Better yet , get at least one of the replacement rubber "sealer" rings now, maybe two.
Prepper rule on replacements :" when one is none, when two is one, when three is two, etc. (AKA : always have replacements" >
"Haven't canned meat yet but want to know how - just in case?
Don't wait to learn how when the meat is scarce or irreplaceable."
Get the "Ball Blue Book of Canning and Preserving",
it is the authority on canning, pickling, fermenting, dehydrating, etc..
Older copies are highly prized, although you might find them at a used book shop, Salvation Army, Charity Shops, or even in well stocked grocery stores.
Newer updated recipes are available; check your local library to see if they have a copy, and then evaluate to see if it meets your introductory needs.
Or just ask here at FR.
:)
I actually found wide mouth quart canning jars at Wal-Mart a coupe weeks ago.
They also had hot water bath canners.
Great ideas, Vlad and TIK.
Except for one thing, it appears preppers have been doing some shopping lately.
I recently went to emergency essentials and Honeyville grains, trying to get the weights of their beans, wheat and rice. The number 10 cans. Trying to see what kind of shelves to buy for the new house. He built the last ones but if I wait for him to build this next one’s it should take another five years. That’s how long it took for the ones I have now
The internet shelves were empty.
Now over the past few years I’ve seen the “fast” prepper food disappear. Pre-packaged meals and such. But not rice and beans and wheat.
It’s a little scary.
I was thinking about getting an All-American canner so I don’t have to worry about buying the sealing rings for my handy little presto. There are none to be found, at least in the places I looked.
I have a pressure canner that I use every winter to can meats which I buy on sale. I have at least 2 cases each of Chicken, pork, beef. The pork and beef is in pints, the Chicken is in quarts with bones-there’s a lot of nutrition and collagen in bones.
Shortly after buying the canner, I bought replacement parts for each item that can be replaced. I also have a water bath canner that I have used for 55 years.
It’s great to have all that meat needing no refrigeration. In addition, it is much more tender than by regular cooking methods and makes for fast meals. In a pinch it could be used right out of the jar.
I also bought at a sale a case of lids and rings.
I received a gift for Xmas of a pressure & air fryer-as advertised by Emeril. I haven’t had time to figure out how to use it, but also noted that the pressure feature also allows canning and not just meals.
Freezer also is stocked.