My 1979 All American 921 Canner

by Tess
(Moore, OK)

I bought my 921 canner at 5% above whole sale in 1979 for $75.91 and I love
it, except now I love my friend's new 921 canner better. Well sort of.

All American has improved the 921 and now it has a pressure regulator weight
or rocker on it instead of a steam release valve and it works better at
maintaining pressure.

Then again with the new canner you are limited to the three rocker settings
of 5, 10, and 15 pressures. Whereas my canner uses heat only to regulate the
dial (both canners have the dial) once the steam release valve is closed.

My friend bought a 921 after using my canner last year when we made chili,
and she loves the 921 too!

Both the older and newer 921 have no rubber seal which is great. One less
thing to worry about. My sister has a Presto canner and it has only a rocker
without a dial, and she has to check the gasket before every batch.

My friend and I canned ground venison chili and venison meat sauce
yesterday, 7 quarts and 36 pints, in three batches in her new canner.

Next week, I will bring my canner to her house and we will be able to can a
little faster. We will be able to start the next batch while a batch is
cooling in the canner.

We sure will be busy with pears for chutney and butter, chicken soup and
chicken thighs, and beef stew!

We both work day jobs and the soups are a great time-saver for us on work
nights plus the savings are great. Tomato soup for .96 cent per pint -we had
to buy our tomatoes and there are not many farmers around Oklahoma City
(unlike Portland, Oregon!). The venison chili was .82 per pint since we got
the meat free.

Any who the 921 canner ROCKS!