Home canning supplies and my favorite canning cookbooks
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Jars
GOAT Cookbooks
Supplies
Low-Sugar Canning
Jars
Jar goblins rise up! ESPECIALLY for home canned gifts, these are so cute and fun
For special projects & gifts!
Ball 32oz 4pk Glass Regular Mouth Mason Color Jar with Lid and Band Rose: Pink Canning Jars, Dishwasher-Safe
Love this pebbled glass look
Ball 32oz 4pk Glass Regular Mouth Mason Color Jar with Lid and Band Sand
Instant vintage vibe
Ball 32oz 4pk Glass Regular Mouth Mason Color Jar with Lid and Band Seafoam Green
In addition to looking cool, these help protect the contents from UV light - especially good if you're storing on a shelf that's exposed to any sunlight.
The big advantage with Weck jars is the reusable rubber gasket! They can be used 8+ times with proper care.
Weck Tulip 1L Jars - 2 Wide Mouth Glass Lids
Great for very fancy home canned gifts - weirdly, I've found that people often give the jar back!
WECK 743 Mold Jar (Weck 743)
GOAT Cookbooks
Cookbooks that I actually use. Borrow all others from the library and snap pics with your phone!
This one is also good - the meal in a jar section is great. It has a lot of non-canning recipes which is why it's not the one I recommend as much but it helps if you struggle to know what to do with what you can!
The All New Ball Book Of Canning & Preserving
Hands down the best canning cookbook! Always get the spiral-bound version for canning cookbooks
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving: 400 Recipes
Supplies
Both essentials & nice-to-haves for home canning
This canner has a temp gauge in the handle! The basic canners are fine but this one is sooo nice and comes with all the little tools you need.
Harvest 20 Qt Stainless Steel Canning Pot
This food mill sits ON TOP of the bowl or pan you're milling into - gamechanger
OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Food Mill
The easiest/safest way to keep traditional pickles crispy if you're doing the full waterbath method
Ball Pickle Crisp Granules 5.5 oz (Pack of 1)
Unless you make tons and tons of pickles, only buy what you'll use in a season like this smallish jar!
Frontier Pickling Spice, Organic, 2.12 Ounce
The best affordable pressure canner - and you can water-bath can in any pressure canner too!
Presto 01781 Pressure Canner & Cooker, 23 qt
The best pressure cooker out there (buy it for life) - I have the 25 qt version
All American 1930 30qt Pressure Cooker/Canner
You actually don't need most of the tools that come in those kits - you're better off spending that on a solid jar lifter and a stainless canning funnel
Ball Secure-Grip Jar Lifter, Regular, Clear
These are stainless steel! Faux copper that looks expensive and is nice to display
Canning Funnel Set, Stainless Steel, Rose Gold
Low-Sugar Canning
If you've ever been absolutely shocked by how much sugar is in canning recipes, you're not alone! Lots of great options for safely reducing sugar.
I'll just say it - most stevia is awful. This is the least terrible option!
NOW Foods BetterStevia Organic Liquid Sweetener
Lots of options for alternative sweeteners, focus on canning with whole foods.
Naturally Sweet Food in Jars: 100 Preserves
Per usual, the spiral-bound version is so much easier to work with so get that one if you buy it!
Preserving with Pomona's Pectin: Low-Sugar Jams
Citrus-based pectin that causes gelling without loads of sugar - lots of free recipes at pomonaspectin.com too
Pomona's Universal Pectin, 1.1oz (2 Pack)
A great alternative to Pomona's pectin - one jar usually lasts 2 canning seasons
