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Pressure canning food (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works to c/cooking@lemmy.world
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So me and my dad were talking about pressure canning and how it's very uncommon. I've never talked to anyone irl that pressure cans, maybe some water bath canning but that's it. I wonder why it's so uncommon? You can get a pressure canner for less than 150$ and it's incredibly useful.

I mainly use it for stock/broth but you can use it for so many things, tomatoes, soups, chili, baked beans, stew, spaghetti sauce, etc.. Honestly, anyone who cooks whole chickens somewhat regularly should invest in a pressure canner. I cook two whole chickens at a time and use the carcass to make about 14 litres of stock. I also make beef, turkey, pork and smoked variations of these.

It's so much better than buying your stock at the store. I will admit that it is a lot of work, from start to finish it takes me about 3 days because I wet brine my chickens. But you could just buy the bones from your butcher which I have done. Just wondering if anyone else does this or reasons why you don't do it?

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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

The best jams and pickles I have ever had have been out of someone’s garden.

yup. I have fond memories spending my summers with grandma and grandpa. she always maintained a garden... blackberries, strawberries, musk melons. Tomatoes (3 different kind, including cherry tomatoes for snacking- important lesson that,) green beans

When I say I pressure can in the electric... for the record there's exactly one mason jar in there... It's definitely not got the through-put of grandmas; but there's something about the canning and storing for a month that just makes the sauce that much more.

Also, pressure cooker risotto might be cheating, but if you can nail it, it's an easy risotto. (though I kinda like doing it the old way. it might take longer, but I enjoy the process.)

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