Wednesday 3 September 2014

Home Canning – Dos & Don’ts!

Looking for automatic can sealers? Well, there’s certainly an upswing as more people are starting to can and preserve their own fresh food, with good reason. Canning your own food is an excellent means to save money. In these days of a tough economy, everyone is looking to save where they can. But before you begin canning and preserving food at home, you need to understand that there are certain Dos & Don’ts for home canning that are essential to safely and securely preserving food. These follow:

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Dos:

• Wash your hands

• Start with fresh quality vegetables and fruits that have been properly rinsed & scrubbed with the help of a vegetable brush to eradicate debris.

• Select the perfect canning procedure for the food being preserved.

• Have all of your canning utensils ready to use before you begin.

• Wash and disinfect the canning pot

• Allow for appropriate head space when filling the pot

• Follow the canning recipes precisely

• Stick with recommended processing time for every canning project

• Label the canned goods with their content and date of processing

• Store canned food in a cool, dry place.

Don’ts:

• Don’t make use of open kettle or any kind of oven procedure for preserving and canning. The USDA and other influential sites have declared that this is no longer a secure means to can food.

• Do not diverge from canning recipes; they’re calculated to ensure that the foods will remain safe and process appropriately.

• Once processed don’t store jars upside down

• Do not under process the foods being canned

• Don’t consume any canned foods that seem to have not sealed appropriately and/or have discoloration or mold.

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