Lid won't come off

[Clooney]

I did a test run with just an inch and a half water in my AA canner and there was no way the lid would come off when the pressure guage reached zero. I had to wait til that puppy cooled right down. Is there a trick to the trade? What am I doing wrong?

[HSmom]

 

I don't know, but I hope someone else will.

[Darlene]

It's a type of suction seal going on.

 

Make sure you put a very light and thin coat of vaseline around the metal to metal parts that go together. Sometimes I have to take a butter knife wedged inbetween the side and pop the pressure seal to get the lid off. It's not uncommon.

[Clooney]

Thanks Darlene. Ok so I did that. I'm going to try some canning this week will let you know how it turned out.

[Darlene]

Kewl!

 

Good luck!