Presto 21-B Pressure Canner All Cleaned Up

Sometimes thrift-store finds clean up nicely!

I recently acquired a grungy Presto 21-B canner; it needed a bit of work. Of course, the gasket and over-pressure plug were old and dry and stiff. The gauge wasn’t sitting on zero and it needed a good old-fashioned cleaning.

When I removed the gauge, it stripped some of the threads out if it’s hole. I had to pick up an appropriately sized tap and die set (1/8 NPT) to clean up the threads so I could put in a new gauge. This resulted in the gauge turning ‘round more and facing toward the “back” of the canner. I used a Sharpie pen to draw alignment marks on the back side so I could still see the gauge.

Refurbished Presto 21-B Canner

Hopefully you can see there is less grunge on top of the lid than there used to be.
Refurbished Presto 21-B Canner Gauge and Lid

Presto 21-B Canner

I used a bit of Bar Keeper’s Friend and a scrubbing pad on the rust stains on the inside bottom of the canner. A nylon brush and a bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid around the edges of the lid and the top of the canner, took care of most of the grunge.
Presto 21-B Canner Cleaned Up

See my 21-B canner page for the parts list for this canner and other similar models. I’ve also posted a scan of the 21-B manual.

Bosch Universal Food Strainer

“Back in the day” Bosch seems to have made some pretty interesting attachments for the Universal mixer!

Here is their food mill or strainer taken from a manual for the “Bosch Food Mixer III.” (From the picture I think that’s a UM3 Classic Universal.) The strainer only worked with the “deluxe” model. The deluxe model was the mixer that shipped with the original dough-only bowl.

Does anyone have one???

Bosch Universal Mixer Strainer Attachment

Bosch Universal Mixer Strainer Attachment Instructions

Bosch Universal Mixer Strainer Attachment Instructions in German

Electrolux Assistent DLX Mixer Model N4 Manual

Scans of the manual pages included with my new-to-me vintage Electrolux Assistent N4 mixer. The N4 dates from the 1950’s.

The writing in the corner says: “people moving in in the apartment and the sweets aren’t clean” … I’m assuming they meant “sheets.”
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Potato washing? I wouldn’t have thought of that one!
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This page shows the attachments for the meat grinder:
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I’ve compiled the above images into a downloadable PDF file.
Electrolux Assistant N4 Manual