At 06:00 AM 9/18/98 -0700, you wrote: Rich wrote: >I've thought about using our pressure cooker for canning, but it >doesn't have a pressure gauge. Seems risky, so I've stuck with >boiling water bath pickling in brine. Have any chile-heads out >there ever used a non-gauge pressure cooker for canning with >satisfactory results? > Yes, I have done it several times before I bought my big one. But even the big one doesn't have a dial type gage, it still has a weight. Works fine. Have canned a ton of stuff in it. Just make sure the weight has the correct pressure setting for canning. Judy "MsChile" Howle Flavors of the South; Recipes for "heat lovers" http://www.ebicom.net/~howle Hot and Spicy Food Editor at Suite 101 http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/462