Hard lesson
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I thought I would share something stupid that my mom and I did tonight. She came out to my house to can some pumpkin, I was finishing up some sausage and cleaning. The pressure cooker was not sealing properly, so we let the little pressure out and took the lid off. The water in the bottom of the caner was gone, so without thinking, mom poured some hot tap water in. 7 of the 10 pint jars exploded causing burns on moms neck and I have burns on my face and arm. We had pumpkin and broken glass every where in our kitchen and dinning room. We are thankful we didn’t get hurt more than we did. My mom has canned for 50 years, and myself 25+ years, we know better than to do that, but didn’t have our mind on task, just trying to get too many things done at one time I guess. So I thought I would share this with you all just as a reminder to stay focused when doing some of the stuff we all do, that sometimes can be dangerous.
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GWG8541 Regular Contributors Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Team Blue Power User Military Veterans Ohioreplied to kyle on last edited by GWG8541
kyle I’m glad she and you are both OK. Its easy to forget how dangerous some of the processes we use can be when you have done it for so long. Cherish the time you are spending with her. I miss my Mom every day, but especially when I’m canning and cooking.
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Denny O Iowa Team Camo Weber Grills Canning Gardening Cast Iron Regular Contributors Power User Green Mountain Grill Sous Videreplied to kyle on last edited by Denny O
kyle Kyle, I trust that when you said " burns on moms neck and I have burns on my face and arm" you are both in an easy mend, BUT, There are no burns that are easy!!! You I hope will mend without scars, your mom, Wholey Cow, That’s scary!!!
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Dave in AZ Military Veterans Sous Vide Canning Traeger Power User Arizona Dry Cured Sausage Dry-Cured Expertreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Glad you’re both not hurt worse, get well soon. Thx for sharing this lesson, it is something I didn’t know to avoid if ever in same situation.
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardeningreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Hope you both are doing OK, it is a good reminder to keep your mind on the task at hand.
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kyle Thanks for sharing your story. Hope you and your mom feel better soon. I will pass this story to my wife who does hot water bath canning and was thinking about starting pressure cooker canning.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Glad things were no worse than they were and you and Mom are ok.
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glen Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran Kansasreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Thanks for sharing, this experience could help others
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kyle I am glad you both are no worse off than you are & you are able to share a very well learned lesson that all of us can relate to. Hange in there & we hope you both get to feeling much better very soon.
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wdaly Cast Iron Canning Green Mountain Grill Team Orange Masterbuilt Power User Military Veterans Regular Contributors Yearling Nebraskareplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Thanks for sharing this. Glad you’re both going to be OK. Not sure what kind of pressure cooker you have but I’ve found that if I stretch out the gasket before placing the lid on, I get a good deal. The gasket can shrink up over time in storage.
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zbigjeff Sous Vide Team Blue Power User Regular Contributors Cast Ironreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Lessons relearned. Your story is what I enjoy about this site. People are not afraid to put out their stumbles in life. Happy that either one of you had to make the trip to the ER.
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kyle Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide Wisconsin Gardeningreplied to zbigjeff on last edited by
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Bob Stehlik Team Blue Traeger Canning Veteran Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans Coloradoreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Thanks for reminding us that sometimes being comfortable with experience can lead to being complacent.
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cdavis Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User Sous Vide Oklahoma Team Camoreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle thanks for sharing my friend. Just glad it wasn’t worse. Take care.
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mrobisr Team Blue Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Military Veterans Power User Regular Contributorsreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Thank GOD that you two are ok with just minor injuries, it could have been much worse. Thanks for the reminder.