Head-to-head · Best Pressure Cookers

All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner (21.5-Quart) vs Breville Fast Slow Pro BPR700BSS 6-Quart Multi-Cooker

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner (21.5-Quart) comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.7 vs 4.6). The gap is mostly about Large-batch home canners and homesteaders processing pints and quarts at season's end — particularly buyers who want a lifetime-purchase tool with no gasket maintenance and verifiable pressure control across 5, 10, and 15 psi. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #2 in Best Pressure Cookers

All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner (21.5-Quart)

4.7

$500

The 921 is the canning workhorse American homesteaders treat as a generational tool. Its patented metal-to-metal seal eliminates the single most common failure point on pressure canners — the rubber gasket — and the heavy cast aluminum body with triple bayonet clamps maintains pressure with virtually no siphoning during long quart-jar processing. At 21.5 quarts it hits the practical sweet spot for batch canning (19 pints or 7 quarts), and All-American's lifetime warranty plus 30+ year owner reports back the heirloom-purchase framing.

Strengths

— Patented metal-to-metal sealing system — no rubber gasket to dry out, replace, or fail in service
— Built in Wisconsin from heavy cast aluminum with a lifetime warranty and 30+ year owner reports
— 21.5-quart capacity processes 19 pint jars or 7 quart jars in a single load — the canning standard

Watch-outs

— Heavy — 17.75 lb empty, well over 40 lb fully loaded with jars and water
— Premium price puts it well above gasket-sealed canners in the same capacity class
— Lid can be hard to remove after a long process without occasional oiling of the sealing surface

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Ranked #4 in Best Pressure Cookers

Breville Fast Slow Pro BPR700BSS 6-Quart Multi-Cooker

4.6

$330

The Fast Slow Pro is the high-end electric multi-cooker for buyers who want pressure-cooker precision without giving up programmable convenience. Dual sensors hold target pressure within tight tolerance, the eight selectable pressure levels and three auto-release modes give recipe-grade control no budget multi-cooker offers, and the brushed stainless build feels appropriate for the price. TechGearLab ranked it their pick for cooking performance and meat preparation; Consumer Reports tested it against multi-cooker peers across pressure, slow, rice, steam, and saute modes.

Strengths

— Dual top-and-bottom sensors monitor temperature and pressure for tighter operating control than single-sensor multi-cookers
— 11 pressure cook settings and 8 selectable pressure levels (1.5-12 psi) for fine-grained recipe control
— Hands-free auto steam release with Quick, Pulse, and Natural modes — no need to manually toggle a valve

Watch-outs

— Premium price — roughly triple the cost of a mainstream electric multi-cooker like the Cosori 6-Qt
— Lid spills condensation when opened, a recurring complaint in long-term ownership reviews
— 1-year warranty is short for a premium-priced appliance

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How they stack up

All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner (21.5-Quart)

The 921 is the heirloom large-batch workhorse — the right pick when canning capacity and gasket-free reliability matter more than the lower cost of a gasket-sealed alternative. Compared to the Presto 01362 6-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, the 921 is built for a fundamentally different job — that Presto is a 6-quart everyday stovetop cooker, the All-American is a 21.5-quart batch canner. It is also the wrong tool for general weeknight cooking compared to the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Inox 5L Side-Handle Pressure Cooker, the Fissler Vitavit Premium 8.5 Quart Pressure Cooker, or any electric multi-cooker like the Breville Fast Slow Pro BPR700BSS — those are cookers built for everyday meals; this is a canner first.

Breville Fast Slow Pro BPR700BSS 6-Quart Multi-Cooker

Premium counterpart to the Cosori 6-Qt Electric Pressure Cooker — both are 6-quart electric multi-cookers but the Breville costs roughly three times as much. The Breville earns the premium with dual sensors, eight selectable pressure levels, hands-free auto steam release, and brushed stainless build. Versus the stovetop premium tier — the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Inox 5L Side-Handle Pressure Cooker — the Breville trades heirloom durability for programmable convenience, and trades induction independence for plug-in countertop simplicity. For serious canning the All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner is the architecturally correct choice; the Breville is a cooker first.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	All-American 921 Cast Aluminum Pressure Canner (21.5-Quart)	Breville Fast Slow Pro BPR700BSS 6-Quart Multi-Cooker
Capacity	21.5 quarts	6 quarts
Type	Stovetop pressure canner / cooker	Electric multi-cooker (pressure / slow / steam / sear)
Pressure Settings	5, 10, 15 psi (selectable weights + dial gauge)	—
Material	Heavy cast aluminum	Brushed stainless body, ceramic-coated inner bowl (PFOA / PTFE free)
Seal Type	Patented metal-to-metal (no gasket)	—
Jar Capacity	19 pints or 7 quarts per load	—
Weight	17.75 lb	12 lb
Dimensions	15.375 in H x 12.25 in dia	12 W x 12 D x 13 H in
Country of Manufacture	USA (Hillsville, Wisconsin)	—
Warranty	Lifetime	1-year limited
Pressure Levels	—	8 selectable (1.5-12 psi)
Programs	—	11 pressure cook + slow cook + steam + sear/sauté + keep warm
Steam Release	—	Hands-free auto (Quick, Pulse, Natural)
Sensors	—	Dual top-and-bottom temperature + pressure

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