Amazon. com Customer reviews Back to Basics Steam Canner. Let me start by saying I am tickled pink with my new canner and am happily using it. Steam Canner Instruction ManualI also wanted to share my story since I think my concerns about safety reflect others concerns too. I based my decision to use the canner on new 2. Etzel, Willmore and Ingham that was funded by the U. D. Department of Agriculture. I have put information about the consumer publications and the original research below. PLEASE NOTE I do not make any claims about safety or the accuracy of my, or the cited, research. You will need to make your own decision. After receiving the canner I was concerned about its safety and was using it to steam food for dinner which it does brilliantly. As I was wearily pulling the 7. I realized I was a retired healthcare researcher and should go read the scientific literature. I summarize very briefly below what I found. It was my personal decision to use my steam canner for high acid foods as recommended by the National Center for Home Food Preservation, p. H below 4. 6 but not for foods that are at the borderline like tomatoes. While it is too early to tell if my spoilage rate might differ dont expect them to, I discovered that my jars come out sparkly clean and that makes me feel good all over. I know, it should not matter but any canner can tell you part of the allure is looking at all you did neatly lined up in a rowSTEAM CANNER SAFETY The USDA and the National Center for Home Food Preservation do not consider steam canning safe. NEW RESEARCH concludes Thus, as long as up to date, research tested home canning practices are followed for high acid foods, consumers can be reassured by the inherent safety of the product that they are producing for themselves and their families. To see the consumer summary of their study with recommended procedures, go to the University of Wisconsin Extension site http fyi. To see the original research by Mark R Etzel, Paola Willmore, and Barbara H Ingham Food Sci Nutr. Jan with funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, under a subcontract to Agreement No. National Center for Home Food Preservation, University of Georgia. PMC4. 30. 45. 59SUMMARY OF SAFETY RESEARCH1. Farmers Bulletin 3. Breazeale, 1. 90. C295' alt='Back To Basics Steam Canner Manual' title='Back To Basics Steam Canner Manual' />Back To Basics Steam Canner 0 Stores Found. Lowest Price 0. 0. The program is surprisingly powerful despite the lackluster interface, and makes for an excellent lightweight way to explore your Firefox cache. Farmers Bulletin 8. Benson, 1. 91. 7 continues to include atmospheric steam canning methods. Poze Cu Steaua 2010 on this page. Farmers Bulletin 1. Model 400A Steam Canner FREE SHIPPING 59. Add to cart. Back to Basics includes an owners manual complete with recipes for this Home Steam Canner. Back To Basics Canner Parts Back To Basics. Farmers Bulletin 1. USDA, 1. 92. 1 their discussions of non pressure canning mentioned waterbath or atmospheric steam as if they were equivalent. Farmers Bulletin No. Back To Basics, a Brand of Focus Electrics, LLC. STEAM CANNER Instruction Manual Register this and other Focus Electrics products. Stanley, 1. 92. 6 does not include atmospheric steam canners in approved methods. Farmers Bulletin No. Stanley and Steinbarger, 1. They recommend steam canning using the same time as waterbaths if circulation is properly maintained. AWI 6. 1, Canning Tomatoes USDA, 1. AWI 4. 1, Wartime Canning of Fruits and Vegetables USDA, 1. National Conference on Home Food Preservation held in Chicago, Illinois mimeographed handout recommends that steam canning times be increased 14 over waterbath. There is no indication of this being any official publication. Harris and Davis tested waterbath compared to atmospheric steam bath and determined that waterbath was wasteful. Critiques of the study point out that they used a pressure steam canner with the pressure valve open so it was not equivalent to a standard steam canning method. Collins, B studied Low water bath and high water bath and determined that they were equally effective. However, critiques of this study say that the methodologies were flawed. Dr. von Mendenhall in Salt Lake City tested steam canners were safe. Those critical of the research point out that it was a letter, not peer reviewed and done for a cannig company. The USU Extension gives recommendations about how to use a steam canner but their official position is that steam canners are not safe. No0. 02. pdf. 2. Mark R Etzel, Paola Willmore, and Barbara H Ingham conclude that steam canning, following procedures, is safe. For an extensive and fascinating history of canning see the Early History of USDA Home Canning Recommendations http nchfp.