Perfectly Preserved Podcast Episode 7 Common Canning Mistakes

And What To Do Instead

In this episode, we are diving into the common canning mistakes people make and what you can do instead. We also give each method a grade to give you a sense of risk inherent in each method. The riskier the method, the lower the grade.

We explored open kettle & upside down “canning” methods, which get a C- grade if the recipe is high in acid.

We chatted about the dishwasher process method which gets a C- grade if the recipe is high acid and we explain in detail why this one won’t get a good grade.

We discuss oven canning, both “wet” and “dry”, and this method gets a C- for high acid recipes and an F for low acid recipes.

We talked about the water bath canning of low acid recipes and explain in detail why this method gets an F grade from us, no matter what.

Finally we shared about paraffin wax seals and we’d grade this a D+.

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To learn more about acid and the role it plays in safe home canning, check out Episode 3!

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