Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Pressure Cookers
All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner (21.5-Quart)4.7
3 sourcesall derived$499.95as of Aug 1American homesteaders treat the 921 as a generational tool. Its patented metal-to-metal seal removes the single most common failure point on pressure canners, the rubber gasket, and the heavy cast aluminum body with triple bayonet clamps holds pressure with virtually no siphoning through long quart-jar processing. At 21.5 quarts it lands at the practical sweet spot for batch canning (19 pints or 7 quarts). All-American's lifetime warranty and 30+ year owner reports back up the heirloom-purchase framing.
Strengths
- — Patented metal-to-metal sealing system — no rubber gasket to dry out, replace, or fail in service
- — Built in Wisconsin from heavy cast aluminum with a lifetime warranty and 30+ year owner reports
- — 21.5-quart capacity processes 19 pint jars or 7 quart jars in a single load — the canning standard
Watch-outs
- — Heavy — 17.75 lb empty, well over 40 lb fully loaded with jars and water
- — Premium price puts it well above gasket-sealed canners in the same capacity class
- — Lid can be hard to remove after a long process without occasional oiling of the sealing surface
