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82_VOL_83 said:
There are SEVERAL books on canning. Ball actually makes a good one. It seems that what they all have in common is a requirement to hold X press for a given amount of time. Bottom line, the higher pressure => higher temperature than boiling => quicker sterilization without over cooking.

My mom canned in the oven by the way. Check that method out.
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I have a ton of the "Dummies" books for basics.
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Here is another reference that explains it. I think it is rather easy.....but having said that I've never done it. This may be the year that I start also. I have a bunch of jars, or had a bunch, no telling where they are in storage.

Canning Basics For Preserving Food
 
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VolNExile said:
@vollygirl and other Instant Pot users:

Are you able to preserve food in your model, and if so, which one do you have? Dr. Google tells me that you can steam preserve, but not pressure preserve, or something something. I've never preserved food other than in the freezer, so I'm completely ignorant. Apparently there was a model called the Max that let you preserve, but I have the Duo (combo pressure cooker and air fryer.)

We have decided to go nuts with the vegetable garden, but that's like having multiple pregnant cats that all give birth in a two week time, and there you are, trying to figure out what to do with 3 dozen kittens. So it's time to learn how to can!

(Note to the country folks: yes, there are those of us who grew up in the burbs and have no idea how this works, recipes, etc. Even my grandmother, born and raised somewhere around Saltillo, Mississippi, never put food up. So be kind.
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I canned and froze a lot of my garden, in my 30's. Will be interested to see how it's done in a instant pot.
 
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VolNExile said:
@vollygirl and other Instant Pot users:

Are you able to preserve food in your model, and if so, which one do you have? Dr. Google tells me that you can steam preserve, but not pressure preserve, or something something. I've never preserved food other than in the freezer, so I'm completely ignorant. Apparently there was a model called the Max that let you preserve, but I have the Duo (combo pressure cooker and air fryer.)

We have decided to go nuts with the vegetable garden, but that's like having multiple pregnant cats that all give birth in a two week time, and there you are, trying to figure out what to do with 3 dozen kittens. So it's time to learn how to can!

(Note to the country folks: yes, there are those of us who grew up in the burbs and have no idea how this works, recipes, etc. Even my grandmother, born and raised somewhere around Saltillo, Mississippi, never put food up. So be kind.
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I've never canned anything. I did help my ex-husband's grandmother make chow chow several times, and watched her and ex father-in-law can tomatoes. But I'm really ignorant to the process.
 
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vollygirl said:
I've never canned anything. I did help my ex-husband's grandmother make chow chow several times, and watched her and ex father-in-law can tomatoes. But I'm really ignorant to the process.
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I admire previous generations food preservation abilities. It is a tedious task I have undertaken numerous times, just no where near the scale of my grand relatives.
 
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malinoisvol said:
This is what worried me. Sterilization is key.
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The more I read, the more convinced I am that Instant Pots and their rellies are in the pressure cooking category, not in the pressure preserving category. I keep seeing recipes for pressure canners.

And that's OK, although now I'm looking at having to find another place in the kitchen for another gadget to live.
 
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VolNExile said:
The more I read, the more convinced I am that Instant Pots and their rellies are in the pressure cooking category, not in the pressure preserving category. I keep seeing recipes for pressure canners.

And that's OK, although now I'm looking at having to find another place in the kitchen for another gadget to live.
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You need an appliance closet. :)
 
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VolNExile said:
The more I read, the more convinced I am that Instant Pots and their rellies are in the pressure cooking category, not in the pressure preserving category. I keep seeing recipes for pressure canners.

And that's OK, although now I'm looking at having to find another place in the kitchen for another gadget to live.
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Imo, instapots are pressure cookers with timers. Pressure Cookers come with the stigma that they will explode and/or cause harm to the user and they will if not attended properly. The instapots, with those timers, are way less dangerous. They require almost no attention from the user while in process.

We own both, although, I dont use the pressure cooker any longer. That thing scares HBPW. However, she uses the Instapot twice per week on average and loves it!

No, you cannot can in the Instapot. However, there is an InstapotMax that enables the canning process.
 
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malinoisvol said:
Imo, instapots are pressure cookers with timers. Pressure Cookers come with the stigma that they will explode and/or cause harm to the user and they will if not attended properly. The instapots, with those timers, are way less dangerous. They require almost no attention from the user while in process.

We own both, although, I dont use the pressure cooker any longer. That thing scares HBPW. However, she uses the Instapot twice per week on average and loves it!

No, you cannot can in the Instapot. However, there is an InstapotMax that enables the canning process.
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Thanks, exactly what I needed to know.
 
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VolNExile said:
The more I read, the more convinced I am that Instant Pots and their rellies are in the pressure cooking category, not in the pressure preserving category. I keep seeing recipes for pressure canners.

And that's OK, although now I'm looking at having to find another place in the kitchen for another gadget to live.
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If it's a pressure cooker, it's a canner. If it will hold 15 lbs of pressure, it will can. You are way over thinking it.
 
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vollygirl said:
Pressure cookers and pressure canners are two different things.
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I don't disagree, but you can put up canned goods in a pressure cooker IF it is big enough and holds enough pressure....i.e. 15 psig. That will raise the water/steam temp on the inside to 240 deg which is what you need to can.

Edit: if you have a cooker big enough to can in, you have to have a trivet in the bottom to keep from breaking the jars. I bet the difference in the two insta pots are size. i.e., the max is deeper than the regular.

And then again, I could be full of chit.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
I don't disagree, but you can put up canned goods in a pressure cooker IF it is big enough and holds enough pressure....i.e. 15 psig. That will raise the water/steam temp on the inside to 240 deg which is what you need to can.
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A stovetop yes, not electric.
 
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Movies tonight will be karate kid 3, and Dr Doolittle.
 
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