CANNING 101: Water bath canning

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The video provides a practical and accessible solution to a common problem for beginners in canning, showing how to use readily available kitchen equipment instead of requiring specialized purchases. This lowers the barrier to entry and makes the content highly shareable.

Summary

This video explains how to use a regular stockpot as a water bath canner for home canning. It demonstrates how to create a barrier at the bottom of the pot to prevent jars from touching the base and explains the importance of submerging jars in water for processing. The creator also touches on processing times for different foods and the cooling process after canning.

Structure

1Introduction to water bath canning with a stockpot
2Using a stockpot as a canner without a special rack
3Demonstration of placing jars in the canner
4Explanation of processing times and cooling
5Call to action for future content

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Let me know in the comments below if you want to learn about the steam canner or the pressure canner next. And make sure you're following my account so you don't miss a video.

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Canning 101 Series: What is a water bath canner? Don’t make it complicated - it’s just a huge stockpot where jars can be fully submerged! I used a big turkey pot for the first year until I finally got a steam canner. No rack? No problem! Use canning rings or tea towels at the bottom of your canner. What do you want to learn next? #canningforbeginners #canning #canningandpreserving #waterbathcanning #selfsufficiency

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Transcript

This is a water bath canner. You want to learn how to can but you have no idea where to start. Welcome to my new canning 101 series where I show you all the basics of canning. As long as your jars can be fully submerged into 2 inches of water, you can use a stock pot as a water bath canner. You do not have to go out and buy a fancy specific water bath canner. You probably have a pot at home that's big enough. You might be thinking, but I don't have a canning rack that fits inside of my normal stock pot. You don't need a canning rack. You just need something at the bottom of the pot that's gonna keep the jars from touching the bottom. I've used canning rings before or you can just use a couple tea towels. To use the canning rings, you're gonna set them in the bottom and then put your jars on top. Just like this. Now this jar couldn't be fully submerged in water, but this is just for demonstration purposes. Anything that is high acid can be done in a water bath canner. Unless you're cool with rubber canning, but I'll cover that in a different video. Your processing time starts when water bath canner is at a rolling boil. That is a boil that cannot be stirred down. Your processing time is dependent on what it is you're canning. For example, most jams and jellies only have a 10 minute processing time, whereas something like concentrate pie filling may have a processing time of 20 to 25 minutes. Once your processing time is up, turn the burner off on the stove, but leave the lid on the canner and let the jars sit for about 10 to 15 minutes before removing them from the canner. That'll just help them acclimate more to room temperature and prevent any siphoning. Then I remove the lid, let them sit another 10 to 15 minutes before removing them from the canner. I put them on a towel on the counter and let them sit undisturbed for 12 hours before checking my seals and removing my rings. Let me know in the comments below if you want to learn about the steam canner or the pressure canner next. And make sure you're following my account so you don't miss a video. Okay love you bye.