Darlene7

I know how to cook potatoes in the 1 pint jars and the time required, but have been searching the web to see how long I would pressure cook jars that are 1-1/2 pint size and how much salt to add

I just canned 7 pints of sausage, did all things right. Opened the canner a few minutes after they were done (was busy) and realized that 5 of my lids had no pop up rings or raised area on them (even the ones in the box of lids and another new box of lids I just bought). Two of the rigs were from previous packages of lids and they were indented,…[Read more]

My husband made chili verde awhile back and we put it in the freezer – it was already cooked. My question is – can you pressure can (cook) thawed, already cooked chili verde – concerned about the fact that it was frozen.

I’m back again, on my third attempt at canning I really thought everything went right – canned jars of pints of carrots. Have had the jars out of the canner now for about 35 minutes and lids did not pop (I actually only did 2 pint jars this time as I have messed up the past two attempts and thrown those carrots away already). Vented for 10…[Read more]

I just got my All American 915 pressure canner (15-1/2) – my problem is I don’t understand exactly what I should see before I put my pressure gauge on the vent. I have had the pressure cooker on high for about 1 hour and 10 minutes and I have heard the hissing sound and feel steam on my hand when I put it over the vent, but I do not see any…[Read more]