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SERVICE AND PARTS INFORMATION

If you have any questions regarding the operation of your 

PRESTO

®

 

canner or need parts for your canner, contact us by any of these methods:

• Call 1-800-877-0441 weekdays 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM 

 

(Central Time) 

• Email us through our website at www.GoPresto.com/contact
• Write:  

NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

Consumer Service Department

 

 

3925 N. Hastings Way 

 

Eau Claire, WI 54703-3703

When contacting the Consumer Service Department or when ordering 

replacement parts, please specify the model number found stamped on 

the bottom or side of the canner body.
Inquiries will be answered promptly by telephone, email, or letter. When 

emailing or writing, please include a phone number and a time when you 

can be reached during weekdays, if possible.
Any maintenance required for this canner should be performed by our 

Factory Service Department. (

Note:

 We do recommend that you call our 

Consumer Service Department at 1-800-877-0441 prior to sending your 

canner in for repair.) Be sure to indicate date of purchase and a description 

of the problem when sending a canner for repair.

 

Replacement canner parts may be obtained at hardware stores and other 

retail outlets. 

Use only genuine Presto

®

 replacement parts.

 Parts may 

also be ordered online at www.GoPresto.com.

 

Form 72-159D

 

Summary of Contents for 0175002

Page 1: ...andles See How to Use instructions 7 Do not use the pressure canner on any outdoor LP gas burner or a gas range over 12 000 BTUs Doing so may result in damage to the pressure canner and or property da...

Page 2: ...ver A new adaptor should be installed when the old one becomes hard or inflexible Install the new adaptor by pushing the small end up through the opening from the underside of the cover The large lip...

Page 3: ...vent jar breakage The jars may touch and it is not necessary to use a rack between the layers of jars It may be necessary to double deck the pint and half pint jars to reach the maximum load capacity...

Page 4: ...promptly with food and liquid to the recommended level Allow inch headspace for fruits Most vegetables and meats require 1 inch headspace due to expansion during processing Work out the air bubbles wi...

Page 5: ...r lifter remove the jars by lifting them straight up and out of the canner Be careful not to tilt them which may cause liquid to siphon from them Place the jars upright on a board or a towel away from...

Page 6: ...t in bodily injury or property damage Use only genuine Presto replacement parts If the sealing ring and overpressure plug are exposed to direct high heat such as that from a hot burner or stovetop the...

Page 7: ...canner contact us by Calling 1 800 877 0441 weekdays 8 00 AM to 4 00 PM Central Time Emailing via our website at www GoPresto com Writing to National Presto Industries Inc Consumer Service Department...

Page 8: ...1997 by National Presto Industries Inc Recipes and Helpful Hints for Presto Pressure Canners 2020 National Presto Industries Inc...

Page 9: ...Vitamin C Tablets Buy 500 milligram tablets Crush and dissolve 6 tablets per gallon of water Commercially prepared mixes of ascorbic and citric acid Available under different brand names Use according...

Page 10: ...es are tender Press through food mill or sieve Sweeten to taste if desired Reheat sauce to boiling Pack into clean hot Mason jars leaving inch headspace Adjust jar lids Dial Gauge Canner Process at 6...

Page 11: ...red Place pears in an ascorbic acid solution see page 3 to prevent darkening Drain well Boil pears 5 minutes in syrup see page 3 or water Pack hot pears in clean hot Mason jars leaving inch headspace...

Page 12: ...ric acid to each quart jar Add teaspoon salt to each pint jar 1 teaspoon to each quart jar if desired Fill jars with raw tomatoes pressing until spaces between them fill with juice Leave inch headspac...

Page 13: ...Process at 11 pounds pressure pints and quarts 15 minutes For processing above 2 000 feet altitude see page 8 for recom mended pounds of pressure Weighted Gauge Canner Process at 10 pounds pressure pi...

Page 14: ...headspace for hot pack beans Adjust jar lids Dial Gauge Canner Process at 11 pounds pressure pints 40 minutes and quarts 50 minutes For processing above 2 000 feet altitude see page 12 for recommended...

Page 15: ...00 feet altitude see page 12 for recommended pounds of pressure GREENS Sort young tender freshly picked greens Discard wilted tough leaves stems and roots Wash greens thoroughly Do not raw pack greens...

Page 16: ...Large peppers may be quartered Pack peppers loosely in clean hot Mason jars leaving 1 inch headspace Cover with boiling water leaving 1 inch headspace Adjust jar lids Dial Gauge Canner Process at 11...

Page 17: ...e in Mason jars Meats may be processed with or without salt If salt is desired use only canning salt Table salt contains a filler which may cause cloudiness in bottom of jar Use teaspoon salt to each...

Page 18: ...y canning salt Table salt contains a filler which may cause cloudiness in bottom of jar Use teaspoon salt to each pint 1 teaspoon to each quart Follow step by step directions for your pressure canner...

Page 19: ...of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of salt per gallon Drain and remove excess moisture Pack loosely into clean hot Mason jars leaving 1 inch headspace For each pint add teaspoon citric acid or 2 tabl...

Page 20: ...y 1 Packing jar too solidly or overfilling 2 Insufficient exhaust period 3 Variation or sudden reduction of pressure in the canner Allow pressure to drop naturally 4 Failure to adjust jar lids accordi...

Page 21: ...oes The diameter of Mason jars may vary from one manufacturer to another Before filling Mason jars test load your canner It may be necessary to double deck pint and pint jars to reach the maximum capa...

Page 22: ...ottom or side of the canner body Inquiries will be answered promptly by telephone email or letter When emailing or writing please include a phone number and a time when you can be reached during weekd...

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