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Canning & Preserving Essentials
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items These are my favorite supplies for canning, dehydrating, and freezing stuff at home!
Sections
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Canning
Dry/Dehydrated Storage
Freezer Storage
Canning
Best and most up to date recipe book for safe, lab tested canning recipes!
Ball Book Of Canning & Preserving: 350+ Recipes
This is THE canner for doing anything involving low acid veggies and meats. This brand is tried and true, and you don’t want to mess around with cheap canners when dealing with these kinds of foods. My grandma and mom both had these and they last for...
All American 1930 21.5qt Pressure Cooker/Canner
Water bath canning is super easy, but can only be used for high acid foods like fruits. They’re generally cheaper than a pressure canner though, all you need for water bath canning is a big pot and some kind of rack for the bottom to keep the jars of...
Granite Ware Water Bath Canner
I have a funnel like this with the measurements on it and it makes it so much easier to get the right amount of headspace on your jars.
PrepWorks Canning Essentials Set - Complete ...
The rubber on the grip keeps the jars from slipping, one of these is a necessity!
Eeoyu Stainless Steel Jar Lifter Tongs Cyan
I have one of these brand canners as well and it also works great! Good option if you are on a budget.
Presto 01781 Pressure Canner & Cooker, 23 qt
How cute are these jar labels??!
BESARME 600 Pcs 2" Kraft Jar Label Stickers
I LOVE these quilted patterned jars! They make my jellies look so cute!
Ball Quilted Crystal Regular Mouth Jelly Jar 8 oz, 12 pack
These smaller sized jars are perfect for small batch canning jellies
Ball Quilted Crystal Regular Mouth Jelly Jar 4 oz 12 pk
These are great because you can write on the labels instead of your jar lids if you want to reuse them! They dissolve in water so no scraping them off later.
ESSENTIAL 500 Dissolvable Food Labels 1x2"
Ball 4oz Quilted Crystal Jelly Jars, 36pk
Make sure you are always using fresh, new lids for canning! I feel most comfortable going for name brand lids. They are one time use for sealing, after that move them to dry good storage!
Ball Mason Jar Lids, Wide Mouth, 12 CT (Pack of 6)
Make sure you are always using fresh, new lids for canning! I feel more comfortable opting for name brand lids. They are one time use for sealing, after that move them to dry good storage!
Ball Mason Jar Lids, Regular Mouth, 12 CT
Ball 32oz Wide Mouth Mason Jars 12 Pack
Don’t get one of those silicon pot inserts, get a metal one! The silicon ones float up once the pot starts boiling if your jars aren’t sitting on top of it, so if you need to move your jars around at all it can be super frustrating!
Prepworks Reversible Stainless Steel Canning Rack
Dry/Dehydrated Storage
My mom has this dehydrator and it is phenomenal! One of the hands down best ones on the market, super efficient and quick to get stuff dried.
Food Dehydrator 12-Trays Stainless Steel 850W
I have this dehydrator and it works great for what I need! It’s a little less expensive than a lot of other ones too, plus you can get additional trays for more drying space.
Presto 06301 Digital Electric Food Dehydrator
Additional drying tray compatible with the Presto dehydrator
Presto 06306 Dehydro Electric Food Dehydrator
If you want to dehydrate herbs on a budget, you can just throw them in these and hang them up somewhere they will stay dry and get lots of airflow! Just fluff them every day or so to make sure they dry evenly!
RIFNY 100 Pcs 8x12in Green Mesh Fruit Bags
Love these for storing dry goods like herbs!
Set of 3 Glass Mason Jars 50oz Airtight
How cute are these for storing culinary herbs or making your own spice mixes?!
SKOCHE 20-Pack 4oz Glass Spice Jars with Lids
A SERIOUS GAME CHANGER!!! This doesn’t make your food shelf stable, but this makes fruit last 6-8 weeks in the fridge! No more fruit going moldy before you get the chance to eat it all!!!
LOVE MOMENT Electric Mason Jar Vacuum Sealer Kit
Freezer Storage
This one has 5 star reviews and is on sale for only $30 (normally $140!)
Vacuum Sealer Machine 75Kpa 6-in-1 Food Sealer
We have a much older FoodSaver model, but it works fantastically and has for years!
FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer Machine, Auto Bag Detect
A good vacuum sealer makes food last so much longer and better in the freezer, plus it saves you so much space!
Nesco Deluxe VS-12 Vacuum Sealer, 130W, Kit
I love that with vacuum sealers you can cut the bags to the size you need (less plastic waste!)
POTANE 6 Pack Vacuum Sealer Bags 11x20 & 8x20
Tip from my grandma—lay your berries/veggies out flat and freeze them on a baking sheet before putting them into your sealer bags! This keeps them from freezing into a giant block of berries!
Nordic Ware Naturals 3-Piece Aluminum Sheet Pan Set