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Community => Butchering, Cooking, Recipes => Topic started by: MacAttack on February 23, 2014, 07:56:21 PM

Title: Canning Question
Post by: MacAttack on February 23, 2014, 07:56:21 PM: What is the difference between canning equipment? I have a water bath pot I believe, but I am seeing the pressure cooker type. If I get a deer and can it next year, can I use the water bath?
Title: Re: Canning Question
Post by: JKEEN33 on February 23, 2014, 07:59:44 PM: Quote from: MacAttack on February 23, 2014, 07:56:21 PM
What is the difference between canning equipment? I have a water bath pot I believe, but I am seeing the pressure cooker type. If I get a deer and can it next year, can I use the water bath?

Meat will have to be done in the pressure cooker.
Title: Re: Canning Question
Post by: billythekidrock on February 23, 2014, 08:00:13 PM: No.
You will need a pressure canner for meat.
Title: Re: Canning Question
Post by: MacAttack on February 23, 2014, 08:15:41 PM: Ok Thanks!
Title: Re: Canning Question
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on February 23, 2014, 08:56:40 PM: Yepper you will need a pressure cooker to do Low Acid foods such as Meat and Veggies.

Hot Water Bath is for Fruits and other high acid foods.
Title: Re: Canning Question
Post by: swinters on February 26, 2014, 06:54:03 PM: If you haven't picked up any canning books yet, one of the best sources for canning info that I've come across is the Washington State University extension: http://county.wsu.edu/grant-adams/health/Pages/FoodPreservationSafety.aspx (http://county.wsu.edu/grant-adams/health/Pages/FoodPreservationSafety.aspx)