This year many people may be considering canning for the first time. Here are three big benefits of home canning.
The number one benefit of home canning is saving money. Many people did a small garden for the first time this spring. They put some seeds in the grow hoping to save money on their grocery bill but now they may be wondering what to do with all that home-grown goodness. Canning is a great way to preserve that food for use all year long. Even if you don't have your own garden and produce, you can still buy produce when it is in season from either the grocery store or local farmers and save money. Just buy in bulk and preserve the food via canning for later use.
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The second benefit of canning is you can monitor the quality of food you feed your family. When preserving your own produce, you can determine how much sugar or salt goes into the canned goods. You can also eliminate many preservatives as well. This makes the food you are giving your family much healthier.
The third big benefit of preserving your own foods is making great gifts to give throughout the year. It is a lot of fun and can save you money by giving a basket full of canned foods you preserved yourself as a gift. Specialty items, such as burgundy wine jelly or maple walnut syrup, make wonderful housewarming gifts. A variety basket of your canned goods would also make great teacher appreciation or holiday gifts.
So, as you can see there are many benefits to home canning. You can save money, provide healthier food for your family, and make great gift baskets.
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Granite Ware 12-Piece Enamel-on-Steel Canning Kit with Blancher Feature
- 12 piece set
- Durable porcelain enamel-on-steel construction
- Heats quickly and efficiently
- Domed lid traps heat for faster boiling
- Safe to use on gas and electric stove tops
Granite Ware 12-Piece Enamel-on-Steel Canning Kit with Blancher Overview
Canning is an economical and nutritional way to preserve fresh quality grown fruits and vegetables at home without added preservatives or pesticides. The set includes a funnel with an easy fit design for regular and wide-mouth jars; tongs with coated handles for lifting foods when canning or cooking; magnetic jar Lid Lifter for safely keeping fingers from touching hot water when placing lids on jars; a jar lifter for removing hot jars with one hand. The ends of the Jar Lifter are coated for better grip on jars. The jar wrench easily opens screw on jar caps. A 9 inch colander is perfect for washing and draining your foods before putting into the jars. The 21 quart canner with rack is just the right size for holding 7 one quart jars. Also includes a 7 1/2 quart blancher with drainer insert. Use for blanching produce in preparation for freezer or for cold pack canning. Set includes 21 quart canner, canner lid, blancher pot, blancher insert, blancher lid, jar rack, colander, lid wrench, magnetic lid lifter, tongs, jar lifter and funnel.Available In Stock. |
