Are you a canning beginner or a pro? From canning vegetables to pickling to canning meat, canning jelly or jam, salsa or preserves or tomato sauce; to learning if pressure canning, water bath canning, or steam canning is the right approach, Grit offers up canning and food preservation advice, tips, and recipes.
Canning for Beginners
Pressure Canning Basics – Make the pressure canner your ally in the kitchen for year-round food preservation.
How to Start Steam Canning- Steam canning is the fastest way to can and ideal for beginners or experienced preservers alike.
Water Bath Canning for Preserving Food – Learn the boiling water-bath canning method and start preserving your harvests in the form of salsas, jams, jellies and more.
Can You Use an Instant Pot for Canning?– Before you use an instant pot for canning, consider this canning expert’s take on whether or not you should incorporate an instant pot good for canning.
Canning Safety –While there are so many safety tips to remember when canning, in this part, I look at lids and seals.
Which Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Method is Right For You? – Use this guide to help you decide if you want to can, dehydrate, or freeze your harvest.
Tips and Tricks
- Why Canning Jars Break– My first experience with broken jars in my water bath canner. Farm life keeps you humble!
- Save Money by Canning Food at Home – Canning food at home with a pressure cooker or water bath canning method is an important step in becoming more food self-sufficient.
- Exercise Care When it Comes to Canning Safety– New botulism discoveries lead USDA to urge new canning safety methods.
- 6 Most Outdated Canning Techniques – These techniques waste time and some are downright dangerous. Are you making some of these mistakes?
- Can You Can Pumpkin Puree? – Can you can pumpkin puree? Canning may not be the solution to all your pumpkin-flavoring needs, but there are other — safe — methods of preserving this fall favorite without the use of a canner.
- Create a Home Canning Pantry That Works for You– Create a pantry with sturdy shelves to hold all of your home canning jars of delicious garden produce from your garden.
- 5 Things To Do Right Now To Prepare For Canning Season Next year –With all that happens during the canning season, there are a few things you can do right now to prepare for next season that will make your life a little easier come harvest time.
- Jam and Jelly Canning for Profit – Start a food-based business to stock up on money by canning and selling jam and jelly spreads to preserve your independence.
- Home Canning Made Easier – Home canning is both rewarding and practical. With just a little bit of know-how, it doesn’t have to be daunting. Following the rules for each type of food you are preserving will guarantee that it is both safe and delicious.
- ‘Tis the Season for Home Canning– Make this the year you finally master home canning.
Recipes
Canning Vegetables and Fruits
- Canning Vegetables: How It Works – Learn the secrets and science of canning vegetables.
- How to Preserve Fruits and Vegetables after Processing –Don’t waste your surplus crops! Learn how to preserve fruits and vegetables so that your land can continue to feed you even through unproductive months.
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Canning Tomatoes There is something about planting seeds, weeding the garden, harvesting the vegetables, and preparing them for your family’s supper that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of vegetables and the nutritional value they possess.
- Making and Canning Homemade Applesauce – Making and canning your own homemade applesauce is an easy way to preserve a bounty of apples. Learn how one cook modified her applesauce recipe for canning.
- Can Whole Peaches and Enjoy the Flavor of Fresh Fruit this Winter– Peaches are one of the easiest foods to can at home. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, canned peaches are a fun, home-canning project.
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Canning Meat
- How to Can Meat: Recipes and Instructions – Unplug your freezer and fire up the pressure canner! These hearty recipes will guide you to well-stocked pantry shelves.
- Canning Fish at Home– Canning fish from a fresh and local source is easy to do at home. Add this recipe to your pantry.
- How to Can Venison – Canning deer meat at home is a breeze with these easy-to-follow instructions.
- Homemade Canned BBQ Chicken Recipe – This easy Canned BBQ Chicken works great for quick meals, whether served hot as sandwiches or cold on a salad or baked potato.
- Home-canned Chicken Pot Pies in a Jar Recipe- This Chicken Pot Pies in Jar creates a delicious a shelf stable dinner that’s easy and quick to put together on busy night with all the flavor of homemade.
Jelly, Jam, and Preserves
- Apple Jelly
- Canned Strawberry Jam– By canning your own food, you get the best quality at the peak of the season. I canned these French variety strawberries frozen from last season into a wonderful jam. Enjoy this easy recipe!
- Canning Salsa, Soup, & Sauce
- Canning Homemade Spaghetti Sauce – It is the perfect time of year to make and can your own spaghetti sauce. This recipe is fabulous and can be processed using the hot water bath method.
- Home-Canned Hamburger and Potato Soup Recipe – Home canned Hamburger and Potato Soup is an easy, inexpensive, hearty meal that’s perfect for a cold day, especially served with hot cornbread or biscuits.
Other Food Preservation Methods
- How to Dehydrate Fruits and Vegetables –Wondering how to dehydrate fruits and vegetables? Learn about some of the best vegetables to dehydrate to keep your pantry well-stocked with a variety of dried produce.
- Preserving Vegetables With Lacto-Fermentation- Preserving vegetables using lacto-fermentation helps provide the best probiotics for your health.
- How to Use Oxygen Absorbers to Dry-Pack Food– Learn how to use oxygen absorbers to dry-pack food. Dry canning with oxygen absorbers lets you store food on a shelf rather than in your limited freezer space.
- Canning Resources– For more information on canning, freezing and other preservation techniques, check out these websites.
- Canning, Drying and Fermenting for the Year Consider vittles for the year if you’re thinking of preserving your produce.
- Andean-Style Chuno Potato Preservation-This unique method for freeze-drying potatoes — which includes a fun chuno potato-peeling dance — will help you prolong your potato harvest.
- How to Store Eggs Long Term-Save your chickens’ bounty with these easy, dependable strategies for how to store eggs long-term. Try these methods of preserving eggs raw or cooked.
- How To Make Deer Jerky-Learn how to make deer jerky with this venison jerky marinade. It’s a simple, reliable, and delicious method for preserving deer meat without refrigeration.
