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I don’t know about you, but I’m still smack-dab in the middle of preserving right now! Berries and jam are finished, but now I’m beginning on pickles, green beans, tomatoes, apples, peaches and pears.
For those who are still getting set up with their canning apparatus and haven’t been able to find what they want used, Amazon has sales on a lot of their pressure and regular canners, as well as other canning equipment. Here are a few of the deals:
Presto 8-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
Regular $109.99 Sale $66.99
Columbian Home 0707-1 Granite Ware 21-1/2-Quart Steel/Porcelain Water-Bath Canner with Rack
Regular $29.99 Sale $19.96
Fagor Splendid 10-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner
Regular $109.99 Sale $79.95
Mirro Jar Lifter/Canning Tool Regular $11.99 Sale $7.92
All-American 15-1/2-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner
Regular $333 Sale $179.99
Stephanie,
I’m just now getting into canning and such. I do not have ANYTHING yet. What would you recommend?
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@Erin, Start with just a regular canning pot (not a pressure one), a set of basic tools (canning tongs, funnel, etc.) and jars and lids. Much of it you can get for free or cheap, from friends or family who don’t use their canning equipment, from Craigslist, from garage sales who want to practically give it away. Thrift stores can be helpful, too. Then buy new what you aren’t able to scrounge up used.
Keep it simple your first year. Pick just a couple of things you want to make (maybe diced tomatoes and strawberry jam, for example). You want it to be successful, and you don’t want to put out a whole bunch of money before you know that this is something you think you would keep on doing! Good luck!