Still using a 1930s pressure canner (from National Pressure Cooker Co.) that's been used by my family for 5 generationsashenhaired t1_j1hchjz wrote
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When something goes wrong with a pressure cooker it's a catastrophe
Billypisschips t1_j1ioz5l wrote
Maybe on really old ones. The worst that's ever happened to mine is the safety valve hitting the ceiling.
cleeder t1_j1jbdjy wrote
> Maybe on really old ones.
Like, say, a 1930s pressure cooker by chance….
Billypisschips t1_j1jfo0b wrote
No, safety valves were a thing by the 1930s. There is one on the cooker in the picture, and a vent hole, and a lid held by the strength of its seal, designed to fail at a certain pressure. Three failsafes to overcome before catastrophe, and that was in the 1930s.
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