Look what was waiting for me when I got home

[Frogfurlong]

A fabulous bit of kit.
We got one a few years back, you can actually fit a whole turkey in it

My Wife got it for pressure canning, but it's not been used for that yet.... too many other things to try in it first.

Build quality is A1, but it's a scary beast hissing away on the stove-top.

 

[Aleman]

I canned 6 pints of Onion relish yesterday . . . Fantastic

 

[Frogfurlong]

Onion relish, goes so well with a ploughman's.... ofc you need a pint to go with it :thumb:

 

[graysalchemy]

Onion relish, goes so well with a ploughman's.... ofc you need a pint to go with it :thumb:

And a cheese :whistle: :whistle:

 

[Frogfurlong]

Of course the cheese goes without saying...but apart from that... what have the Romans ever done for us?

:lol:

 

[brewtim]

So apart from canning and autoclaving, what else can be done with this beastie ?

 

[Frogfurlong]

It is a monster pressure cooker, It can cook a huge amount of stew in one go

In seriousness, the beast is too large for the average family needs.
It's capacity is such it can sterilise jars and bottles with ease though.

I look forward to seeing any other uses.

 

[Aleman]

It is a monster pressure cooker, It can cook a huge amount of stew in one go

Yeah . . . And don't forget Chilli . . .

In seriousness, the beast is too large for the average family needs.

Way too large, although I might well get into this canning lark. It's prime purpose as far as I am concerned is for sterilising 5L conical flasks full of wort for yeast starters

I look forward to seeing any other uses.

The one I've heard about from another brewer in the US is using it to pressure cook a thin decoction . . . much faster than using a pan on the stove . . . plus better development of the melanoidins. I'll be giving it a go, decoction does provide a better flavour profile than a simple stepped mash in a HERMS.