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Mar 01, 2016
US Digital Wood Moisture Meter
This item was received in good working condition. It seems to function well. I have no other moisture meter to compare it to so I don't know if the reading is accurate. My one very significant complaint is that the reading apparently has no meaning. According to the instructions which accompany the unit upon delivery; this unit is calibrated for one specific kind of wood and readings taken in other types of wood will register inaccurately. There is no indication of what type of wood it is calibrated for or as to the amount of deviation to expect from other types of wood. I tried it with oak and ash of various dryness levels, (I have firewood that I have cut myself and have good knowledge of how long its aged and how wet it should approximately be). The readings I got from the unit varied from 2%-6% moisture level. I would guess the actual to be more like 10% to 20%. I will likely buy another meter for more money and hopefully get better instructions if nothing else. If I do I will compare readings and see if there is any redeeming value to this meter.
May 05, 2022
mehhh, functional but iffy
I installed this shortly after it arrived. It functions okay but it is pretty course in its action. Nothing like the silky smooth but now faulty 55 year old switch it is replacing. It may well loosen up over time and function more smoothly but my gut says it will probably not age well. It seems cheaply made in comparison. Seems to function a little better with my old key than it does with the included ones. I won't rate it good or bad this early in it's life. It is working out of the box. I hope it lasts for 5 to 10 years but will be more surprised than not if it does. I am thinking of disassembling the old one and trying to repair it for a better fix.
Aug 03, 2016
All-American 41-1/2-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner
7 of 9 found this helpful This is not a beginner device.
I find this cooker to be well made and easy to use. It is much heavier construction than my first pressure canner and I find the metal seal to work well and believe it will age much better than the rubber seals. I have only used it once so far so my experience is limited. I processed a batch of 24 wide mouth pints in it. I heat it with an outdoor propane burner rated at 50,000 btu. I put about 4" of water in it which I believe to be 2-3 gallons. On full fire it took about 10 minutes to achieve boiling and start to pressurize the cooker. At 20 minutes I was at my 10 psi target and started backing off the heat. I found the temp/pressure very easy to regulate on this big pot as the thermal mass is large. I could easily keep the reading within 10.5-11 psi. After another 10-15 minutes the heat was set extremely low and the pressure stabilized. I found I could then leave it for 15 minutes at a time with very little change in the cycling of the weight/pressure relief. I am pretty sure it would have been fine for the rest of the cook which was for 55 minutes. I turned off the heat and waited about another hour before returning to the cooker. I found it with the gauge reading 0 so I pulled the weight and opened the lid. I was canning sweet corn. The upper jars were actively boiling internally. I have not experienced this when canning with a smaller canner. I believe it is due to the canner being so large and having so much external surface area that is cools off substantially faster than the jars within. Now the lower level of jars bathed in water cooled at a closer rate to the canner and were not boiling. I am sure this is not a desirable effect. I am going to need to do some more research. Either the lower jars are going to need to be fully submerged so the upper jars are in the water or I may have to add some heat during cool off to slow the cooker cooling.
This ranks high for me in quality and ease of use but it may require more expertise than normal to use properly when filled with jars. Also note it is very heavy. When filled with jars and water it is a two man job to move it. I leave it in place while filling and emptying. I would not even consider placing this on a kitchen stove. My burner is heavy duty and can handle the weight. I suspect the loaded weight of this thing is between 50-100 lbs.