Once your delicious food is cooked and ready to be jarred, use a canning funnel or a large spoon to ladle the mixture into a Mason jar. Don't fill it up to the top; instead, keep room between the top of your food and the lid. You need this headspace for the vacuum to occur. Mo...
A mason jar is a glass jar with a screw-on metal lid. They were historically used for canning / preserving food such as jams and pickled vegetables. However, they have recently been given a new lease of life as a lunch box / drinking vessel. You can also get more ‘stylish’ ones wi...
Glass canning jars (Mason jars) are completely impermeable to oxygen and moisture when properly sealed. I have used these jars extensively for storing heat-dehydrated foods. Paired with a vacuum attachment, they keep dried food fresh for months to years. However, they do not work so well for ...
EcoPeaceful Sprouting lids also come with a storage lid option - solid insert with a silicone airtight seal. This offers you the convenient ability to switch from the mesh screen to the solid lid, in order to store your sprouts in the fridge or freezer, which avoids the effort and mess ...
Canning jars have endless uses around your home, so don’t be afraid to have more on hand than you need for fermentation. I like the Ball brand because the measurements (standard & metric) are stamped on the side. Table could not be displayed. Fermentation Weight A fermentation weight hol...
Although glass can pose some challenges for safe storage, you can also consider storing some filtered water in canning jars like the mason jars we’ve used for preserved foods for decades. Some people store water in used but cleaned milk curtains and one-liter soda bottles. This can be an...
Do you need to seal those jars for the food to last long? Reply Sara@Our Best Bites says: 05.20.2015 at 11:16 am So for long term storage (years) you seal the food in mylar bags or #10 cans. Mason jars work great for short-term storage, which is what I’ve been doing, ...
The filled jars are lowered into the canning pot and processed for the amount of time called for by the recipe. When the time is up, you pull them out and let them cool on a folded kitchen towel. The lids have a button that goes concave as the jars seal, just like two-piece lids...
How To Can Green Beans The first step in canning green beans is to prepare your mason jars by sanitizing them. This is easy to do in a dishwasher or boil the jars for 10 minutes in a large pot. Keep them warm until you are ready to fill them with your beans. ...
Remember, after the first investment, you can save some of the larger bulbs for seed next year. If you plan correctly, you will always have seeds to plant year after year. Just buy right the first time. I learned that the “seed” of the garlic bulb is actually the “clove” we all...