Fagor Home Canning Kit

by Fagor

• Comes with canning rack, jar wrench, jar lifter, lid lifter, funnel, ladle, bubble freer, and cookbook
• Designed for use with 10-quart Fagor pressure cookers
• Stainless-steel funnel and ladle are durable and attractive
• Bilingual cookbook (English and Spanish) includes more than 100 pages
• Entire set weighs approximately 3.3 pounds

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9 x 6.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008UA69
• Item model number: 818030420
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,763 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #41 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Canning > Kits

Product Description

Amazon.com

Turning this year’s bounty of plums into preserves or pickling some hot chilies? This seven-piece canning set from Fagor has everything you’ll need to get started on a canning project. The kit includes a canning rack that holds up to four jars at a time and fits within any Fagor 10-quart pressure cooker. When sterilization is complete, the plastic-coated jar lifter clutches jars tightly in its tongs and lifts them out of hot water without risk of slippage or burning while the magnetized vinyl-coated jar lifter safely removes the lids. The kit also includes a heavy-duty stainless-steel ladle for spooning stewed fruits or vegetables into the stainless-steel wide-mouth funnel and siphoning it into your jars. A long plastic tong frees bubbles from the jars before you seal them and a jar wrench, also vinyl-coated, tightens lids with force while simultaneously keeping hands cool and providing a firm grip. The kit comes with a canning cookbook that offers over 100 pages of recipes for those just who are newly initiated to canning. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

Home canning makes food taste better and saves money to boot. Fagor's Home Canning Kit includes a jar lifter; jar wrench; magnetic lifter; stainless steel funnel and ladle; canning rack and bubble freer; plus a bonus, full-color bilingual cookbook with step by step instructions and recipes. Dishwasher safe. Imported.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice quality February 3, 2006

By M88n

I love the funnel! Very sturdy and durable. The canning rack fits into one of my smaller stock pots which is nice for smaller batches. This is a nice set. They include a book with some recipes and color pictures. Beware if you've never canned before, The pictures under the "steps for pressure canning" were taken by someone who had no clue. Step 2. shows jar of food with someone removing bubbles, step 3. wipe rims of jars... shows empty jar turned upside down with someone wiping it, step 5 shows how the magnetic lid lifter works... except they are using it after the ring is on!. Anyway this is a great set anyway.

85 of 104 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fagor canning equipment July 28, 2006

By Lancaster Co. Canner

I have been canning for over 30 years and have canned several thousand jars of vegetables and fruit. We fed our family primarily from the garden and orchard of our 2.5 Ac. farmette. I have used Mirro, Presto, All American and Fagor equipment. All have their pros and cons. You can use pressure cookers to can. The problem is that at 15lbs psi (at sea level) your string beans will be better for the local nursing home residents than 3 bean salad. Of course if you live in the Pyrennees (Fagor is made in Spain) or an altitude calling for 15lbs to get 240 deg. that's what you want. The 10 qt duo pressure has a fixed choice of 8lbs (not 10) or 15. 8lbs only gets you to 234.4 degrees (unless you live in Death Valley or the Dead Sea area). The bacterium which secretes the botulin toxin is killed at 240 according to the USDA. You also need the high temp to kill certain enzymes in certain foods like creamed corn which everybody with a freezer freezes today instead. But I have not had a problem with the string beans at 8 lbs. As for the tomato/onions/bell pepper/garlic/basil mix, my wife starts cooking this in the afternoon so all the bacteria is dead by the time I come home. I can it by boiling water bath (have canned over 1,000 qts.) to kill the airborne yeast in the headspace. Fagor makes quality products, even though the people writing the instructions have never canned in their life. This kit fits the 10 qt. unit. If canning is new, ask around at church or a retirement group for help. It's more fun and easier to learn that way. -Canner from Lancaster Co., PA

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for large batches February 13, 2008

By S. Kent

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Although the accessories in the this kit are very useful, the water bath basket is very small and not suitable for large canning projects.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fagor Home Canning Kit May 5, 2008

By sunflower

It was packed well and arrived quickly, but I thought the canning rack was going to be for a large 23 qt. water bath canner and it is for a small pressure cooker..maybe 6 qt size? I think it would be helpful to let people know the size of the canning rack in the description. I did need a jar lifter, not sure how much I will use the other stuff.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Canning Rack Rusted August 1, 2008

By Elinor Woodhouse

The Fagor "made in China" canning rack rusted the second time I used it and left a rust stain in the bottom of my Fagor Canner. While, I did get the stain out, it looks like the rack is of very poor quality and I do not recommend it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars It's just OK August 25, 2007

By Barbara S.

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The magnetic lid lifter is so weak it barely works. There are other things that are just unnecessary. Keep looking. I advise against.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars some pieces useful, some not January 23, 2008

By Amanda M. Waack

I got this along with a pressure cooker/canner as a gift. Some of the "tools" included are helpful while some have never been unwrapped. Specifically:

USEFUL
magnetic wand
jar "lifter"
jar "rack"
funnel (fits jars better than ones I had)

NOT SO USEFUL
the plastic bubble releaser
the jar tightener
ladle (I already have a couple of these)

Is it worth getting the set? For most people...probably, yes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars just OK January 30, 2009

By maverick

Amazon Verified Purchase

Used once or twice. Tools are either fairly thin wire or plastic. If planning on canning frequently or large volumes get something more substantial.