I love this canner! I got it so I can can my tomato harvest as quickly as possible. I'm able to get a large number of jars in this canner and using two burners on my stove it heats up quickly. One warning is that it is very heavy. If you can not lift heavy items and don't have help available you may need to skip this. I have to be very careful moving it, even empty. I fill it with water after it is on the stove and use pitchers to empty it after it has cooled.