All American Pressure Cooker

While primarily known for its cooking capabilities, the All-American Pressure Cooker has gained popularity in the mushroom cultivation community for its ability to achieve basic sterilization. It offers a cost-effective solution for cultivators seeking reliable sterilization without the need for specialized equipment.

Crafted with precision and durability, the All American Pressure Cooker features heavy-duty construction, available in aluminum or stainless steel, ensuring longevity and even heat distribution. Its secure gasket-sealed lid and sturdy clamps create a tight seal, allowing for high-pressure steam sterilization to eliminate contaminants effectively.

Available in various sizes, the All American Pressure Cooker caters to both small-scale home-based projects and larger operations. Its spacious chamber provides ample room to sterilize substrates, agar plates, and other materials necessary for mushroom cultivation, accommodating your desired batch size.

Please note that for more precise temperature and pressure control, especially in laboratory or commercial settings, we recommend considering dedicated electric or non-electric sterilizers with more stable temperature and pressure control.

All-American has proudly produced aluminum pressure cookers made in the USA since 1930. Their sterilizers and pressure cookers offer an effective solution for mycologists looking to take their hobby to the next level.

Features

• Compatible with any heat source and stove type.
• Economical alternative to autoclaves.
• Aluminum canning rack included
• Available in 6 sizes - scale up as you grow more.
  • 10.5 Quarts
  • 15.5 Quarts
  • 21.5 Quarts
  • 25 Quarts
  • 30 Quarts
  • 41.5 Quarts

WHY USE ALL-AMERICAN STERILIZERS?

As a more cost-effective alternative to small autoclaves and with greater efficacy than traditional pressure cookers and pasteurizing techniques, All-American Sterilizers can provide sterile substrates, media, and instruments with all bacteria and microorganisms destroyed in a matter of minutes.

This improves your success rate as a cultivator by significantly reducing the possibility of contamination in or on your growing media, culturing media, and tools.

STERILIZATION VS PASTEURIZATION

Sterilization is a process that completely eliminates all living organisms, while pasteurization is a heat treatment that reduces the number of harmful microorganisms without entirely destroying them. Sterilization of mushroom grow media and grain ensures complete elimination of potential contaminants, resulting in higher yields and reduced risk of failure. This process extends the shelf life of the substrate, allowing for more flexibility in cultivation scheduling.