National pressure canner no 7 manual

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These pressure canners are both a pressure canner and a pressure cooker, and with the weight off and lid left loose, can be used as a water bath canner, too.

Also, the cooker is quite heavy and if dropped or slid across the glass-top stove, it may damage the cooktop. Mirro Pressure Canners Here is the original official Mirro manual for all of their pressure canners and pressure cookers. Click here for a link to a scanned older Mirro Pressure Canner manual on another website. If you have a Mirro pressure canner manual and can scan it, to make a better copy, please write me! Here is the manual, thanks to Eric L! A visitor had a copy! As near as I can tell, this manual is generic to all of their pressure canners, including No.

You can get a new gasket and over pressure plug, too. Good luck to you. The site I linked to states that the Presto weights can also be used on the National 7, as shown on the web link. They also sell the gasket as indicated. County extensions are few and far between and every year its even more difficult to find one that can 'check' the dial.

None of these dials are adjustable in any way, and so they only give you a conversion chart to see what the pressure MAY be by looking at the dial and referring to the conversion table to see a possible pressure. Even for that, the dials can go out of whack in one single process, so why bother. Use the right thing for the right job, the weights!!

That is interesting because last year I emailed that same company and was told the new vent pipe would not fit the old National 7. I ordered a new vent pipe anyway to see, and was sent the old, more fat one.

They said that was the one that would fit. Well, it did, but it sure did not accept the weights. So I gave up on trying to fit the weights on it. The vent pipe threads on the old canner was totally different and larger in diameter. It was also shorter. I sold the parts I ordered since they were no different than the old ones that came on the canner. A dial can be accurate. If they could not be accurate, we would not be able to test them and tell people to use them. We cannot take that kind of risk for liability.

I am not saying that I feel they are more reliable than weights, but the dials can still be used if tested and found to be accurate. We tell people they can be used as long as they are not more than 2 lb. No, we cannot adjust or calibrate a bad dial gauge. I would contact the company on the link and ask them about the vent pipe and weights. Thanks everyone for the replies, I'm going to order a dial for it and stuff. I'll see if my extension office tests them, I have a few areas around I can check if ours doesn't.

There is another one in my mom's attic, it might not be as old, I'm gonna check it out too. LindaLou, I have the dial on my canner and thankfully, my extension service still tests it for me.

It pays to be nice to the person that runs my extension office! I agree, the dials are accurate as long as they are regularly tested. If a gauge is bad, they can be replaced and the new one can be tested even before putting it on the canner. If it's off, it can be returned. It's much easier, simpler and more cost effective than buying a different canner or trying to retro-fit an old one.

Does anybody have a copy of the owners manual for a National Pressure Canner No. Would it basically be the same as using a No. Can anyone give me a few pointers? My mother has passed on to me the utility of pressure cookers and canners, they have become a hobby. She lets me use her Presto No. Recently purchased a No. Never knew to check the dial gauge until this year, from info on the internet, checked it for the first time, it is fine.

You could buy your own gauge to check against or just convert to weight, its so easy! Also, so as not to baby sit it anymore while canning, I switched out the vent tube for one from a Mirror Matic tube and weight, with no problems or complications what so ever, works great and the dial gauge reading checks with the weight.

Parts cost me about 5. Seals are available anywhere from. Yes, you can and can and can! I know this is an old post, but wanted to share for posterity. Some good info here, some not so much. I like these old canners and have my grandmother's and a couple more. Do yourselves a favor, don't waste your money on new gauges, or even having them checked at the extension office.

To view the National Pressure Cooker Manual online — click here. The pressure cooker brand, National, are Presto pressure cookers prior to the year, The brand name changed, but the fundamentals stayed the same for their pressure cookers. Usually, when someone refers to one of their pressure cookers as a National Pressure Cooker, they mean to reference the older, almost antique pressure cookers made before the name change. The age of National pressure cookers is why it is usually hard to find instructions.

Older National pressure cookers are much different from modern Presto pressure cookers. Although National pressure cookers are outdated, especially when comparing them to pressure cookers that use modern technology and electricity to customize pressure cooking methods, they are still a great find. These pressure cookers are probably way more reliable than cheap electric pressure cookers available in National pressure cookers are not easy to find since Presto no longer manufactures them, but many nice and refurbished National pressure cookers are available on sites like eBay and other online retailers.

Remember that anytime you use a pressure cooker, whether it is a stovetop pressure cooker or electric, follow the instructions exactly to avoid an accident.

This type of cookware uses immensely high pressures in a contained space to thoroughly cook your food; use your pressure cooker incorrectly, and you risk a quick release of that pressure. Always release the pressure slowly after cooking. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. National Pressure Cooker Step-by-Step Instructions Take out your National pressure cooker and check that it is clean and ready for use.

Put your desired foods and liquids into the cooker. Make sure not to fill the pot more than halfway full of food , and that there is a substantial amount of liquid to create enough steam for cooking. Place the pressure cooker cover onto the pot and lock it in place. On the vent pipe located on the lid , you are going to place the pressure control weight and petcock.

While pressing down, rotate the weight until it clicks in the locked position.