All about steam canners 🫙

Hi Achternaam,

In recent emails, I’ve talked about pressure canning and steam canning. But what about the others you might run across?

Are Steam Canners Safe?

Steam canners can be used as a substitute for a water bath canner. They use only a few inches of water in the bottom of the pot rather than filling the pot up to completely submerge your jars. Read more about steam canning.

Is Canning in a Pressure Cooker Safe?

This article is for a standard stovetop pressure cooker. The first thing to note is I have nothing against pressure cookers! I use one for cooking dinner, but using a pressure cooker for canning is totally different. Remember, canning is not cooking. Read more about canning in pressure cookers here.

Is Dry Canning Safe?

I want to focus on something new that I’ve seen in canning groups that I’m concerned about. They call it “dry canning,” but that’s where they’re actually preserving foods that you would generally process in a pressure canner. Usually, you’d add liquid. They follow all of the same directions as the regular processing instructions, but they don’t add any liquid. There are all kinds of problems with this. Read more about dry canning in a pressure canner here.

I hope this is helpful!
Sharon