Step-By-Step Guide To Water Bath Canning (Pickled Beans)- AnOregonCottage.com

**NOTES**
1. Water-bath (or boiling water) canning is ONLY for higher acid foods like pickles, jams, chutneys, salsas, and tomato products. NOT for canning vegetables in water or any foods that do not have vinegar or higher acid fruits.
2. Updated FDA guidelines now suggest a 5-minute wait for the jars in the canner after the timing - turn off the burner, remove the lid and let jars sit in canner for 5 minutes before removing to a towel lined surface. This will help reduce any siphoning that can happen from quicker cool downs.
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I used to be nervous about canning food. My Mom didn't do it growing up. But many years ago I taught myself, from books, reading online tutorials, and FDA guidelines. It's really not that scary.

If you follow the recipes and a few simple rules, you'll be fine. In this video I show you step-by-step how to do water bath canning, using pickled beans as an example.

Water bath canning requires only basic kitchen tools, a few inexpensive items you could pick up at a thrift store, and one working burner on your stove. After you watch this, you're going to say, "I can't believe how easy that is!"

CANNER UPDATE: I now use a stainless steel canner with a glass top that I wish I had always used!! It's SO much easier to monitor the boil with a glass top AND it has a thick FLAT bottom that makes it usable for glass-top stoves!!

Here is a link to that pickled bean recipe if you're interested (it's my favorite with the perfect balance of sweet and salty):

Here is the list of essential canning supplies I use, plus a few nice-to-have items:

[Dana-dvvl]

Thank you for making a simple concise guide for us beginners.

[rcala]

I just discovered what water bath canning is. It’s opened up a whole new world for me. Thanks for the tutorial!

[GaiaCarney]

Jami from AnOregonCottage, you’ve saved me again 🕊 I’ve made pear butter but needed . . . encouragement for the water bath! SUCCESS! I love your whole wheat rolls video, too! Delicious 😋

[gigishepherd.lgmshepherd]

Very good presentation.
I did alot of canning while getting to be a stay at home mom for about 20 years. Then went back to work full-time. I started canning less & less. I retired early but know I'm ready to garden again this coming spring. So brushing up on my techniques. This was very informative & easy to follow. Thank you giving such a simple but very complete step by step video.
I'll be checking out some of your other videos.
Thank you again & God bless. Hope you have a wonderful up & coming New year.

[cheyennewagner]

I have been searching all day for a good canning video and this has been the best yet! Thank you!

[Popehousedesign]

Thank you so much for this simple straightforward video about canning!

[ashleyfegan]

I'm brand new to canning. I haven't actually canned anything yet. Just reading up on it! This was very helpful.

[NgileKamba]

This video has been so wonderful. I can now can at home stress free

[ohioladybug]

I use my pressure canner to water bath. I use the same lid but don’t lock it down. Saves a lot of space and leaves more room for filled jars 👏🏻

[staciegulizia]

Thank you so much for this information! You explained the process so clearly in an easy to understand format. Exactly what I needed!

[erinann]

I am going to learn to can this year! Thanks for the great instructional video. Subscribed.

[carolinebarley]

So many helpful rules of thumb in here! Like specifically saying 1" ABOVE the jars (took me forever to find if it was 1" above the bottom or what). And a rolling boil "but not so much the jars knock together" and the example of your electric stove. Most people say something like "put it on 8" lol whatever that means

[hilaryblack]

Great video, I am canning for the first time today and this video is clear and concise!

[EggersnBacon]

Thank you, I found a recipe for pickled green beans for our very first thing to try canning. I was pretty sure we were doing everything right, but it’s always nice to have a video explain it.

[ellenj]

Well done vid, and the fact that you keep it simple is perfect for beginners like me. Thanks so much!

[laurapettenger]

Very informative and easy to follow. Thank you 😊

[sergiot]

Thank you for your help, I made your spicy plum jam and it came out awesome! Cheers!

[christinej]

Thank you for sharing! I’ve canned in the past, but didn’t have much of a garden over the last two years to can anything. This year we have a big garden and I will be canning. I needed some reminders and some updates too. I’m glad to learn I don’t have to keep lids in hot water the entire time. I’m also going to can smaller harvest at a time. Since I’m older now I think it will be easier on me and I won’t get burned out as quick. Thanks again for a great video!

[annebunnie]

Great video. Straight forward easy to follow explanation!

[Gantzz]

you are not aiming specifically to clean the threaded area on the jar, it's more important to clean the area which makes contact with the lid. Cleaning the threads only ensure you don't have difficulty removing the ring later on. But I save that process for after everything is cooled off. Take the rings off an give the entire jar a good clean then put it back on.