Simply put, you are wrong.
Correct.
I dun know why there is an attempt to subvert a known process that works well with one that is dangerous on many levels.
A reloader and fellow THR hero at THR's sig line says it all :
"Never underestimate the amount of toil and angst a cheap SOB will put himself thru to save 50 cents." Thanks, don.
In this case- that toil and angst is watching the terrified 24-48 hour period of spasms and seizures, caused by your family dying from botulism poisoning because you were too cheap to buy a $50 pressure canner. You won't have to wonder, or swear that you woud take the pain for them though- you'll be right there beside them in the half-paralyzed fetal position, twitching.
Lets review those last few days of clutching to life for a moment, shall we......
Botulism
Last reviewed: August 15, 2012.
Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. The bacteria may enter the body through wounds, or they may live in improperly canned or preserved food.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Clostridium botulinum is found in soil and untreated water throughout the world. It produces spores that survive in improperly preserved or canned food, where they produce toxin. When eaten, even tiny amounts of this toxin can lead to severe poisoning.
The foods most commonly contaminated are home-canned vegetables, cured pork and ham, smoked or raw fish, and honey or corn syrup. Botulism may also occur if the bacteria enter open wounds and produce toxins there.
Infant botulism occurs when a baby eats spores and the bacteria grow in the baby's gastrointestinal tract. The most common cause of infant botulism is eating honey or corn syrup.
Clostridium botulinum can be found normally in the stool of some infants.
About 110 cases of botulism occur in the U.S. per year. Most of the cases are in infants.
Symptoms
Symptoms usually appear 8 - 36 hours after you eat contaminated food. There is NO fever with this infection.
In adults, symptoms may include:
Abdominal cramps
Breathing difficulty that may lead to respiratory failure
Difficulty swallowing and speaking
Double vision
Nausea
Vomiting
Weakness with paralysis (equal on both sides of the body)
Symptoms in infants may include:
Constipation
Drooling
Poor feeding and weak sucking
Respiratory distress
Weak cry
Weakness, loss of muscle tone
Signs and tests
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. There may be signs of:
Absent or decreased deep tendon reflexes
Absent or decreased gag reflex
Eyelid drooping
Loss of muscle function/feeling
Paralyzed bowel
Speech impairment
Urine retention with inability to urinate
Blood tests can be done to identify the toxin. A stool culture may also be ordered. Lab tests can be done on the suspected food to confirm botulism.
Treatment
You will medicine to fight the bacteria, called botulinus antitoxin.
You will have to stay in the hospital if you have breathing trouble. A tube may be inserted through the nose or mouth into the windpipe to provide an airway for oxygen. You may need a breathing machine.
Patients who have trouble swallowing may be given fluids through a vein (by IV). A feeding tube may be inserted.
Health care providers must tell state health authorities or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about patients with botulism, so that the contaminated food can be removed from stores.
Some people are given antibiotics, but they may not always help.
Heres the problem, oven canner :
You are boiling it.
Period. Thats it- boiling. At surface pressure- 212 degrees IS THE HOTTEST THAT WATER WILL GET, BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A GAS AND ESCAPES THE JAR. WATCHING WATER BOILING IS WATCHING THE WATER THAT
WAS 212 DEGREES ESCAPE THROUGH THE WATER THAT ISN'T 212 DEGREES.
THIS TEMPERATURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT/KILL BOTULISM.
STOP ATTESTING THAT IT IS, PLEASE.
The hottest temperature that you can get that liquid to at surface atmo is 212- THATS IT.
THIS IS WHAT PRESSURE CANNING IS FOR. YOU CAN CHANGE THE POINT AT WHICH WATER BOILS AND EVAPORATES, ALLOWING SUPERHEATED WATER INSIDE THE JARS TO KILL ALL OF THE BACTERIA.
THIS DOES NOT, AND CANNOT HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF A PRESSURIZED ENVIRONMENT. PLEASE STOP INSISTING YOU CAN DEFEAT PHYSICS IN YOUR OVEN.
I'm sorry, this one has gone on for too long, and too far. My patience has finally expired- and for that, I do apologize.
Get the damn BBBible before we read about your family in the news, and get to deal with people who want to prevent mass deaths by banning canning.