Back to Basics 21-1/2-Quart Steel Water-Bath Canner with Rack

by Back to Basics

Product Features

• 7-jar porcelain-finished steel canning pot with removable wire rack
• 2 loop side handles for convenient transport
• Handled lid for faster heat-up times and heat retention
• Dishwasher-safe; for use on any stovetop
• Measures approximately 9 by 11 by 14 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 14 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001UD0Q0
• Item model number: 35C
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,246 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #91 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Canning > Kits

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Capture the harvest's bounty at its prime for enjoyment throughout the year by canning at home. This 21-1/2-quart water-bath canning pot makes it simple to preserve jams, vegetables, fruits, sauces, and more. The unit's tall design allows more than an inch of water to cover jars (not included) for even heating and thorough sterilizing, while its removable wire rack holds up to seven jars at a time, keeping them safely off the bottom of the pot and slightly separated from one another. The rack also comes equipped with two elongated handles for safely lowering and raising jars during the canning process.

Constructed of heavy-gauge steel with a stylishly speckled black porcelain finish, the pot delivers long-lasting high-quality performance, and its non-stick surface ensures fast and easy cleanup by hand or in the dishwasher--a nice feature after a long day spent in a hot kitchen. Other highlights include a handled lid that promotes faster heat-up times and heat retention, loop handles for convenient transport (use oven mitts to carry when hot), and helpful canning instructions for getting started. The water-bath canner with rack measures approximately 9 by 11 by 14 inches.

Product Description

Back to Basics went back to the drawing board and designed a superior water bath canner. Improvements include a deeper pot allowing over an inch of water to cover the jars, a non-stick surface for easy cleaning, and a canning rack that keeps jars separated and safely off the bottom. Set includes canner, lid, jar rack and canning instructions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be rated as "0" stars, August 7, 2006

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SAFFRONCE - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to Basics 21-1/2-Quart Steel Water-Bath Canner with Rack (Kitchen)

Unless they have redesigned this canner since I originally purchased it, I would not purchase this product again. I can so many quarts and pints of fruit during the summer, that I have two canners. Even though I am very careful with all of my canning equipment, this one is rusting on the lid where the handle is connected by a screw, it leaks water out of the handles on the pot and it rusted on the bottom (inside) when I left the water in it for a couple of hours (while it cooled down). It is easily chipped on the exterior and the specialized lining on the interior is not worth the "hype" since the metal underneath is already exposed and rusting. I found the wire basket--which is included with it--unable to hold wide mouth quarts. There are two positives: 1): the handle on the lid stays cool; 2): the vents on the lid do what they are supposed to do--provided the heat is not turned too high.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ridged bottom, August 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Back to Basics 21-1/2-Quart Steel Water-Bath Canner with Rack (Kitchen)

This canner has a ridged bottom, not a flat bottom, and cannot be used with ceramic (glass) stove tops. Otherwise, it appears to be a well-made product for those with gas or standard electric stove tops.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Product is okay, October 30, 2006

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Angie King (Alexandria, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to Basics 21-1/2-Quart Steel Water-Bath Canner with Rack (Kitchen)

After ordering this product, I started canning with it and where the handles were attached to the canner, it started to leak water down the side and onto my stove. I sent it back to amazon and got a replacement. Unfortunately, the replacement did the same thing. I then called Back to Basics directly, and they sent me a new one. They said that they had problems with handles leaking a year or so ago. Therefore, Amazon's product is an old product. Since I received the new one, directly from the Company, I have not had any problems with it! The canner fits 7 jars perfectly.