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Canning 101
01
Fill warm, sterilized canning jars with
food and liquid.
Follow your recipe to allow for the
required headspace.
02
Use a sterilized, flexible, nonporous
spatula, to remove trapped air
bubbles.
03
Place a sterilized lid on top of the jar,
then add a screw band. Hand-tighten
the band.
Do not over-tighten
.
Place the filled and sealed jars on the
steam rack in the inner pot.
04
Pour hot water into the inner pot until
the jars are ¼ of the way immersed
(approximately 6 cups [1½ L / 48 oz]).
05
Follow the steps in
Cooking: Pressure
Cook, Rice and Canning
(starting
at step 02) to set the appropriate
canning time and pressure levels for
your recipe.
Filling jars for canning
Choose a recipe that has been pre-tested and approved for pressure canning. Though
ingredients may vary, the process will be the same!
Refer to the
USDA’s Complete Guide to Home Canning
for tested recipes.
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