Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond: Safe, Easy Recipes for Preserving Tomatoes, Vegetables, Beans and Meat

by Angi Schneider

Create Your Home-Preserved Pantry with Nearly 100 Recipes & Beautiful Photographs Throughout

Imagine lining your shelves with made-from-scratch jars of garlicky tomato sauce, flavor-packed baked beans, ready-to-eat stew or peak-summer veggies. Pressure canning is an easy, delicious way to feed your family, and with the wisdom of preserving expert Angi Schneider, anyone can master this affordable, time-saving practice.

Start with Pressure Canning 101, where Angi shares all of her best tips and tricks from 25+ years of experience. You’ll learn the ins and outs of your canner, as well as how to avoid botulism to ensure that your canned goods are safe to eat. Angi then shares in-depth guides and tons of creative, safe recipes for the most popular foods for canning―tomatoes, veggies, legumes (including beans), meats and soups. Everything you need to know is presented in Angi’s ultra-practical, easy-to-follow style. Forget overpriced takeout and premade grocery store meals. Instead, enjoy dinner in an instant with Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup, Swedish Meatballs or Pot Roast in a Jar. Share shelf-stable chicken broth with an under-the-weather neighbor or gift a grab-and-go gumbo to a friend. As Angi says, canning and community go hand in hand!

This trusty, all-in-one handbook, packed with information and recipes, is one you will return to again and again as you create your very own self-sufficient pantry.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

Published October 5, 2021

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives a good overview of pressure canning in the first chapter. I liked that she included a section called "Grandma's ways" that talks about how some old-time ways of canning are no longer considered safe and with canning it's best to err on the side of caution over tradition. And like I always say with any canning book - do NOT try to learn just from a book, take a class or learn from someone experienced. In my opinion, pressure canning is already intermediate level canning because water-bath canning is so easy that's where most people start. But, I like how this book is organized by type of food - tomatoes, vegetables, beef and pork, wild game, etc. There were a lot of recipes that look good and a few I'd like to try out. I would recommend this one to someone who's an experienced canner looking to expand into meat or more pressure-canning specific things.

[Emily Nicole Shell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Borrowed this one from a friend and I started writing down the recipes.... Then discovered that I was writing down 90% of the book! I'm about to purchase my own copy cause it's given me so much inspiration on how to preserve my harvest and fill my pantry with variety next year.

[Mo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is excellent, and well worth the money.

Here are the recipes I am interested in:

73 Maple Ginger-Glazed Carrots
87 Enchilada Sauce
111 Simple Baked Beans
142 Pot Roast in a Jar
145 Tender Pork Loin
154 Sloppy Joes
156 BBQ Brisket
161 Beef in Wine Sauce
164 Honey-Garlic Pork Chops
167 Beef Stir-Fry
170 Beef Street Tacos
172 Carnitas
174 Swedish Meatballs
179 Beef Tips and Gravy
188 Spicy Pineapple Pork Chops
208 Pineapple Drumsticks
217 Teriyaki Chicken
222 Leftover Turkey and Gravy
225 Turkey Tetrazzini
235 Pulled Pork
252 Vegetable Broth
255 Beef or Chicken Stock
261 Meatball Bean Soup and Greens
267 White Bean and Chard Soup
270 Chicken and Corn Chowder
287 New England Clam Chowder
297 French Onion Soup
315 White Chicken Chili
321 Garden Vegetable Soup
327 Minestrone
330 Chicken and Vegetable Soup

[Bobbie Amaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative for befinners

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the complete meal rec ipe

[Mary Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are going to do some pressure canning, this is a great recipe book to have. She has great directions on pressure canning, and wonderful recipes.
I hadn't done any pressure canning, because I was kind of scared of it.
I watched some yt videos (one on canning beef stew in particular from Homesteading Family) and I thought that I could probably do it, so I bought this book. I also liked the idea of having some beef stew on the shelf.
The largest attraction to canning is to have some meals ready in case circumstances didn't allow for me to get a meal made. Eating out is a huge expense if you have a large family.
I have canned a few things, we taste tested, and it has already come in handy when I didn't have anything ready to go. I took out a jar of canned ground beef with added broth, added some ketchup, salt, and pepper and I had sloppy joe's! Ten minute meal. It is a success!

[Sherri · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good recommendation for those who are new or experienced in pressure canning. I like how she included a section of "grandma's ways" that may not be acceptable anymore. Good info up front and recipes with photos in the back.

As with all food preservation use this as a tool in your arsenal to gain knowledge but seek out others to compare for redundancy, consistency, and even flavor differences. Especially when we're talking about food preservation that could harm your family. Afterall, we're doing this to save time and money in the pantry.

[Kathy Megaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

All inclusive! This is the only book you need to become a confident and successful canner! I'm not new to canning but was thrilled to come across Angi Schneider's collection of recipes, canning instructions, and basic information all in one place! Illustrations are wonderful!
This book will get a LOT of use!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The instructions are a bit repetitive chapter to chapter, but it's almost helpful to feel more comfortable with the pressure canning process. And the recipes look great.

[Brandi Lemieux · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should Buy

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many yummy finds! So glad I was suggested this book, can't wait to try out pressure cooking for the first time~