Common Canning Mistakes

Common Canning Mistakes

Wednesday November 13, 2013

Canning isn't hard to learn, but it does have to be done right.

Common canning mistakes range from the merely annoying (the jars don't seal) to the potentially deadly (using the wrong canning technique for the type of food). Here's how to avoid common canning mistakes.

Once you know how to can food correctly, you can put up jars of safe, healthy, delicious ingredients that will reward you in at least three ways:

For starters, you can keep canned foods at room temperature, which means you don't have to worry if the power goes out. And a little time up front means convenience later on when all you have to do is pop open a jar of ratatouille and call it dinner.

Last but certainly not least, holiday gift-giving season is here, and a pantry of beautiful preserves means you've always got gifts handy for everyone on your list.

Here is the information you need to know to do canning right:

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