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Six generations of Americans have been using Granite Ware canners to preserve fruits and vegetables. This mini canner is perfect for preserving jams, jellies and salsa. Holds seven pint jars. Comes with rack for easy lifting jars from canner. Granite Ware's high efficiency, quick boiling performance combined with its modest cost make it ideal for canning. The dark porcelain surface and steel core absorbs energy and evenly distributes heat to the contents. Porcelain enamel is the result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a durable vitreous coating on a carbon steel core. It creates a smooth, hard finish that won’t burn and resists staining. It’s also non -porous so it won’t trap odors or food particles and provides a low coefficient of friction – meaning that it cleans up easily and, it is corrosion and chemically resistant so it will last a long time. When fired, the vessel is placed on pins so the bottom and sides are hardened during the firing process into one smooth laminated glass surface. You may notice slight pin indentations where the glass has flowed around the pin that supports the base during firing. The pin marks do not compromise the finish or performance of the vessel in any way but you should take additional care in handling if using on glass top stove. 11 1/2qt capacity.

Technical Details

-11-1/2-quart capacity stockpot-style canner, can hold up to 7 pint jars
-Black ceramic-on-steel with stain- and odor-resistant surface
-High efficiency, quick boiling performance
-Rust-proof aluminum rack included
-Easy-to-clean, dishwasher-safe
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 "Granite Ware 11 1/2 quart canner" 2010-07-16
By Kimberly Erickson (longmont, co)
The canner is exactly what I wanted for jams and small batch preserving. My only
negative was that the lid was dented when I received it. This did not happen in
shipping and was an obvious flaw when they sent it out. It does not however harm the
integrity of the canner.


 "A small tipping problem" 2010-06-30
By Judy K. Polhemus (LA)
Frankly, I could live without Granite Ware's 11/1-2 Quart Covered Preserving Canner with Rack, but now that I have one, why would I want to?

Prior to using this canner, I used a stock pot with a dish cloth laid on the bottom for the water bath. The jars would rattle together during the bath and make me think they would crash and break! I also used tongs to pluck each jar out of that scalding water. Now I simply use my new lifter to grasp the top of that freshly sealed pint jar and set on the counter top to turn over and sit for a few minutes while I wait for the seals to do their work.
Then I turn them back right side up and listen to them pop (indicates they are sealed).

In the canner the seven jars still kind of clink a bit and try to fall over, but they are safely contained in the bottom-of-the-canner rack! That tilting is a small price to pay for the graciousness of the bath system.

I'm very happy with this product!!


 "It's Ok" 2010-03-23
By L. Wiley (Texas)
I am not a canning expert and this was my first canning purchase; I don't have much to compare it to, but the other reviews did help make my decision. (Now I am wondering could I have accomplished the same task with a Dutch Oven and a pair of tongs??). We used it to can tomatoes. It does not have a lot of instructions (which was fine with me). It came to a boil easily and was easy to clean up. It stores easily with my other large pots and pans. I was a bit worried that the metal was too thin or that it would scratch my glasstop stove, but it worked just fine. The tomatoes sealed perfectly. This is probably a good purchase for a beginner - who does not like to read/need instructions. You may want to use guidelines found on the internet on how to can, I found several versions that worked well.


 "Granite Ware 11-1/2 Quart Covered Preserving Canner with Rack" 2010-02-02
By mich216 (MS)
I received mine with a dent and two nice sized chips on the inside. Trying to contact customer service to file a complaint is practically a 7 step process and worse yet,... just try finding a phone number to contact customer service. Ridiculous! Save yourself the grief & go to Walmart. For now on, the only items I will order from Amazon are simply CD's and DVD's. :-(


 "Poor rack for jelly jars...too open... jars fall through." 2009-12-13
By The Pie Lady (Center Sandwich, NH)
I now need to buy 2 racks for the two canners that i purchased, that will prevent the jars from falling between the one support on the rack. At least two supports are required to support the jars...three supports would be the ultimate. Don't buy this one for one pint or half pint jars. it is very frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


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