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Canning Essentials for the Seasoned Pro 🫙
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It's canning season! Looking to upgrade your skills, tools, and equipment to make canning season that much easier?? This list is for you! For those who consider themselves above the newbie level, the items listed here will ensure you stock your pantr...
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Tools to Up Your Game
 
Helpful Gadgets
 
Canners for the Pros
 
New to Canning?

Tools to Up Your Game

These tools will totally help you save time, energy, and money during canning season. While the essentials work too, these are very helpful if you can a ton!

 
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This scoop reaches all corners of the pot much easier than a ladle!
Prepworks Scoop
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This is spring loaded so it's helpful with heavy jars!
Spring Loaded Jar Lifter
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Great for that classic sweet pickle chip look!
Crinkle Chopper
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Helpful Gadgets

If you can a certain thing over and over again, you'll find that there are some helpful gadgets that can move things along quicker…

 
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Makes processing tomatoes and things with seeds a lot easier
Food Mill
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Super helpful for making jellies!
Extractor
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Great for apple season in the fall!
Clamp-On Apple Peeler
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Helpful for pickles and other sliced things
Mandolin Slicer
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If you do a ton of tomatoes then this is for you!
Weston Roma Tomato Press and Sauce Maker
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Helpful for jams and jellies
Jelly Strainer
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Canners for the Pros

While you can start canning with any old pot, you might want to upgrade if you process lots of jars each week. These are some good options to try!

 
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This canner will quite literally last you your whole life!
All American 15-1/2 qt Pressure Canner
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Can be helpful if your stovetop limits the amount of jars you can do at once!
Ball EasyCanner Electric Water Bath Canner - 21 Qt
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Great for doing many jars at once!
Amish-Made Stovetop Water Bath Canner
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New to Canning?

I recommend you first take a look at these other resources before you buy anything off this list. Make sure you enjoy canning before buying all the expert supplies!

 
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This is the perfect guide with everything you need to start!
Home Canning Essentials: Everything You Need for Water Bath Canning!
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Check out my Benable list for beginners first!
Canning Essentials for a Beginner 🫙
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The Bible for canners :)
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
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A TON of great resources for any questions you may have!
National Center for Home Food Preservation
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