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I have owned several gasketed canners, and after using the gasket-free kind, I'll never go back. I purchased my first All-American King Kanner about 30 years ago at an estate sale for $5. I have no idea how old it was when I bought it. I'm still using it. I have also owned a Presto canner, but buying the right gasket became a pain, and the bottom of the canner became so pitted that I thought it unsafe to continue to use it. Since we can so much, I wanted to still have two canners, thus the purchase of my second All-American. We just finished processing hogs, and used the canner for a batch of soup broth. As others have mentioned, this is one serious hunk of metal. We have to put it on the stove burner, then load it. Lifting a loaded canner is beyond my capability. One has to be patient letting the canner come off of pressure before unloading the jars. Since I had no instruction book with my other A-A canner, the one that comes with the new canner is really handy. Pictured: both canners side-by-side.