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Mon, Feb 20, 12 at 18:07
| I'm a total noob to pressure canning, but I had help for my maiden run today. Unfortunately, we both read the instructions wrong and I processed my stew meat at 10 lb, instead of the 11 lb. for a dial gauge. Once the jars cool down enough, I plan to put them in the fridge for reprocessing.
My question is: since the jars are sealed correctly, do I need to unpack, heat and repack the jars hot, or can I warm up the jars in the pressure canner water as they are now? |
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| Has your dial been calibrated? If not, it may have been more than a lb off, there's no way of telling. Best to open the jars and freeze the meat until you either buy a weight set or get the dial gauge tested so you know how far it's off. Then practice with jars of colored water, tomatoes, lower risk things before you try meat again. See the "Best weighted pressure canner" thread for links to NCHFP and other discussions on learning to use a pressure canner. |
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- Posted by alabamanicole 7b (My Page) on Mon, Feb 20, 12 at 20:03
| Yes, the gauge has been calibrated. We just didn't read the footnote about changing the pressure when using a dial. At the moment I'm keeping the jars hot until I can reprocess them in another 30 minutes or so. |
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