Has anyone tried this?
I have a 16 qt pressure cooker from Walmart (Walmart.com: Presto 16-Qt. Pressure Canner: Kitchen & Dining). Originally I'd planned to use it on the stove to power my MLT, but in the manual it says it's safe to use on a propane burner as long as it's less than 12,000 BTUs.
I think I'd be able to get/maintain energy better if it were on a burner instead of the stove, and it would also be closer to the rest of the equipment -- however, I cant find (nor do I want to buy) a burner who's max output is only 12k. Basically, I'm worried about the pressure cooker melting/exploding if it's exposed to the 50k plus BTUs that most burners output. I know I could probably just regulate the flame to a minimal setting but I still wouldn't know if I would be above the magic 12k.
Thoughts? BTW, long time reader-first time poster.. Awesome forum guys!
I have a 16 qt pressure cooker from Walmart (Walmart.com: Presto 16-Qt. Pressure Canner: Kitchen & Dining). Originally I'd planned to use it on the stove to power my MLT, but in the manual it says it's safe to use on a propane burner as long as it's less than 12,000 BTUs.
I think I'd be able to get/maintain energy better if it were on a burner instead of the stove, and it would also be closer to the rest of the equipment -- however, I cant find (nor do I want to buy) a burner who's max output is only 12k. Basically, I'm worried about the pressure cooker melting/exploding if it's exposed to the 50k plus BTUs that most burners output. I know I could probably just regulate the flame to a minimal setting but I still wouldn't know if I would be above the magic 12k.
Thoughts? BTW, long time reader-first time poster.. Awesome forum guys!