Electric pressure canner with digital control

A method of canning foodstuffs comprising the steps of:

• placing a shelf into a pressure chamber portion of an electric canner, where the shelf rests on a floor portion of the pressure chamber portion, the shelf being suspended above a heating assembly, the heating assembly located in a well portion formed in the floor portion of the pressure chamber portion;
• adding water to the pressure chamber portion;
• placing a lid assembly onto the pressure chamber portion;
• causing electric power to warm the heating assembly until a temperature sensor measures a predetermined temperature;
• and
• maintaining the predetermined temperature by monitoring the temperature sensor.

An electric pressure canner control system, the system comprising:

• a controller;
• a temperature sensor;
• a pressure chamber and lid assembly configured to permit pressurization of the interior of the pressure chamber;
• a heater assembly located within the pressure chamber and lid assembly;
• and
• the controller in electronic communication with the heater assembly and the temperature sensor such that the controller provides electric power to the heater assembly to cause a temperature and pressure increase within the pressure chamber and lid assembly to achieve a predetermined temperature level.