What Are Safe Canning Methods?
If you have food that you want to can, then the main question is, what method should you use? Each canning method is good, and there are slightly different steps. A main influencing factor when…
What Is Headspace in Canning?
If you are new to canning, you might already know that it isn’t always a straightforward process. Canning requires exactness in measurements, particularly in leaving proper headspace. Understanding each part of the process will ensure…
How Tight Should a Ring be When Canning?
Canning is a popular food storage method. From jams to pickles, many people can each year. The process involves using jars and specially designed lids, and using these two-piece lids correctly is critical to the…
Canning Mistakes that Can Kill You
What’s Inside: In this article, I share 9 canning mistakes that can kill you. If that thought scares you, it should. However, canning safely is easy, when you follow safe canning principles. After reading this…
Easy Cowboy Candy Recipe
In this article, I share with you a really easy cowboy candy recipe. Perhaps you have an abundance of jalapenos, or you simply want to make a sweet and spicy treat. Then cowboy candy is…
Can Canning Lids be Reused? | Tips to Reuse Canning Lids
This post includes affiliate links. A common question that comes up in canning circles is, “Can canning lids be reused?” Canners have asked this question for years. But the desire to learn how to reuse…
Water Bath Canning Pickled Onions in the Nesco Smart Canner
This post includes affiliate links. In this article, I walk you through the steps of water bath canning pickled onions in the Nesco Canner. If you don’t have a Nesco Smart canner, you can water…
How to Can Chicken in the Nesco Smart Canner
In this article, I show you how to can chicken in the Nesco Smart canner. I show you the process for canning plain chicken that you can use in any recipe. I personally like to use…
The Ultimate Guide to Canning in the Nesco Smart Canner
In this article, my goal is to create the ultimate guide to using the Nesco Smart canner. The article contains multiple videos on how to use the Nesco as well as some basic canning tips…
Making and Canning Tomatillo Salsa
In this article, I demonstrate making and canning tomatillo salsa. Tomatillo salsa is your typical green salsa (salsa verde). It’s a water bath recipe. I demonstrate canning this in the Nesco Smart Canner, but you…