A Comprehensive Guide to Home Canning: Latest Edition

Nana: Canning book very informative. I will use it as a guide for canning some of my old canning recipes.

United States on Mar 21, 2024

Teresa: I strongly think anyone that is doing home canning should get this book. You want to keep your food storage safe to use, and this helps beginners and seasoned canners.

United States on Feb 20, 2024

Barbara: It’s very clear o what todo ,am happy with my purchase

United Kingdom on Jan 27, 2024

jamie's Country Livingjamie's Country Living: The media could not be loaded.  It's awesome! It has all sorts of recipes and how to for the beginners to the experienced canner, etc.

United States on Dec 25, 2023

KATHY k: Everyone needs this book if you plan to do any canning.

United States on Oct 21, 2023

Wayne in Portugal: new to the canning world and enjoying my book, maybe add adobo as its a great canning meal for future

Spain on Oct 10, 2023

Patricia: Un libro indispensable para todo aquel que envasa alimentos en casa. Aclara muchas dudas, además de que, aunque toda la información está disponible en línea, siempre me resulta muy práctico poder abrir el libro y confirmar información o aprender a realizar recetas varias aprobadas para el correcto y seguro proceso de envasar en mi casa.

Mexico on Oct 02, 2023

B. Stephan: I've been home canning for just a few years now and when I tell people who sometimes have been canning for many years, that I am canning meat and fish, I am often challenged as to the 'safety' of doing so. Many 'canners' it seems are used to doing what their mother, or other canning authority did, which often was making jam, jelly, and/or what came out of the garden. Anything beyond that was often not part of their canning 'reality' so I am very glad to site sources like this, or the Ball Blue Book, and they usually are able to accept that most likely the above sources aren't out to kill people and in time come around to the notion that what I am doing is at least 'OK'. So, I like the book, the recipe formats are easy to follow and I like to copy a recipe so it's easy to see and put where I need it rather than dealing with the book on a countertop and if it gets water soaked it's just no big deal, I have a printer/copier and just whip off another copy. Many great recipes and I know I can trust them.

United States on Sep 09, 2023

Marchbreak: This is an authoritative book any home canner should be able to access for reference. Recipes and procedures are research-based in order to be safe. It gives recipes and approved procedures for both water bath and pressure canning. I would consider it my most important canning book.
I should point out that, living in Canada, the jar sizes in this book can be confusing for a new canner, since we are generally only able to purchase jars in metric sizes and not imperial sizes such as quarts, pints, etc., available in the U.S.. You need to know the equivalent or you might accidentally underprocess something. Initially I printed off a copy of the online "Ball equivalents Guide" which I taped to the inside of the book to solve this problem.
Also, as a new canner I would have benefitted from more expert explanation of the procedures, like why debubble?, How to reprocess? Do "1 inch cubes" require a ruler to be safe? What internal temp. is chicken when it is two thirds done? How long will the recipe probably take? and when to start each step.
Many of these more minor issues reoccur in many canning books and people are left to find the answers themselves.
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Canada on Jan 12, 2023

Luka aus Stuttgart: Alles auf englisch, aber trotzdem gut verständlich. Viele ausführliche Rezepte mit genauen Angaben zur Einkochzeit und Einkochtemperatur. Habe es zum Einkochen von Fleisch gekauft. Hat mir super weitergeholfen.

Germany on Nov 12, 2021