Hello r/Canning Community!
As we start to move into canning season in the Northern Hemisphere the mod team wants to remind everyone that if you have a dial gauge pressure canner now is the time to have it calibrated! Your gauge should be calibrated yearly to ensure that you are processing your foods at the correct pressure. This service is usually provided by your local extension office. Check out this list to find your local extension office (~https://www.uaex.uada.edu/about-extension/united-states-extension-offices.aspx~).
If you do not have access to this service an excellent alternative is to purchase a weight set that works with your dial gauge canner to turn it into a weighted gauge canner. If you do that then you do not need to calibrate your gauge every year. If you have a weighted gauge pressure canner it does not need to be calibrated! Weighted gauge pressure canners regulate the pressure using the weights, the gauge is only for reference. Please feel free to ask any questions about this in the comments of this post!
Best,
r/Canning Mod Team
by thedndexperiment