Stainless steel rack for canner

[orangehen]

Has anyone ever found a place to buy a stainless steel rack for a NINE-quart canner? I've looked at places on the internet, and there are lots of places (and prices) for the 7-quart waterbath canner, but nothing for the 9-quart. I have hard water so I always add a little vinegar to the water bath so the jars don't come out cloudy, and that must play heck with the galvanized racks - they rust terribly, so then my jars come out orange. I'm SOOOO tired of orange jars.

Gosh, I'd even pay someone to make me one, but I don't know where to start to look. I don't need sides or handles on the rack, just stainless steel to keep the jars about 1/2 inch off the bottom of the canner (otherwise the jars are prone to break).

Any ideas or suggestions would be very much appreciated.

[mesa123]

How about a trivet? Or a round drying rack?

[majik]

My DH wove one for me out of coat hangers. Seriously.

[SquashNut]

around here they have lots of trivits at the thrift store.

[Speckledpup]

This is what I bought to replace my canner rack

http://www.equippers.com/shop/produc...4655&pid=21649

[orangehen]

Gosh! The pizza racks look great - and all different sizes - that may be just what I need, although "weaving one out of coathangers" is appealing, too. Thanks SO much for all the replies!

[Speckledpup]

On the pizza screens get one an inch smaller then the inside measurement of your canner.

[ronbre]

even if you wire together some clean canning lids to make a trivet..that would be cheapo

[orangehen]

Wow, ronbre, another great idea! Thanks!

[wottahuzzee]

You did not give the diameter you needed, but here is an 8-1/4" diameter stainless steel canning rack -- not cheap. This apparently fits their 8-quart stockpot. Otherwise I think your best best is wiring together rings.

http://www.canningsupply.com/product.../canning_tools