Presto 02154 16-Quart Digital Pressure Canner

Super happy I bought this. It’s nice for when you do big batches of pints. I also love that it does quarts. It’s a little slower than I’m use to but it’s worth it. Everything works perfectly no leaks easy on / off with lid. Super sturdy and the safety part is a plus. It’s big and it does its job.

LOVE this thing. I was nervous about canning in the first place, but as I watched videos, I realized I would not want to sit on top of a canner and worry about the proper heat and all the things you do to can successfully in a regular canner. As a newbie, this was the best option for me. I have canned over 120 items without a hitch. The first time I used it, it would not go to the canning phase. I searched the internet and found out that the air vent/cover lock was not engaging because the nut that is on the inside of the lid was loose. As soon as I tightened it up, I had no issues. That could have worked its way loose during travel, so not a fault of Presto. It is not loud. I am used to the different sounds it makes, but I appreciate that I can be in different places in the kitchen and it will let me know with a beep or beeping that it is ready to move to the next phase. It seems durable. I don't think it will have any issues in that department. I can tell you that owning this has made me addicted to canning. I am so happy to learn how to do it and to have a canner I can count on every time to come to the correct pressure/temp. and time. Wish I could have a second one.

I’ve been pressure canning for years on the stove. I bought this canner for the convenience of moving it away from my cabinets and workspace. Also it was a tight fit with my microwave over the stove. It works like a charm, whisper quiet and needs no babysitting. I love that I don’t have to keep an ear on the rocker. Once you put the regulator on, you can do other things while it works its magic. It will tell you when it’s done, cooled off and ready to open. I almost bought the more popular other brand that only holds 4 or 5 quarts, just because it has an inner pot that can be cleaned in the sink. I wish this canner had that, but I wasn’t willing to not do a 7 quart batch. Maybe I wouldn’t have liked it anyway because that would require lifting the inner pot with water in it. It’s really not a problem to just take this unit to the sink edge and dump it out. The instructions don’t say this, but if you are new to pressure canning, add a splash of vinegar to your 3 quarts of water in the canner, to keep bottles and canner clean.

I love this pressure canner! First, it was packaged really well. The instructions are very easy to follow. When I purchased it, I didn't realize you could also water bath can so that was a nice surprise. I just used the water bath canning function last weekend, for the first time and my only complaint would be it seemed to take a long time for it to heat up BUT the directions did say to add boiling water and the water I added was not boiling but room temperature. The canner seems built really well; it's pretty heavy. Definitely worth the money.

This pressure canner is absolutely amazing! Without a doubt, it’s the best canning purchase I’ve ever made—and that’s saying a lot since I already own two stovetop pressure canners. It’s incredibly easy to use, simple to clean, and the perfect size for canning quart jars or two layers of pint jars. If I had to mention one minor downside, it would be that it takes a little while to cool down after processing. But honestly, that’s not really an issue and certainly doesn’t take away from how well this canner performs. I couldn’t be happier with this purchase!

Fantastic. Canned a lot of fruit this spring and this appliance made it so much easier than than in the past. I live off grid and can save a lot of propane by using my sun energy from the solar rather than canning on the gas stove. But its got SO many more advantages than that. If boils your jars at the right temp, for the right amount of time, let's you know when they are ready to fill, aits for you to fill them keeping the,water at the proper temp, senses when the water around the filled jars is back up to temp before it starts timing the canning. You pre-set the temp and time before everything. Then you close it down, let it can and it does the rest, even a cool down period then let's you know to remove the jars. Takes a lot of keeping track and guess work out and you can just concentrate on all the prep instead. It's truly worth it.

It scorched my chicken stock. I wanted to love it. I really did. I was excited to get it so I didn't have to get out one of our regular Presto 23 quart canners. It was about the convenience. We have been canning for over 30 years. We have used Presto pressure canners since we started canning. We know the steps and the process. With this electric one it took way too long to come to pressure. All the steps took too long. By the time I opened the lid and took out my stock it was a deep brown and tasted like burnt bitter stock. Now we may have gotten a used one. It was hard to tell. I watched some unboxings on YouTube and things weren't where others showed them to be. The lid looked like plastic had melted on it. We kept it anyway. I don't know. But what I do know is for the hefty price I wasn't going to keep it after it burnt the stock. I'll go back to our regular Presto PC canners. My Carey Electric Pressure Canner works just fine. This one had to be defective. I have a hard time believing Presto would sell a product that was subpar. Sadly, I just know I will not chance it and buy one again.

I would easily have given this canner a 5 star rating, but the regulator was bad. So it's gonna take about 10 to 15 days to get a new one shipped to me. Presto's customer service is absolutely wonderful, though.

I have had my canner a week. Have pressure canned and water bath canned and love it. Such an easy machine to use. Super simple. Absolutely in love so far. The only negetive I have so far is it only comes with one rack so you can’t stack your pressure canner. But there very inexpensive to buy.

Purchased for the wife so she can continue to can in the winter. Win win win!

Best product for quick results and fairly easy to use.

Worth every penny!

So easy to use compared to traditional pressure canner. Use distilled water - mine has a terrible burnt smell if I use tap water.