recipes that finally made me buy a pressure canner

Not jam, not pickles. Only the low-acid stuff that legitimately needs 240F or it isn't safe to eat months later.

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Plain chicken stock

No noodles or carrots added at canning time. Season it later when you cook with it.

Turkey stock

Chili con carne, with beans

Followed the Ball Blue Book base and it holds together fine after 90 minutes at 11 psi.

Chili con carne, no beans

Pulled pork in its own juices

Shreds itself basically. Dinner in 10 minutes on a bad week.

Dried black beans, plain

Dried pinto beans, plain

boring but i go through a jar a week

Refried beans

Beef stew, cubed

Cut the potatoes bigger than feels right or they turn to mush (learned the hard way).

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Didn't expect this to be canner-safe, sauce seemed too thick, but it's USDA-tested and the jar I reach for most on a bad week.

Split pea and ham soup base

still testing the ratio, will update

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