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Farm Kitchen:  Can someone explain Dry Pack Canning?  |
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Alee
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Alee
Worland
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gramadinah
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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 Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 6:39:05 PM
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Alee, on my vacume sealer there is an attachment to suck out the air in a standard canning jar. You use the same flat seal and the suck the air out then put the ring on. And when you want to use some open and then reseal the jar.
Diana
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Aunt Jenny
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Jenny
middle of
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Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 6:42:14 PM
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Okay...I know all about this one...A machine is used that attaches (by rolling the edges of the can (#10 cans which hold about a gallon) around the edges of the lid.. The LDS church has them in alot of towns..we have one here in our little town even and I love to volunteer there. There is a list of dry things you can can up...and you fill your own cans and put in those little packs that keep things dry inside (the made for food ones) and then the guy seals them up...easy peasy...The machine is the thing. Some of the canneries will pack whatever you bring in..some won't..you must buy what they have there. It is always MUCH cheaper than buying dry things elsewhere though..I haven't found better prices. Those cans are such a good ammount to open at a time too!! They give you plastic lids to seal them up when they are open too. I like to have all my flour, sugar, rice, oats and beans sealed up this way..easy to organize. They sell alot of other things there too. I usually keep some hot cocoa mix for husband and some dry apple chips for the kids..nice to have on hand. I wish they sold cornmeal!! I hope that helps. Some places will rent or loan out the machines too..or will can up things for you..just ask! You could call the bishop of any LDS church and I know they would be glad to help you. He won't be the one in charge but will know who the dry pack person is for the area and where it is anyhow. Where I lived in Calif it was about 10 miles away..but still worth it!
Jenny in Utah
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levisgrammy
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 7:33:22 PM
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Alee,
I have just put oxygen absorbers in my jars and put the lids on and then the rings. They have a tendency to seal that way but only for dry goods. Because the oxygen absorbers take all the air out.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
"Take a lesson from the teakettle, though up to its
neck in hot water...it sings!"
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Alee
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Alee
Worland
Wy
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acairnsmom
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 9:16:09 PM
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Denise, what is an "oxygen absorber"? I'm unfamiliar with that term. I'm like Diana and use my food saver. If it's for beans or peas, I just put it in a food saver bag and suck the air out. I've tried the canning jar method but general don't have a big need for it at this point. I've also been known to put the unopen bag of flour in a food saver bag and seal it. Just make sure there are no holes in the bag!
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Edited by - acairnsmom on Aug 20 2008 9:16:55 PM |
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
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CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 9:22:56 PM
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You can't beat the LDS cannery! The San Diego one even has a machine a (church member) can check out and do canning at home for stuff that they don't sell.We've done this to can our special order organics. They are also a great resource for how long items can be stored.
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
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Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 11:41:13 PM
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Gosh..I wish the one here would check out machines...I really want to do cornmeal. They used to let us bring in anything. I did some anazazi beans one time..and still have a few cans. Oxygen absorbers...that is what I couldn't think of the name of!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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SusieQue
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Susie
Greenville
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Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 04:47:31 AM
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That was a very good question Alee as I had no idea either. I am glad to know this info.
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Mumof3
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Karin
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 08:39:58 AM
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The oxygen absorbers are small packets that you place in the jars. I also use them in the buckets of wheat berries that I have. Keeps them dry and bug free, for years might I add.
Because plastic is a bit breatheable you can't use them in bags but say like tupperware or food grade buckets they will work in. They do make the tupperware seal a bit so the lids make that suction sound when you remove them. You can get them in like groups of 50 or 100 at a time. They last a long time. I got mine from a food co-op.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
"Take a lesson from the teakettle, though up to its
neck in hot water...it sings!"
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acairnsmom
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audrey
cheyenne
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Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 11:25:42 AM
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Thanks ladies. I had no idea that's what those things were called or that you could buy them. Good to know.
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 22 2008 : 07:05:49 AM
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The LDS cannery would probably sell you just the oxygen absorbers. I know when you can there, the cost of them is figured in. Just be sure to store any left-overs in an air-tight bag or they will, yep, absorb oxygen!!
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
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Farm Kitchen: Can someone explain Dry Pack Canning? |
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Can someone explain Dry Pack Canning?
