All American 921 Pressure Cooker

Weekends at my place are extremely fun filled with friends and family coming in to spend some real good time together playing, gossiping and of course appreciating the tasty food that my mom cooks.

She does cook really well, but she is always busy in the kitchen, using the cooker multiple times to cook for so many people. There are instances where she also has to replace the gasket that shreds and gets moldy often.

I realized that this was getting really tough for her, weekend after weekend, and soon me and my dad decided to gift her with a brand new cooker cum canner, for her forthcoming birthday.

So I did some fine research on All-American Pressure Cookers & Canners and finally ended up choosing the All American 921. In case you plan to buy one, then here is some useful information on why you should go for the All American 921 Pressure Cooker/Canner with 21-1/2 quart, a perfect size for us.

One size serves all

Size is the foremost aspect in choosing a pressure cooker. Size here refers to the size of their total liquid capacity. While pressure cookers with 4-quart, 6-quart and 8-quart (1 US quart = 946.352946 milliliters) liquid capacities are most common sizes, I wanted something that could cater for a large number at once and centered on the 21-1/2-quart pressure cooker/canner that could hold 19 pint (1 US pint = 473.176473 milliliters) jars or 7 quart jars.

Material Matters

The next important characteristic that I focused on was the material. Pressure Cookers usually come in Aluminum and Stainless Steel.

Stainless steel of course is attractive for its looks and durability, but considering the fact that steel is a poor conductor of heat I didnt want to go for it. On the other hand the comparatively lighter and the economical factor urged me to bank on an Aluminum model. And eventually of all the Aluminum models, I ended up choosing the one that was made of durable, hand-cast aluminum and looked equally attractive because of its fine satin finish.

No gaskets

The exclusive metal-to-metal sealing system, designed with high precision is a unique feature that can only be seen in All-American Pressure Cookers/Canners. The cover is aligned perfectly to the base by means of clamping locks with sturdy screwsthat result in a steam-tight seal.

Also this design allows for venting under abnormal pressure conditions, thus ensuring an extra margin of safety over the normal rubber or plastic gaskets. I did hear from people that sometimes the lid gets stuck, but they still suggested me the product saying an occasional lubrication should do.

Equipped with a geared steam gauge

This All American 921 pressure cooker has a geared steam gauge, which measures the pressure inside the cooker and with an automatic over pressure release. There are 3 pressure settings of 5, 10 and 15 psi (psi means pounds per square inch). These settings can be done using a pressure regulator and the gauge gives a clear and accurate reading.

With 15-3/8" height and with 12-1/4" diameter inside, this surely a large capacity for cooking, canning and a number of other cooking related tasks.

This product is manufactured at Wisconsin in the USA. The USDA highly recommends Pressure Canning because, when canning meat, fish, poultry, vegetables and non-acid fruits, the extreme heat that is generated can kill bacteria more than hot water does

Customer reviews

Pros: High quality, durable. It is great canner. Its large size makes canning large batches quick work.

Cons: This canner is very heavy and very tall, if you want to use this canner you should have at least 16" clearance in your range. Since it is very large one, you found it difficult to use it as pressure cooker. You might want to buy the smaller one like 4,6 or 8 quart.

Overall all customer satisfied with the product. Amazon gives All American 921 Pressure Cooker a 5 star from 111 customer review. Wow!! sounds a must buy item to me.

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