Canning & Preserving Resources

Learn the history of canning and preserving.

Is storing food in an open can harmful? Find out and get tips on cooking with canned foods.

Learn how to safely can foods to avoid botulism, plus new canning guidelines for tomatoes.

Many canned foods have more beneficial nutrients than fresh. Learn the effect of canned food on your health.

Is storing food in an open can harmful? Find out and get tips on cooking with canned foods.

Need to know how many cups are in a #10 can? Or how many ounces or cups are in a can of evaporated milk? Here's a handy chart of can sizes and equivalents.

Chances are your grandmother or great-grandmother made at least one heirloom comfort food using one of these shelf-stable milk products. They can actually be preferable to fresh milk for many applications. Find out why and try some recipes.

Is your kitchen ready for any potential disaster? Find out what you need to know to be prepared for any natural disaster.

Nice cross-referenced instructions for canning fruit, plus canning basics, processing methods, equipment, tips, FAQs, and more from Canning-Food-Recipes.com.

A glossary of canning terms from the Michigan State Extension Service.

Print out these cute canning labels and glue to your jars. Some you will need to download. Others can just be copied from the page after viewing. From Canning and Preserving the Harvest.

Pressure canning tips for meat, rabbit, meat, meat stock, and fish, plus a chart with processing times from the University of Missouri.

SOAR's archive of 197 (and counting) recipes for canned and preserved foods plus info files and a searchable database.

Learn how to maintain your pressure-canner, including cleaning of parts, storage, tips on buying a used canner and more.

These help files cover equipment, canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and fermenting foods. Files are available in html web page and in downloadable .pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. From Clemson University.

Find out what causes unsealed lids, broken jars, discolored foods and more from the Michigan Cooperative Extension.

Step-by-step instructions on how to can low acid and high acid foods, plus equipment and frequently asked questions database from Bernardin Products.

Specific canning information on how to can various vegetables from your garden courtesy of the University of Missouri Extension Service.

Presto is admittedly biased toward aluminum pressure cookers, but has good info to help you choose the pressure cooker best for you.

The National Center for Home Food Preservation has many, many factsheets with information for home canning as well as freezing, drying, and other forms of food preservation.

Ohio State University Extension has some good information on canning for special diets including some recipes.

Tips and info on lids, jars, and canners from the Michigan Cooperative Extension.