Norpro 18 Quart Porcelain Enamel Canning Pot

by Norpro

Product Features

• Lightweight but durable
• Holds 12-1/4 Inch canning rack
• With rack inside holds up to 7 quart or pint jars
• Hand wash recommended

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 13.5 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 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: B0039NNTYY
• Item model number: 588
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,074 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #80 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Pressure Cookers

Product Description

Norpro's 18 quart porcelain enamel pot is ideal for canning, lightweight but durable. Holds 12.25 inch canning rack. Perfect for blanching vegetables to retain the flavor, color & texture before freezing. Also great for seafood cookouts! 18 Qrt/17 liters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works on my glass top stove, December 20, 2010

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Amy (WI United States) - See all my reviews

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This is one of the first canners I've found to work on my glass top stove. I'm still working on getting the water levels correct for the number of jars I have in there, but over-all great product.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, July 14, 2011

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M. Mosher (Mastic Beach, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norpro 18 Quart Porcelain Enamel Canning Pot (Kitchen)

I got this pot for my first foray into canning. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. It's attractive, sturdy, and I'm sure it will last me many years. I have an electric glass top stove and the flat bottom is necessary.

However, there are two main issues I have with this pot. The first is that if you're using quart sized jars, and your recipe (like mine) tells you to make sure that there's at least an inch of water above the jar while you're processing it, this pot isn't tall enough for rolling boiling water one inch above a quart sized jar sitting in a canning rack.

The second thing is, if your recipe (again, like mine) tells you to put the lid on while processing, the aluminum rim on the pot and it's lid do not have any kind of seal under them. When you're processing, if you have the lid on, condensation runs down the lid and into the lip where the lid sits, and fills it, until it starts dripping down the side of the pot. If you're canning with pint sized jars, this may not be an issue, the water might just fall back down into the pot if it's not full near the top.

Other than that, the pot is great.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Home Review, January 17, 2011

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roughboy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Norpro 18 Quart Porcelain Enamel Canning Pot (Kitchen)

This is a good canning pot you can even order the rack witch is quality also.I would recommend this to friends and other buyers. This is made of a thick gauge metal not a thin one that's not going to hold up to weight of heavy jars and water, handles are well made lid is tight and heavy for the price its a good buy considering how long these pots last.