I like : Seemed to have arrive in good shape looks sturdy easy to put together easy to use. Well packaged.

What I disliked : this was left by driver at my neighbors door I live in back driver did not read all the instructions.
I just used this item it feels like the lid is warped steam comes out the front a lot, the gage doesn't go higher than lowest part of green. I do have lid on straight it is put together properly the lid wobbles slightly don't know if that's what it's suppose to be like but I think it needs a gasket around the rim of the top lid . It did steam inside has a little dent on side of lid but don't think that is any problem . Just want to know if any of these things I mentioned are any thing the manufacture is working on if so, I would like a new top if not they need to ck it out. I will hope it seal my jars in the mean time . Sell shipped as promised he / she packaged well, and responded fast . Thank you

I Hesitated at first buying this but so glad I did. OMG the time saved was and is an A + game changer.
Instead of 30 minutes to heat water it was like 5 minutes, it went so fast that we saved time and was able to can so much more in a shorter period of time.
Make sure you read the instructions and know your elevation so you can set your gauge. You will have to refill the water between canning sets but it's only like quart or less.
It's easy to move on the stove, easy to handle and easy to clean.
We do use this on an electric stove, someone suggested contacting your stove manufacturer to make sure it would work.
I liked the cost of the canner,hoping for many many years of canning fun.

I will be making comparisons to a traditional water bath canner (like the granite ware ones), and will state whether it's a pro or con.

This canner uses a lot less water, which in turn, requires less energy and time to heat (pro).

It's lightweight, lighter than my granite ware even without water and especially with water. That means emptying the water after canning is much easier (pro).

It has a max processing time of 45 minutes. It shouldn't be used to process over that time, or the canner may run dry and cause damage. That makes it tricky when canning tomato products, which can take 35-50 minutes under 1000ft (processing time gets longer the higher the elevation). I personally do not risk it, and only can pickles and fruit in the steam canner, and use the water bath canner for tomatoes. If all you're canning is pickles and fruits, this is the superior choice. Rather than waiting 30-45 minutes to heat a water bath canner for something that only takes 10 minutes to process, this is the better solution. If you're only canning tomatoes, don't buy this canner (con).

Size wise, this holds 7 quarts, same as my water bath canner.

Some miscellaneous comments:
The indicator knob on top has an odd design. You're supposed to calibrate the canner before you use it the first time and at the beginning of every new canning season. There are instructions in the manual on how to do that. But when you look at the indicator, it has those green zones for your elevation for when to start timing; those don't mean anything, they're useless background. You have to make a mark when you calibrate when it's full of steam, then you start the timer. I question why they added those green zones when it actually has no meaning. (as shown in the picture, I marked it too early, but I know to start time when it goes past the line I made)
I've used this canner about five times, and the inside changes color based on where the water was sitting. The rack and the bottom pan look different than when I initially received it and used it for the first time. It seems to be just a visual change, and hasn't caused any problems.

This is the review I wrote for a canning Facebook page:
Let's talk about steam canners:

I've been canning since my grandma taught me 40 years ago but somehow I had never heard of steam canners until about five years ago. Last week I did some research and up until 2015, steam canning (or more specifically, Atmospheric Steam Canning) was not an approved safe canning practice, BUT, only because it hadn't been properly studied. In 2011 the University of Wisconsin Extension received a grant to properly study steam canning. In June 2015 they published their findings saying that "steam canning can be used in place of water bathing when certain guidelines are followed." Atmospheric steam canning actually means that you're surrounding your jars in a steam environment and not in water at all.
Well, I bought one, and let me tell you,

THIS IS A GAME CHANGER!

I have a bad shoulder (and I'm 60 😂) and lugging that water bath canner back and forth to the sink was really becoming a problem. Instead of gallons of water, you're only lifting about 2 1/2 quarts of water. It also heats up much faster and therefore uses less energy.
Yesterday I canned fruit cocktail and it worked incredibly well! Make sure you read the instructions and calibrate your canner but if that huge water canner is holding you back, for $62 go get yourself a steam canner!

Capacity:
8 pints
7 quarts

NOTE: steam canning is only advised for up to 45 minutes. Anything needing to be canned longer than 45 minutes MUST be done in a water bath canner.

We've been using a boiling water canner forever, but trying to save energy, we decided to try this steam canner. Heating a little water to create steam is a lot more efficient than heating a big pan full of water. The metal is very thin, which makes me wonder about durability, and the temperature gauge on top seems a point of failure because you are supposed to wait until it gets to a certain temp, and the cheap gauge is a little inconsistent about getting to temp.