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Post# 188846   2/6/2007 at 06:25 (6,289 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

"NO, YOU CANNOT PLAY WITH THE PICKLES."

What a hokey kitchen. If it were not for the flat dial on the dw, you would almost think it was the early mid 70s after the first energy crisis when everyone decided to give canning a try. People with smooth top ranges came into the store wanting to buy those little 6 inch 1500 watt hot plates for their canners. I always explained that they would not not produce enough heat to work, but I wonder if anyone tried it and managed to build up enough heat under the canner to melt the two side handles on the Bakelite, I hope it was Bakelite, base. What a shame that those high BTU turkey fryers had not yet been invented because the women could have used those outside without setting fire to the house and canning outside in the summer heat would have added a bit of authenticity to the experience. It was a real missed opportunity that Mirro did not sell their 6 qt pressure cooker in an electric model and had long since discontinued even the 4 quart model. The 6 quart Mirro deluxe with the domed lid held 4 one quart jars and offered 5, 10 and 15 pound pressure settings.

With those hideous cabinets I guess it was just some pathetic old kitchen without enough space or means for having a builtin dishwasher and the poor family's meager supply of canned produce was not going to be very good for long sitting out there in the heat and light of the kitchen. Sad ad. Of course, the dishwasher was not that good, either.





Post# 188895 , Reply# 1   2/6/2007 at 10:52 (6,288 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho)        

You're right, Tom, even with its power shower and tower, this machine had no soil separator. (food particle filter) GE must have thought its mini food grinder would puree all the particles so they would wash away. I had one similar to this in 1968. In its defense, it was easy to load and held a lot.

Post# 188940 , Reply# 2   2/6/2007 at 13:36 (6,288 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Perhaps, if it did not hold a quart of water in its pump after each drain, it could have done a better job of getting rid of the soil. And GE stuck with this POS design for DECADES.

Post# 188949 , Reply# 3   2/6/2007 at 14:30 (6,288 days old) by rocketeer500 ()        
I always explained that they would not not produce enough he

When I moved into my current house, the cheap electric stove that came with it, stopped working within the week of move-in. While I can't say a "newer" hotplate wouldn't work for canning, I was forced to use a 1955 Westinghouse Roaster to can jelly. With 1375 watts, it did just fine. It did, however, take a while for it to boil water, but I was able to make two-dozen pints.

Post# 189987 , Reply# 4   2/10/2007 at 18:42 (6,284 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

The WH roaster oven instruction booklet gave directions for water bath canning. I hope that you filled it with hot tap water to reduce the heating time. I only make one kind of jelly and the recipe does not call for finishing it in a water bath. Glad you had the roaster oven to provide back-up when the stove failed.




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