Hey everyone, I am currently looking at propane burners that will allow for preasure canning should it need to. Im looking at a few different GasOne models and 1 shows 200K BTU and the other shows 100K.
Is the 100K sufficient for pressure canning?
If it is, what are some considerations for getting the 200K one anyway?
For what its worth I have used the 12K burner on my kitchen gas stove and it worked just fine using an All American 25 quart pressure canner.
Thats good to know!!! Does having the higher BTU cause the process to go faster?
Its possible with the higher BTU rate that you could get up to pressure faster. But I would assume there is a point of diminishing returns. I would also assume that if you are not able to turn it down low enough you're going to have a hard time regulating the pressure or maintaining the proper levels.
From what im reading these units have really good regulators on them. What are the advantages to having something with such high BTU? Im assuming a higher BTU burns your gas quicker.
You are correct the high BTU rate is going to convert the gas to energy (heat) at a much faster burn rate. That's why I mention the point of diminishing returns. You'll get more heat faster but you'll burn more gas at the same time. Then you still have to have the items in the canner for the specified time at the required pressure to be successful. Seems like it would be easier and more economic to use a much more standard burner with a more reasonable rated BTU
Right, but im wanting to know if there are any reasons outside of canning where the higher BTU is beneficial?
@Traye Lynch Casting your own lead bullets maybe :)