ACCESSORIES AND TOOLS
Presto Adjustable weight ~$10 – turn gauge canner into weight canner (easier to monitor with your ears than your eyes when doing other things)
Canning Essentials Utensil Kit ~$15
Canning Ladle – Stainless Steel ~$12
Canning Funnel – Stainless Steel ~$6
Jar Tongs ~$8
Stick Blender ~$35
Vegetable Chopper ~$20
BOOKS
Ball Blue Book Guide to Preservation ~25 paperback, $9 Kindle.
Ball Complete Book of Home Food Preservation ~$19 “the canning bible”
PECTIN
Pomona’s Pectin 1 box makes 2-4 batches of jam for ~$4 – sets every time, can use low/no sugar or any sugar substitute
Sure Jell 3ct ~$15 – most commonly used, cannot adjust amount of sugar or use substitutes
CANNERS
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- Water Bath Canner ~$40
- Pressure Canner – 23Qt Presto ~$150 – for gas or electric (smooth or coil) cooktops
- My personal favorite: large capacity, lightweight, 1/4 the price of All American
- holds 19 pint or 7 quart jars
- Pressure Canner – 23Qt Presto ~$150 – for induction cooktops
- holds 19 pint or 7 quart jars
- All American 1930 ~$450 “The Cadillac”
- holds 19 pint or 7 quart jars
- Big everything: capacity, weight, investment – heirloom quality, will survive apocalypse
- Electric Pressure Canners – often sold out. Flag in Amazon for a notification when in stock.
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- NESCO/Carey ~$150 (same product, they changed brand names) – holds 4 quart jars
- Best value
- Presto Precise ~$300 – holds 5 quart jars
- Most costly, but cans the most jars
- Instant Pot Max – ~$150 holds 4 pint jars
- Most versatile, but can only handle pints
- NESCO/Carey ~$150 (same product, they changed brand names) – holds 4 quart jars