My canning pot could be chipped

[BAPyessir6]

After using my canning pot to make tamales, I noticed near the top (I think there might've been a bump there from a design flaw which maybe chipped) that there was a white mark. I rubbed it with a cloth before thinking maybe the enamel is gone/got chipped off.

I'm assuming, as I never cook in the big thing, only really use it to steam/can salsa/jam that it's still safe to use for the stuff I use it for?

Is rust a worry? Should I treat it or something?

(It's still dirty near the bottom of pot from tamale making, so that's what the orange/yellow is)

 

[Andy M.]

The big white blob is nothing to worry about.

 

[pepperhead212]

I wouldn't worry about it, since it's not a pressure canner. Since its only boiling or steaming the different things, with the lid on loosely, it won't affect it, even if it was chipped.

 

[dragnlaw]

Looks like an extra blob of enamel from the paint. No worries.

 

[taxlady]

Is it the white blob? Does it feel like a chip when you run your finger over it? In any case, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Kathleen]

Even if it were a chip, it can still be used as a water bath canner.

 

[dragnlaw]

Even should it be a chip (which I don't think it is) the fact it is high on the side makes it fully OK to use for anything else including those tamales.