Along with sourdough, home gardening and other pandemic cooking projects, another time honored tradition has recently gained new excitement: food preservation. Last summer stores quickly ran out of ...

Whether you want to preserve your summer bounty or save money on pantry staples, canning is an excellent skill to add to your kitchen repertoire. But if you're new to the practice, you might be ...

Homemade jam feels like sunshine in a jar. When I make a batch of this blueberry jam recipe in my kitchen, I want more than good flavor. I want a safe, reliable, research-based method that I can trust ...

Preserving food at home has seen a resurgence in popularity, as people look for ways to save money, reduce food waste, and ...

This acidity chart tells you which foods are high in acid and which are low. High-acid foods can be canned with a water bath canner and/or a pressure canner, while low-acid foods must be canned with a ...

This method is safe when used to can high-acid foods such as jams and jellies, pickles and fruits, including tomatoes. Low-acid foods such as vegetables and meat and fish require a pressure canner.

Learn how to use a pressure canner safely, and you'll save money on groceries all year long. Some of us were lucky to learn food preservation skills at home, on long, hot summer days that now exist as ...

Home canning has been around for a long time. And while there's nothing necessarily wrong with grandma's approach, traditional water-bath canning is a fairly arduous process. From preheating the jars ...

Canning is an easy and affordable way to preserve your favorite foods, from fruits and vegetables, to sauces, salsas, relishes, and chutneys. And there’s something truly heartwarming about homemade ...

This was a terrible winter. It was too cold to overwinter many vegetables, so the offerings at the farmers markets were sad. Kale and broccoli and Brussels sprouts overstayed their welcome. Don’t let ...