Arkyhog said:

I do it the same way! If you shine a flashlight on the back of the lid, you can spot any tiny gaps around the seal. Believe me, it’s a bummer when you take a grain jar out of the pressure cooker and it’s way wetter than the others because of a tiny hole didn't seal.

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Ooooo sexy pro tip, I'll be checking my lids, thanks Arkyhog

jeffreykite said:

I'm pressure cooking my PF Tek jars right now, I have a TFal 22qt PC. I know these PCs are kind of garbage, I'm planning on returning it ASAP but I wanted to at least try it once. I want to get a Presto once I return this one.

Anyways, My question is, should it be hissing once it hits 15psi? I dropped the heat once it started hissing and it hasn't stopped hissing. It's maintaining a solid 15psi pressure which is nice, but I'm worried all the water will steam out of the dang thing.

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Since it doesn't have a jiggler, it has to vent during, so hissing is to be expected, RoscoeReturns have used the T-fal and said it worked good, no need to return it. You know how much water you added before cycle, check again after, I'm pretty certain it'll be fine, I was terrified the first time I used my presto, was sure the whole thing would blow up any minute

Kloakk said:

jeffreykite said:

I'm pressure cooking my PF Tek jars right now, I have a TFal 22qt PC. I know these PCs are kind of garbage, I'm planning on returning it ASAP but I wanted to at least try it once. I want to get a Presto once I return this one.

Anyways, My question is, should it be hissing once it hits 15psi? I dropped the heat once it started hissing and it hasn't stopped hissing. It's maintaining a solid 15psi pressure which is nice, but I'm worried all the water will steam out of the dang thing.

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Since it doesn't have a jiggler, it has to vent during, so hissing is to be expected, RoscoeReturns have used the T-fal and said it worked good, no need to return it. You know how much water you added before cycle, check again after, I'm pretty certain it'll be fine, I was terrified the first time I used my presto, was sure the whole thing would blow up any minute

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jeffreykite said:

Thanks for the re-assurance. I've got 10 minutes left and I still hear it boiling so I think I'll be good!

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B Traven said:

I think there's a tendency, when getting into something new that involves unfamiliar equipment, to misunderstand the significance of said equipment. Perhaps just calling it all "tools" would be more accurate. Even a pressure cooker is still just a tool, a fancy pot with a sealing lid.

Most things, at the end of the day, are like a pencil. If you write something that sucks or get an answer wrong on a test, it's not because you need a better pencil.

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Nokumana said:

Could someone help a newbie out and post a link to your favorite plastic wide mouth canning jar lids? I need to mod some lids for an upcoming grain run and I am pulling my hair out trying to find lids that are heat-rated to withstand pressure canning temperatures.

Many thanks in advance 🙏

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B Traven said:<snip>

Most things, at the end of the day, are like a pencil. If you write something that sucks or get an answer wrong on a test, it's not because you need a better pencil.

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flapping_bird said:

@nok - it is somewhat like what happens with freshly poured plates...over the next few days much of that excess condensation will be absorbed. You're good to go!

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Nokumana said:

So I ran my first set of grain jars through the PC yesterday. I used BOD's Oat Tek. I'm a little worried that I didn't let the grains dry out enough before loading them into the jars. There's a little condensation inside a few of the jars after the PC run. This is the next morning when they are stone cold. Am I good or should I do it again?

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A bit wet but usually IME they will absorb the excess moisture plus whatever
you inoculated them with probably will too. With temps at with whatever species you are cultivating.
More importantly is getting off all that grain-starch during rinse after simmering. Don't worry about it now, but now you know! Your photo looks normal after cooking, and after hours too.

I always shake grain jars outta the pressure cooker, still warm or cold from cooling down. It distributes the moisture around