Botulism spores survive unless a temperature of 240F is achieved when processing low acid foods and that temperature must be held for the required time for each food and the container size in which it is being processed. 240F can only be achieved at 10 pounds of pressure at sea level. Just because the toxin can be destroyed by boiling for 10 minutes in open air pans after caning does not mean that it applies to destroying the spores in an anaerobic environment like a sealed canning jar. And it is not just botulism, but other pathogens like the kind that produce flat sour or bacteria that make jars of food explode. It's your life. Don't say you were not warned. You need a pressure cooker. It does not have to be a huge 16 quart pressure canner. You can process foods in smaller jars in a regular pressure cooker, just not so many at a time.