Canning and Preserving

Food is essential to life. Therefore, make it good

Disclaimer for canning

If you are new to canning, buckle up! This is a wild ride! But please take the time to learn about proper canning techniques before starting the food preservation journey. There is a popular concept out there right now called “Rebel Canning”. This practice is only for experienced canners. If are new please follow the guidelines of the USDA and of Ball Canning. These are my two favorite books to learn the basics of canning both water bath and pressure canning:

Complete Guide to Home Canning and Preserving by the US Department of Agriculture

The All New Ball book of Canning and Preserving by Ball Canning

What you need to get started:

It doesn’t take much to get started with canning, especially if you are dipping you toes into water bath canning.

Here are a few tools you might want to consider to get started (these are affiliate links to help us a little, we appreciate it when you click them)