Hi Marmolade!
Did you try some canning this weekend?
I’m wondering if I should go get a canner myself. From the .pdf DelaWhere posted, it seems that’s the only way to can now.
>>>I’m wondering if I should go get a canner myself. <<<
Hey, it’s not just a canner...
1. Can those veggies
2. Fast Cook/Tenderize tough meats
3. Beans in a hurry...
4. Turn strips of bedsheets into sterile bandages
5. Safely can meats - and have them last a decade
Handy critters...
Not this weekend. My goal is to do the dry canning later this week. I spent part of the day moving some cabinets in the basement to store stuff in and making room for a small freezer we bought a couple weeks ago. We have an old upright freezer that’s still working well, but our grocery store had a deal where you buy the freezer for $150 and get $150 in FREE frozen food coupons. We were thinking about it and decided it was a good deal for us. My daughter got me going with coupons a while ago and some of the bargains are really good, just have to have the room to put stuff. I’ve been able to get free or almost free food by timing the sales and my coupons. It’s a bit of work to organize them, but extremely fun and rewarding to get the great deals. Makes our money go a bit farther.
Is there different kinds of pressure cookers, as in some for canning and others for just cooking? I’m asking because our J.C. Penneys has a pressure cooker for $40 on sale (reg. $99 plus I have a discount coupon). I don’t know the manufacturer. It’s an 8 qt. hard-anodized pressure cooker. I’m wondering if it’s worth it or just some cheap thing that won’t be good for much. I still need to have my old one checked out, but thought maybe this would be an OK second one. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I like a bargain, but only if its a worthwhile item, not just junk.