Prep•N•Cook by McSunley 21.5Qt Induction Stainless Steel Water Bath Canner

This pot is great for canning as well as making large batches of soups and sauces. Sleek. Substantial. Well made. Solid well fitting lid

About 30 years ago I bought an old enamel ware canner at a yard sale for $3.00. It had served me well, but with time the enamel became chipped and eventually so badly etched inside that it was time to retire it. I went looking for a nice stainless canner to replace it and found this one. The reviews had me a little concerned. But on receipt all is well. It will be perfect. It has a nice, thick, heavy bottom that should resist warping and a vented glass lid that will hopefully keep it from spitting water onto my stovetop. The insulated handles are also much appreciated. Because it's Stainless it will be rust and chip free and easy to care for. The bottom is nice and flat, though I use a Wolf gas stove, so it's precision isn't as important to me as it might be for someone with an induction range. I have doubts about the rack, I saw nothing saying that it's stainless and it appears to be plated. I anticipate it rusting a bit soon after a few uses. Though I haven't used it yet, I feel confident that it will serve me for the rest of my canning seasons to come. It arrived in perfect condition. It appears I was luckier than some folks in that respect. The packing needs to be improved to protect the glass lid. It's simply turned upside down in the pot with nothing between but a plastic bag to protect it. It's no wonder folks are getting pots with shattered lids. A simple piece of cardboard nested between the two would be an easy solution. I would most certainly recommend it.

This is my first Water Bath canner and I can tell you the body is built from quality stainless steel. I bought it new & the price seems reasonable. It was packaged in a very sturdy box. The photo online shows the canner will hold 9 standard pint-sized jars. Silly me; I only use wide-mouth jars when canning food & it didn't occur to me that the pint-sized wide-mouth jars are shorter & wider than the standard pint-size jars. Note to self (& others); only 8 wide-mouth pint-sized jars will fit into this canner. I used it on a gas cooktop. Setting the water level, heating up the jars and keeping them hot while filling them was easy. When I lifted out the rack of filled jars after processing, the rack felt sturdy and securing it onto the rim was a snap. The entire process was a great experience for me and I'm looking forward to canning additional jams, jellies, butters and sauces. It will be interesting to see how many wide-mouth half-pint & quarter-pint jars will fit. Up till now, my canning experence was limited to using a pressure canner, which I purchased several years ago to can tuna. This year, after using the pressure canner as a water-bath canner for a couple of sauces and butters, I decided to purchase a dedicated water-bath canner and I'm very pleased with this unit.

Got try out my new canner yesterday, and it is awesome!! The insulated handles on the pot and lid, make it both comfortable to handle when it's hot, but add texture to the grip so there is no slipping. It is quite large at 21+ quarts, and when filled with enough water to cover 8 half pint mason jars (it will hold more) it is definitely heavy, and being able to have a solid grip when it's hot or cold is nice! However one potentially negative aspect of its size is the space it takes up on the stove top. I have a 6 burner range and you can see in the picture, there's not much in the way of room next to it. With a 4 burner unit, you might struggle to get more than one other pot on the stove at the same time. The pot measures 13" outside diameter at the bottom. The rack is super nice as it not only holds the jars off the bottom during the bathing portion of canning, it makes it really nice to lift them all out together and suspend them over the water. The handles of the rack are obviously not insulated, so you need to think about how you're going to grab them when you're ready to lift the jars out of the hot water. Another nice feature is the glass lid, which allows you to see when the water reaches a rolling boil, so you can accurately time your process! All in all this canner lived up to all the hype, and then some! Makes me almost wish I had an excuse to try it out as a stock pot, but my dining room table won't seat that many people! It can easily act as a great stock pot in addition to being a great canner! I am super happy with this purchase ... LOVE it!!

Great canning pot and at a good price

I’ve been using just a regular pot to do my water bath canning for years, and I finally decided to get myself a proper canning pot but didn’t want to spend a fortune. Although I am generally happy, here are some of the things that I was not happy with. the first thing is it came with minor small dents towards the bottom of the pot, which did not affect the performance just the cosmetics, so I decided to keep it. The main reason I don’t give this more stars is because the water comes out of the pot as it’s boiling, which is not very good for a flat stove which I have. I am enclosing a video so you can see what I mean but the water ends up collecting on the top of the lid as the lid kind of starts to float a little bit on the top of the pot if you understand what I’m saying. My old stock pot did that and I just figured maybe it was because it was not a canning pot and if I got a proper pot it would not happen. This is proved me wrong which it’s not the first time. Gone is the hope and dream of me being able to leave the kitchen for a hot minute as I was canning because I still have to now make sure the water is not splashing all over my flat top stove. On the good side…. I do have to say this pot is huge! Much larger than I pictured it, so it does take a hot minute to get my water to boil but now that I have used it the second time I kind of have a feel for how much sooner I need to start my water. This pot is heavy when filled with water, so just make sure you’ve got your muscle game on! I will add anything else that I can think of to this review.

Nice surprise with this buy. Not the thin stainless. Happy with quality

Great pot for canning

Once the water was boiling, I did find one small side of the pan where it met the lid was not perfect, hence the condensing steam ran over the hob. Otherwise great pan

Exactly as described. Very happy

Been using this canner for 2 years now. Working very well. Big, solid, stainless steel. No weird marks from our hard water, which is nice. I can barely fit 7 quart jars in, not sure how they do it in the product picture. I am very happy with this product, and I will be using this for many more years, I am sure.

Good canning pan. Large holds 6 x 1ltr jars easily.

If you have a lot of fruit trees and like to make many jars of jam, then it is worth having a proper canning device. It is excellent and the quality will last for many years.