Yup pressure canner. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000BYCFU/

I figured I leave the weight off and it'll double as a water bath, if I ever do jams or something. Figured off the bat I'd mostly be doing "meal in a jar" type of stuff though.

the 23qt really isn't all that large it's tall for sure but the foot print isn't that bad it'll do 7 quarts, or I think up to 20 pints if you double stack them. Heats up pretty quick too.

Ohh and walmart had their own branded jars that are almost half the cost of the kerr or ball.