How tight should the lid be when pressure canning?

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According to So Easy to Preserve, “When using two-piece lids, place the treated lid on the filled jar, center it, and hold it in place with fingers. Then screw down the band fingertip tight. These lids should not be tightened further after processing. The screw band should be tightened just to fingertip tight.
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