talk to me about pressure canners!

[robugmum]

Ok, Mamas, I have been getting more and more into food preservation over the last couple of years. I am at the point where I basically set up an extra table in my kitchen from June to October to hold my canning pot, jars, lids, and other paraphernalia. I am considering getting a pressure canner so I can do more veggies and possibly salmon or other meats.
Questions:
What types are out there? What's good, what's not. Do you find it a useful thing to have around? Are they worth the money and space? What foods or recipes do you love it for?

[mamadelbosque]

We have an All-American pressure canner which are supposedly 'the best' - they are expensive but have a metal-metal seal so no rubber gaskets to go bad/replace. I *love* mine. It just makes canning so much easier and less stressful than fiddling w/ water bathing and worrying!!

[KatWrangler]

This is the one I have.

http://www.allamericancanner.com/all...surecanner.htm