Canning is a great way to stock your pantry with shelf stable foods. Whether you’re canning your own garden harvest or in-season produce from the farmers’ market or grocery store, using the right tools ensures that you can safely and quickly put up the harvest.
Canners
There are several types of canners that can be used for high acid foods. A pressure canner is necessary for low acid foods.
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Granite Ware 21.5-Quart Porcelain Canner with Rack
A basic water bath canner for all your high acid preserving needs.
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Electric Water Bath Canner
Using an electric water bath canner can save space and make it easy for folks struggling with stove tops or propane cook stoves that are slow to heat.
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Concord Stainless Steel Turbo Steam Canner Canning Steamer Pot Set. Includes Canning Rack and Mason Jars (Induction Compatible).
A steam canner can be used in place of a water bath canner for any high acid food that has a processing time of less than 45 minutes.
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All American 921 Canner Pressure Cooker, 21.5 qt, Silver
Can meats and low acid vegetables quickly and safely with a pressure canner.
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General Canning Tools
The right tool can make canning much easier than when you don't have the right tools. While not everything on this list is essential, they will all make canning easier.
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Canning Essentials Boxed Set
Make sure to have a jar lifter, funnel, jar opener and other essentials easily at hand.
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Ergonomic Food Mill Stainless Steel With 3 Grinding Discs, Milling Handle & Bowl – Rotary Food Mill for Tomato Sauce, Applesauce, Puree, Mashed Potatoes, Jams, Baby Food
Remove the seeds and skin from berries, tomatoes and grapes with this inexpensive food mill.
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Norpro 1951 “The Original” Sauce Master
This manual food mill makes short work of processing things like grapes and tomatoes where you want to remove the seeds and skin.
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Norpro 619 Stainless Steel Steamer/Juicer, One Size, without Canning Kit
If you process a lot of fruit for juices each year (grape juice especially) this steam juicer will save you so much time and clean up!
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Norpro Deluxe Cherry Pitter Automatic Feed Tray, 1.75in/4.5cm, As Shown
This little device is so handy for pitting cherries!
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Norpro Apple Master-Apple, Potato, Parer, Slicer & Corer with Vacuum Base
If you have a bunch of apples, pears or potatoes to process, this is the tool for you.
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Norpro, White & Silver Strainer Stand, 12in/30.5cm high and 6.5in/16.5cm
This jelly strainer is a great way to process a small amout of fruit juice for jelly making. If you have pounds and pounds to process, I recommend the steam juicer.
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Canning Books
These books are good for learning how to safely can food.
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Complete Guide to Home Canning: Revised 2015
This is the official book from the USDA that has all their laboratory tested recipes in it. (There are knockoffs, so beware)
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The Guide to Jams, Jellies, & Fruit Butters
This book is packed full of fruit spread recipes. You can get the digital download or a hard copy mailed to you.
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Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond: Safe, Easy Recipes for Preserving Tomatoes, Vegetables, Beans and Meat
Learn to safely put up low-acid food and stock your pantry with meals in jars, meats, vegetables and legumes.
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Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches Year-Round
This book is full of small batch seasonal water bath canning recipes.
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Miscellaneous Canning Supplies
Save money by using reusable canning lids and save time by properly labeling your canned goods.
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Pomonas Pectin Universal 1.1 Ounce (Pack of 3)
Pomona's pectin is perfect for making low-sugar jams and jellies
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Heat Shrink Home Canning Labels Half-pint Jar Combo Pack
While we wouldn't use these shrink wrap canning labels for every day use, they are perfect for gift giving when you want to dress up the jars a bit.
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Harvest Guard Reusable Canning Lids – 50 Piece Bulk Mix – 25 Regular and 25 Wide
While more expensive up front, these reusable canning lids will save you lots of money over time. They work a little differently than metal lids so be sure to read the instructions.
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