't wait to watch your Presto video.......I'm scared to use mine! LOL
I’ve not canned in two years. I had to go back to remember how to use my canner. 🤦♀️😂. You were the one I leaned to can from before along with lorry. I so miss your canning videos. Hope you get better soon so we can watch you do what you love to do.
Thank you Tomorrow I will break in my new All American Canner. Baked beans Yipeee. Have hot water bath down and was intimidated back then. Your video helped boost my confidence that pressure canning is the next step. Reading all the instructions was good but the visual has been a game changer for me.
Thank you so much for the play by play; I've done NO canning and want to venture the water bath this summer, eventually this. So so informational! Thank you thank you!!
YAY Wendy! Take the plunge.....you will LOVE canning! :D
Love this video. Running your videos Heather Conn. God Bless you and your family.
I bought an old All American 921 1/2 at a garage sale for cheap. It was super dirty, so I am cleaning her up and super excited to get her back into action after all these years. I do wish the old owner was more of a cleaner though, I must say this thing takes elbow grease!!
Newbie here.... You never disappoint 😊 Here's 5 thumbs up !! 👍👍👍👍👍
A big thank you for sharing this and God bless!
😂👏🏻 thanks for the thumbs up, Mama!!!! GOD bless you and yours as well. 😘
I have had a Presto for years; first just for pressure cooking then finally started canning after watching you and Linda V. But this week received my All American 921! Can’t wait to use it! I’m planning a Saturday canning session! Thanks for the video.
just got mine and was so intimidated. Thank you so much for this video - newbeeee here!
I wish I had found your video when I bought my canner! It was amazing. Thanks!
Thank you Heather for taking your busy time to share this we us, you make it easy to understand. I just got a All American at the end of summer and haven't used it yet so this really helps. I love all your videos.
WOOHOO! Rosanna, now we gotta get that pretty canner on your stove top and get you canning! hahahaha xoxox
Hey Heather 🤗
THANK YOU 🤗🤗🤗THANK YOU
You not only make time for this video but your remember mine still in the box .. and I got the same pressure canner you got all American .. super happy with tears in my eyes .. spring coming and I want to be ready .. to can from my garden .. just had to thank you first when I saw the video come up ..ok now back to the video..
stay warm text back after I watch the video.
Blessing
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hahahaha Love ya, Celine! I had you on my heart when I made this.....altho I didnt want to call you out by name. hahahaha I hope this was helpful to ya, Mama! Now, rip open that box! HAHAHA
I have found that for most years, I am usually done with using my American canner. I break it down according to the manual and clean it. It has lasted niw for 15years and still going. Maintenance is huge
Watching this video today as I get my 921 , UP and water tested today. Nervous as heck but I have you cheering me on in the back ground. I'm taking it nice and slow. Must have put the lid on like 20 times😂😂. Just have to make sure it's nice and level. Thanks for being a silent cheerleader ❤❤. 💖
I am your biggest cheerleader!!!!! You got this, Queen!!!!! hahahaha I am so excited for you!!!!!
Thanks so very much! I just ordered mine today! I am a visual learner. You make it look like "I can do this"!
Love your videos and you inspire to go beyond my comfort zone. I’m going to try canning next. So thank you for all you do in sharing your life ventures.
Great tips! I've been using an all American for the past year and won't go back to the other ones. I'm so grateful to the person who gave it to me.
And yes, Do Not get the gauge to wet. Just put out $25 for a new one.
Yes!!! Your video achieved its goal!
YOU’VE Inspired me!.... in with Pressure scanning!
Heather, You did a great job this will really help us new canners. Thank you!
thanks, Lauraly!!!!
Thank you
Heather, lol
Too funny that is so easy to remember.
I have water bathed a few jellies but
You have given me the courage to
Pressure can.
I love you for the courage I needed.
Thank you Heather. Your video’s make me feel like your next door from me.😘
Thank you & God Bless you Sweetheart 😘
Great video! Adding this to my wish list! Prayers for you and your family🙏🌸
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Prayers from my heart for Heather & kids. RIP Matt 💖💖💖💖💖
Great video! You absolutely do such an amazing job explaining and teaching....we miss you and your family. ❤️
Awwww thank you so much!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for this! I bought my AA canner last year and just pulled it out to use. Your video is just what I needed. ❤
Thank you for this. I have had my canner for two years and have not used it yet. This summer I will.
WOOHOO! You will love it!
Your a God send. Thank you. I now love my pressure canner too. My sweetheart gave it too me 3 year ago, hes pretty happy im using it too..
what a sweet gift! my husband knows never to bring me flowers. instead bring me a case of canning jars. 😆👏🏻
just got my all american; bought it used but it looks like it never even got used at all; it's prestine and now because of you I am jumping right into canning everything and getting it out of the freezers to save money . Love you ; get better xo Hugs from Northern Ontario Canada.
You are so helpful. I am trying to learn everything and the visual learning helps me so much. I cannot wait to try beets to start with and feel confident that I can do this. I am going to absolutely love it . . . just as you said. Thank you.
Great job explaining. The best I've seen thus far. Thank you.
Thanks for this! Great tips. I just bought a 921 last week, but haven't used it yet. I'm still reading the directions and this vid was exactly what I was looking for.
I am doing great today ! thank you for asking I really enjoy your canning videos I learn so much. I just canned some more salsa yesterday I enjoy canning so much I don't mind water bath canning but pressure canning is my favorite. I bought a older all American canner last month I got to change the gauge and the jäger on it the only thing is it has a screw instead of a rudder gasket. So I called the company and she said it was safe to use. But I plan on buying a new one some time in the future
I bought a used one too with a screw welded in where the rubber gasket was to go. I didn't feel safe using it but it was a canner that held 14 qts. I bought a new one but I got the one that held 7 qts hoping that the styles hadn't changed much and that the lid on the 7 qt would fit on the 14 qt and YES it did. I now have two bottoms with one good working lid.
"I like it more than water bath, I love, love, love it"
I'm very encouraged
❤❤❤❤So happy to see a video from you, we have missed you, thank you for this video, I always love how step by step you teach us and I always learn from you, you have taught me to bake bread, how to can, how to meal plan and the list goes on and on...😘😘😘😘love ya sweet momma
awwww Jennifer, thank you so much! you just made my heart soar, girl! xoxoxo
Great video. Very important information. I like my presto. But if I ever go with an all American. I will definitely be watching this one again. Thanks Heather this was amazingly put together.
oh THANK YOU! I know it was a bit long winded, but I didn't want to leave anything out. hahaha
Thank you for showing us how the all American canner works
hey Sherry how are you? :D
Very good tutorial, thank you for the video.💕
I like to pour the water while it’s hot down my drain to help keep it clear.
Always love your videos.
thank you so much, Mimi!!!!
Im so excited to use my all american 921 again this year, I made spaghetti sauce from the booklet with the end of year garden tomatoes
It is absolutely the best spaghetti sauce I've ever had, Im at 9 months and I still have one quart left.
Im too busy to try and can all year like I want, so I decided to start with not allowing any garden tomatoes to go to waste or forced to give them all away and now im working on what else I can do when I've got time, It is so nice to be able to home can!
Food grade grease is a better option for the pot seal. It will never scorch or burn and doesn't discolor. Amazon has it. It's also sold as Stopcock grease. A stopcock is the tapered glass stopper that fits into and seals the top of a glass lab bottle. Same product, both inert and food safe.
As a long time mechanic I found most every pressure cooker to be a time bomb in one way or another, I bought this same unit from all american and it is built so much better, Like a submarine door!
HAHAHAHAHAHA now every time I lock down my lid, I am going to think about a submarine door! but you are so RIGHT! it's a beast!
Thank you! This video helped me to learn how to use my AA421. On my way to success now! Thanks so, so much for this visual aid.
I want to try this sooooo bad but I have NO IDEA what I am doing. I am so afraid of pressure cooking so I am determined to GET OVER IT already!!HA! Thanks so much for this video.I appreciate it more than you know!!!❤️
Hi Heather. What an awesome video! It's really good to see you. I hope your first winter in the new house isn't too bad.. Take care. I miss hearing the little's. Peace and blessings.
Hi Chris and THANK YOU! :D First winter has been beautiful up here.....but I am ready for spring! hahaha
Terrific video! Thank you. My All American930 canner arrived two days ago. Yesterday I ran it through a test. One thing that I had never learned in a video is that living in the Desert Southwest (very dry country) that we may not be able to SEE a steady stream of steam. However being very cautious and careful I was able to place my hand high above the vent and feel air/steam movement.
I’m curious if anyone else who lives in the Desert Southwest has experienced this? I set my timer for 10 minutes after I realized that I wasn’t SEEING steam, only hearing it and carefully feeling it from several inches about my canner.
I love my All American canner!
Idk if I commented last year, but here I am this fall watching again as I prepare my venison!:) Awesome info!!
Thank you Heather for taking the time to do this video. 🤗 It's always nice to view from start to finish for me. I have AA 915 & a Presto. I'll hop over to Mandy's Channel for the Presto care. Mouse Toes is a hoot! Thanks again! 👍
Mouse Toes makes me laugh..... it’s just canning folks! We are just putting food in jars! No need to be afraid! 🤣🙌🏻
I have the aa 915 too, how is it different from 921? Thanks
I bought at the end of the season last year. A present to me. Still in its box i can't wait to use it. I am teaching my daughter and my to can and they love it. Thank you for posting videos. Oh yes I am now a fan of Grove products thanks to you. My kids love the laundry products.
That is awesome Lorna! Yes time to take that beauty out of the box! And girl, I LOVE GROVE! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I need to make a video still of my favorites and flops.
Thank you SO much, I have a 941 and I’ve had it hidden for theee years😂 I have been a wb forever and I’m so freaking ready
You are going to slay it, Sis! I am so excited for you!!!!
Not new to canning, but new to the All American. I'm not sure how I missed your video when searching the first time, but thank you for a great video! I have subscribed. Off to use the 941! 😁
I really enjoyed this video. We just purchased an All American 921 pressure canner and were looking for some practical tips. Well done!
I'm being canning with my pressure cooking like that one you have for 40 years now and never did put any oil or any kind of grease on it ,never heard of that before. My mother in law's familey all are canning for almost 70 years now and never heard of puting oil either...so i will hav to make recherch on this one,thank you.
What aboud the bacteria you put in it with all that stuffs,not juging ,but wnat to know your view on that because we are supose to sterelize everything that goes in....oh dear you got me all mixe up afterr all those years of canning,got lots of questions...lol
Yes! ❤️ go to the All American website for their canners. They have the instructions posted on how they recommend you lubricate the lid so it doesn’t seal shut to the body during processing ❤️
@@TheKneadyHomesteader Thank you so much,i will lokk that up,and has they say "its never to late to learn something",thank you ,thank you :)
Dear, it came out great!! we thought the lid was stuck. It was an error of mine. lol. lift the lid off. it was easy then. I can't wait till tomorrow canning more !!!!! pressure yaaaaa!!!! Thank you again oh I have 10 pounds of onions too. The funny thing I have to stand on a stool to lock it.
Great video I also have 2 AA canners one like yours and a BIG one that stacks quarts I can get 20 quarts at one time in it. I do mine the same with the Vaseline I found olive oil got sticky, I do end a little different when the temp comes down to 0 I remove my giggler and wait 5 minutes then I lift my lid and turn it about half inch and set it back down resting the little legs on the rim of the canner bottom and not as mush adjar as you did after I do this then I wait 20-30 minutes before removing lid. I found this helps with siphoning before I started doing this I got so much siphoning when I removed jars right away. I clean and store same as you do. I love watching canning videos I learn so much from everyone. You done an awesome job!!
WOW, you have the BIG beauty! The 940! MY DREAM CANNER! hahahaha Yeah, I should have gave it 5 minutes!
@@TheKneadyHomesteader Yes I love it I also have 21 1/2 quart AA I bought the 940 to can my dogfood 3 years ago when my little rescue got poisoned on canned commercial food and almost died, now I can can 27 quarts in one canning session using both canners. Makes it great for other canning also it is heavy and I use a rolling walker to store it on in the garage and can roll it to the stove It does fit under my range hood so happy for that. I love your videos they are good information. Keep them coming.
I’m rewatching this video just because i really love watching canning videos while I can! 😍 I’m not doing beans though, I’m doing squash!😋
That's awesome!! hahahaha
I have an all american 25 and 41.
I wish I had a smaller one for when I don't have enough ingredients for the bigger batches. I love them though. Love to have a lot of healthy quick dinners on the shelf when I don't feel like cooking.
It's harder to get the 41 qt. lid even all the way around. I have to use a ruler to get it right.
Perfect timing. I just got my All American yesterday in the mail, but couldn't get to the store today to get supplies because it snowed. Will be taking it on a test run soon. Thanks for the video.
a HUGE congrats! thats soooo exciting! why oh why did it have to snowwwwww? hahahaha We are getting an ice storm at the moment. ugh. I am ready for spring! Happy Canning!!!!!
Thank you very much for doing this video . You make it very approachable and not as scary . 😊
oh Wendy, that is like music to my ears. Thank you so much!
The Kneady Homesteader you are very welcome. I’m sure that can imagine the other people that are not sure or apprehensive to try it to . I’m saving for an all American now and I can’t wait to message you and fully tell you that I did it lol
I just got that exact canner for Christmas. I'm excited and scared. I have only water bathed canned tomatoes before. Time to binge watch all your canning videos.
Great video as always! You explain everything so well!
thank you so much!
Thank you! I am going to try using my new 921 all American pressure canner. The manual gave me a headache last night while reading. Your video is very helpful and gives me the confidence to use my new toy. New subbie here. Ill be learning to can with your videos. ❤🙏
Hi Heather, great video. Although I am not exactly new to canning, I have never seen someone use the canner other than on You Tube. So, I have always questioned how hearty a jiggle should be. Usually videos show the early jiggle (right after coming up to temperature) only. I over the years have only been able to get my All American to jiggle with a hearty jiggle more than 4/ minute. I know turning the heat down gave me that 1-4/minute jiggle. But, the jiggle wouldn't be as robust. And because I could never hear someone else's later in the session jiggle, I have thought that it had it be hearty. This has bothered me for years. Thank you! I was able to hear your jiggle. LOL! Now I will have prettier jars - little to no evacuation I expect starting with my next batch. Thank you so munch. I could really hug you right now.
One more thing... Do you still use your Tattler lids? If not, why?
In my mind, I started singing the jiggle jiggle jiggle those jigglers song, from Jello! HAHAHAHAHA I am so glad to hear my video was helpful in some way to you. That makes my day, you have no idea!
I have a dozen tattlers in both the wide and reg mouth. I dont use them because they are a pain to take off. You need either a special tool, which you have to order from the company, I wish they offered it on Amazon OR use a butter knife. I also have to boil the seals before you use them, which is an extra step since the Ball lids cant be boiled. More importantly, the owner of the company was very misleading in his videos, to sell more product and when he was called out by a fellow canner here on youtube, he was belligerent and rude to her. So, I hate using a product when I know the owner is a creep. So, it;s a combo of things. I do have them on hand, to use for emergency, but I can't give the company my money knowing what I know about the unethical practices of lying to their customers. ugh. I wish we had more options for lids out there!
The Kneady Homesteader
I've had an 941 for some years now and has always been nervous to eat my canned beans becaus i live in the Caribbean and uner the bed ( coolest spot is 85 f ) deep freezer broke ( so i thought at the time ) and decided to start canning again this time with the intent to eat them. I had that ting waiting to vent for 3 hours ( no joke ) looking for that steady stream. So greatfull that you showed us that the steady stream is not continuous for the full seven to ten minutes. Now my biggest issue is i cant get my outdoor gass stove to make a sweet spot so im forced to allow a continuous jiggle for the full 75minutes 🤞
Such a great video, Heather! It was especially helpful to me to see exactly where you were putting the Vaseline on the lid and canner. I wasn't putting it around the top edge of the canner, just around the beveled part. It has been hard for me to get the lid off. This should help a lot. I have both a new AA (which I got about 10 days ago and have used several times) and a 6-month old Presto that I've never used yet. So, I'll be hopping over to see Mandy, too! Thanks, again. You girls are the best! :)
Mandy told me this morning she plans on filming that video very very soon! A huge congrats on your new AA! How are you liking it? I hope the added vaseline helps you, so it doesn't stick on you anymore. You shouldnt have any issues. :D
@@TheKneadyHomesteader That's terrific! I'll keep an eye out for it. I love, love, LOVE my new AA! In fact, she and I have a date this morning to can chicken and chicken stock and, if there is time, ham stock. :)
Thank you for the in-depth I do was was very felpful in deciding what I can deal because I have MS and would not be able to use it safely.
you may want to check out one of my latest videos on the Presto Electric Pressure Canner. Much lighter, and easier to use for disabilities.
Thank you so much for this video! I just got my canner and I’m anxious to give it a try. Your tutorial was so helpful!
I really love learning from you Thankyou so much for sharing your wisdom ❤️🌻🌷🙏🏼
I am getting one this week. I needed this video
This was AMAZING!! It was so thorough and informative.. thank you for taking the time to show this process!!😊❤👍
hahaha thanks Bestie! xox
Re hard water and minerals depositing on your jars. Try using a Mr Clean magic eraser sponge. They are great at taking minerals off of glass. Would still use the vinegar in the AA. I saved my brother from throwing out all of his drinking glasses because they were cloudy.