How to do canning mason jars

Answers to frequently asked questions about home canning. What equipment you need, where to find recipes and how to get started!

Find out the best ways to get your canning equipment ready for action with our guide to sterilizing canning jars, and enjoy your preserves all year long!

No matter if you are a beginner at home preservation or been doing it for a while. There are always potential problems that can occur. Prepare for solutions to water bath canning problems and how to fix them.

Oven sterilization of jars for home food preservation is no sterilization at all, and is not safe. All food authorities including the actual manufacturers of Mason jars recommend against it.

Canning meals in a jar is a great way to have delicious homemade prepared food ready to heat and eat, all right from your pantry shelf. It's one thing to use canning to put up

Want to learn how to pressure can green beans for long-term shelf storage? It's a process called pressure canning and it can be done in your own kitchen. Pressure canning green beans can allow them to be stored and enjoyed all winter long. Simple, easy step by step how-to can green beans.

When should you sterilize canning jars? Did you know that just having clean jars may not be enough to prevent bacteria from forming in your home canned goods. Learn when is the right time to sterilize and hot to properly sterilize canning jars for home canning.

Your preserved food is only as safe and sanitary as the vessels you put it in. You don't need to sterilize jars before canning but you do need to sanitize jars.

Here is canning 101 or as I like to call it, canning for beginners. Learn about canning equipment, canning safety tips as well as canning dos and don'ts. Simple steps for canning success.

Whether you're new to home canning or a seasoned pro, it's important to test each jar to ensure it's sealed properly. Here are the 3 ways to tell.