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Questions tagged [canning]

Questions about food being preserved into glass jars, metal cans, or other air-tight containers using a variety of heat treatment steps to ensure a reasonable level of pasteurisation and/or sterilisation

Topics accepted within this tag:

  • Problems with preserving recipes, especially if the recipe can be referenced

  • Techniques for using preserving equipment

  • Selection of preserving equipment

  • Selection of preserving containers for food types - glass, metal, other

Topics not accepted within this tag:

  • Discussion on the health benefits of preserving

  • Discussion on the shelf life of preserved foods

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How long should I wait until I put new jars in?

Currently canning some banana peppers. I have a large stock pot set up with a 3 jar canning rack. I just finished a round of jars in the stock pot and the water was boiling. How cool should I let the water get before I put the next round of jars in…
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Freeze tomato sauce with failed seals instead of reprocessing safe?

My spaghetti sauce (no meat) didnt seal last night. Can I freeze the sauce after it's been sitting about 12 hours instead of reprocessing? Thanks.
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Do I need to add citric acid to can tomato sauce if I used tomatoes from a can with citric acid?

Do I need to add citric acid to can tomato sauce if I used tomatoes from a can with citric acid? I want to prevent botulism and such and need higher acidity to can my tomato sauce but I figured my tomatoes would already be acidic enough since they…
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Are my home canned dill pickles safe to eat?

I followed the instructions from my canning book in making the pickles approximately a year ago. I opened them today and could pull the lid off with my fingers. They had seal marks in the rubber lining of the lid, but I should have needed a bottle…
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Pressure canner processing time cut short

Pressure canning dried pinto beans, 7 quarts for 90 minutes. My range top malfunctioned and the 90-minute timer still had 9 minutes to go. After cool down period, all jars sealed. Will it be safe or do I need to pitch it?
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Why did the juice start coming out of the jar as soon as I lifted them out of the water?

I was water bath canning tomato juice. I filled them within 1/2" from top and put the lids on. The juice wasn't scalding hot but hot enough. When I was lifting the wire rack out all of a sudden the juice starts coming out from under lid and ring. I…
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Can I reprocess jars that have sealed?

We lost track of the venting time but since it was a strong heavy steam, husband put the weight on. Regulating the jiggles was hard to do and finally we just turned the heat off. Thinking to start over. We opened up the canner after it set an hour.…
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Hot Sauce bottling

We make a famous hot sauce, but we are having a problem properly sealing the bottles for shipping. We tried to shipped the sauce to friends and family, but after a 3 to 4 day trip, the sauce gets to them and explodes, with half the sauce bursting…
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how do I salvage canned mushrooms, canned with fruit fresh

I canned mushrooms with fruit fresh. They have a very acidic taste - tart not sweet. Can I fix them or make a soup from them to salvage the batch?
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Home canning coffee?

I've decided i'd prefer to make my own coffee and can it to have on hand when i'm in a pinch then get a bottle of cold brew at the grocery to store in the car. I wonder if anyone else has experience with this or has suggestions/oversights that could…
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Head space in Weck jars

I splurged and bought some Weck jars for canning. I purchased the .5 liter tulip jars. I notice that they have a substantially larger mouth than Ball/Kerr jars. They also appear to be both fatter & shorter. I tested with my canner, and can…
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How does Ball mason jar size affect canning processing time?

I'm new to canning and food preserving and bought a basic starter kit including a water bath canner (I'll get into pressure canners later if I have success with this method). One thing that is often cautioned is that the size of the container (pint…
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Can I use Star San "no rinse" for sanitizing canning tools and utensils?

I've been brewing beer (totally amateur) for a few years as a hobby. I now want to get into canning my own garden-grown veggies. I've bought several books and watched several videos (like this one from Ball) which recommend: Using hot soapy water…
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Garlic wine jelly

I'm currently experimenting with making various wine jellies to be served with meat and/or cheese. Cabernet + black pepper, mulled wine jelly, and so on. I then can the result in a water bath to increase shelf life. I submerge the (sterilised and…
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What can I do with my failed tomato canning attempt?

Yesterday I canned a batch of tomatoes, chunked. This morning when I inspected the jars, they all appeared to be sealed. This evening upon inspecting the jars, I found one was no longer sealed. I believe I broke the seal while checking the…
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