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Home-made canning is the best solution for food storage.
It is inexpensive and provides you with the food that you know
it’s good for you and your family.
In this article we will discuss the proper equipment needed.
First thing you would need a good quality canner.
They can be purchased pretty much anywhere.
Most require a rubber gasket between the lid and
the pot in order to produce a seal and build
the required pressure in order to raise
the temperature to a point that pathogens
are destroyed inside your jars.
But then what do you do when the gasket fails
(they generally last 3-5 years) on your canner
and you have no store to go buy another
or the internet to order one?
My suggestion would be to invest in a canner that does
not require a gasket, or to stockpile several spare parts
and gaskets for your canner.
There is one brand of canner that does not require a gasket.
It is the “All American Canner”.
They are quite pricey to buy initially but when you figure
many years of service without replacement gaskets
the price goes down.
This canner has a machined rim that is so precise
that it does not require any kind of gasket.
You have to be careful to not boil it dry and warp it.
But with careful use and care it should last your lifetime.
Then there are those pesky metal lids that
can only be used one time.
Wal-Mart generally carries these lids.
But what to do when the grid is down and no stores
or internet is available to buy any?
The solution to this is tattler reusable lids.
I have some and plan to buy a lifetime supply soon.
I have experimented with them and they have
proved reliable over and over.
They are pricey for the initial investment but over the long run
they pay for themselves quite quickly.
They are a 2 piece plastic lid with a rubber gasket.
As long as you do not damage the gasket
they will work over and over.
You have to be careful when opening your jar
so that the gasket does not get cut with your opener.
They are also tricky in that you have to get used to not tightening
the rings down on them until after processing.
The trick is to tighten the ring down and then back it
off about ¼ of an inch.
Then you process according to recommended times
and pressures.
When you take the jars out of the canner use mitts and
tighten each ring down on the jars.
Set your jars on a towel and allow them to cool.
After they have cooled completely then you can remove the rings.
The only other drawback is that you can not write on them.
Since they are reusable writing on the lids would cause
a problem the next time you used them.
So after they are cool and you remove the rings make sure
the jars are clean and place a small piece of masking tape
on the lid and write on it.
Or you can write on the jar itself with a magic marker
as this will wash off the glass.
You can get them in a bulk deal for about .50 cents a lid.
Since the metal ones are about .20 cents a lid you can see
how fast they would pay for them selves.
It is as easy as picking up the jar once you removed
the ring to be sure they have sealed.
If they have not then the lid will come off in your hand
and the jar will stay on the counter!
The other equipment you would need is reusable and
you would not need to worry so much
about replacements.
They are:
- Jar lifter
- Small pot for boiling the lids
- Jar funnel
- Water bathing pot for processing pickles and fruit,
you can also use your canner without the lid for this,
but I like a separate pot to water bath in.
- Pot holders or oven mitts
- A large ladle for filling jars
Home-made canning is the best solution for food storage.
It is inexpensive and provides you with the food that you know
it’s good for you and your family.
In this article we will discuss the proper equipment needed.
First thing you would need a good quality canner.
They can be purchased pretty much anywhere.
Most require a rubber gasket between the lid and
the pot in order to produce a seal and build
the required pressure in order to raise
the temperature to a point that pathogens
are destroyed inside your jars.
But then what do you do when the gasket fails
(they generally last 3-5 years) on your canner
and you have no store to go buy another
or the internet to order one?
My suggestion would be to invest in a canner that does
not require a gasket, or to stockpile several spare parts
and gaskets for your canner.
There is one brand of canner that does not require a gasket.
It is the “All American Canner”.
They are quite pricey to buy initially but when you figure
many years of service without replacement gaskets
the price goes down.
This canner has a machined rim that is so precise
that it does not require any kind of gasket.
You have to be careful to not boil it dry and warp it.
But with careful use and care it should last your lifetime.
Then there are those pesky metal lids that
can only be used one time.
Wal-Mart generally carries these lids.
But what to do when the grid is down and no stores
or internet is available to buy any?
The solution to this is tattler reusable lids.
I have some and plan to buy a lifetime supply soon.
I have experimented with them and they have
proved reliable over and over.
They are pricey for the initial investment but over the long run
they pay for themselves quite quickly.
They are a 2 piece plastic lid with a rubber gasket.
As long as you do not damage the gasket
they will work over and over.
You have to be careful when opening your jar
so that the gasket does not get cut with your opener.
They are also tricky in that you have to get used to not tightening
the rings down on them until after processing.
The trick is to tighten the ring down and then back it
off about ¼ of an inch.
Then you process according to recommended times
and pressures.
When you take the jars out of the canner use mitts and
tighten each ring down on the jars.
Set your jars on a towel and allow them to cool.
After they have cooled completely then you can remove the rings.
The only other drawback is that you can not write on them.
Since they are reusable writing on the lids would cause
a problem the next time you used them.
So after they are cool and you remove the rings make sure
the jars are clean and place a small piece of masking tape
on the lid and write on it.
Or you can write on the jar itself with a magic marker
as this will wash off the glass.
You can get them in a bulk deal for about .50 cents a lid.
Since the metal ones are about .20 cents a lid you can see
how fast they would pay for them selves.
It is as easy as picking up the jar once you removed
the ring to be sure they have sealed.
If they have not then the lid will come off in your hand
and the jar will stay on the counter!
The other equipment you would need is reusable and
you would not need to worry so much
about replacements.
They are:
- Jar lifter
- Small pot for boiling the lids
- Jar funnel
- Water bathing pot for processing pickles and fruit,
you can also use your canner without the lid for this,
but I like a separate pot to water bath in.
- Pot holders or oven mitts
- A large ladle for filling jars
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