I decided to can a batch of chicken using 8oz jars as I wanted smaller portions for quick lunches, but ran into an issue. If I put 2 inches of water in my All American canner (since it calls for 2-3 inches), my jars are completely submerged.
Is the 2-3 inches All American calls for maybe supposed to be WITH the jars?
I ended up removing enough water so that the tops were exposed by roughly half an inch and ran my batch (used UGA extension recipe for raw pack and followed times for full pints since no 8oz times were provided); is this safe with the water that high on the jar (I saw several sources saying it's not safe to pressure can with the jars fully submerged)?
Thanks everyone!


