All American Canner questions
Mary
is in excellent condition - 15.5 quarts, and it says No.7 on the bottom.
The book that came with it is dated 1944! Anyway, it looks just like
pictures of current models. What do I need to do to be able to use
this? Have the gauge checked (where?)? Can I get parts - racks,
especially? I only paid $5.99, so if it can't be used, it won't kill
me....
Thanks,
Mary
Joseph A. Ames
Wow! You made a GREAT buy!
You can probably get the gauge checked out at your county extention agents.
Here's the address for the manufacturer.
:
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., INC
Customer Service Dept.
P.O. Box 246
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-0246
Phone 414-682-8627
Good luck,
:-)
Joe Ames
http://www.amescompany.com/online.htm
Mary wrote in message <09990418233259...@ctel.net>...
Kim in Tulsa
I don't suppose you could scan a picture of it and email it to me? I
have one that was GIVEN to me by a very elderly lady in my husband's
garden club at least 10 years ago. I'd like to see if it looks
similar. It is a Model No. 9½, fwiw, and didn't come with an
instruction manual. I suspect it is from the 40s, early 50s maybe. I
called to ask about this particular model and must have got the most
irritable person at All American. I hear they are usually very nice!
She wouldn't tell me anything, actual silence on the other end of the
phone when I tried to ask her questions!
Mine holds seven pint jars, I don't know how many quarts it is.
I am interested in the instruction book you say it came with. No
chance you could scan it and email it to me as well? (I am speaking
without knowing it's size, so if this is outrageous, forgive me!)
BTW, I never used my canner until a couple of months ago! I *did*
take it to my extention agency to have the gauge tested first. They
wanted me to just bring the whole lid. It checked out fine! That is
the great thing about this group. I would've never known to have that
checked out and I shudder at the thought!
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>Mary wrote in message <09990418233259...@ctel.net>...
>>Hi... I found an *old* All American Canner at a local thrift shop. It
>>is in excellent condition - 15.5 quarts, and it says No.7 on the bottom.
>> The book that came with it is dated 1944!
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Mary
guess I should have looked there first...
mca
Mary
think I could copy it easily.
I looked through the book but don't see a model 9 1/2 listed. Is that
the number on the bottom of the cooker? Both the model and the liquid
capacity are stamped on the bottom of the one I just bought. On the
'parts' page, it lists No.'s 7, 907, 910 1/2, 921 1/2, and 925 cookers.
They also show three other cookers - 19 1/2 - 62 1/2 gallons!
I have two other WMF pressure cookers, but I can't use them for canning.
I use the smaller one for regular meals and the large one for
processing larger quantities of food for canning - like making quick
work of apples for applesauce and apple butter. I haven't done any
pressure canning yet, but I can't wait till the garden starts producing
this year! If anyone ever told me twenty years ago that I'd not only do
this stuff, but that I'd actually *enjoy* it, I'd have thought they were
nuts!
Is there something in particular that I could look up in this
instruction booklet for you? It's mostly just recipes. The first half
is recipes for meals and the second half is canning information.
Actually, now that I look at it, there are a few pages in the front that
are just general instructions. I could copy those and snail mail them
to you if you'd like.
mca
Mary Schmidt
I also picked up an old All American Canner at a Garage sale although I
didn't get as good a buy as you. I took mine to the local appliance shop
where they tested the guage and found it to be accurate. they also had new
turn knobs (I lost one). Check your lid for damage to the sealing area and
beware that our canners because of their age will not blow thier safety seal
until they are under quite a bit of pressure.
Mary
Mary wrote:
> Hi... I found an *old* All American Canner at a local thrift shop. It
> is in excellent condition - 15.5 quarts, and it says No.7 on the bottom.
Zxcvbob
>beware that our canners because of their age will not blow thier safety seal
>until they are under quite a bit of pressure.
If I remember right, the blowout valve is screwed into a threaded hole with
tapered pipe threads. Is it a fusable plug (melts when it gets too hot) or a
little spring gadget that look kind of like a steam whistle? You should be
able to replace it with a modern safety valve (available at any industrial
supply place, but make sure they know it is for steam and not air); but maby
you should check with the manufacturer first.
- bob