UC Master Food Preserver Videos: Methods
This collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide provides overviews of preservation methods. Note that many videos only refer to using a boiling water canner (aka water bath canner), but you may also use an atmospheric steam canner to can high-acid foods such as fruits, pickled products, as well as jams and jellies.
Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some videos. Please refer to the National Center for Home Food Preservation for the most current recommendations.
Topics on this page:
Overview
- Preserving a Taste of the Season: All About Food Preservation (1:11:29) - University of Georgia Extension, 2020
- Tips from an Expert. Preserving Your Produce (1:07:01) - Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, 2020
- How to preserve food at home safely (7:31 min.) - Utah State University Extension, 2018
- Food preservation methods: explore the options (5:06 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension, 2017
- Field to Fork – Hot topics in Food Preservation (1:01:26) North Dakota State University Extension, 2021
- Preserving the Bounty FAQs (01:05:49) - The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, 2020
Canning
- Testing Dial Gauge Pressure Canners (3:38) - University of California Extension, 2020
- Home canning 101 (37:41 min.) Utah State University Extension, 2020
- Field to Fork – How to Can Low & High Acid Foods (1:01:04) - North Dakota State University Extension, 2017
- Canning Foods at Home: Fill Your Pantry (1:15:46)- Illinois University Extension, 2020
- Canning Basics (1:33:04) - University of Minnesota Extension, 2020
- Program 5 — Preparing and Filling Jars (5:10 ) -Kansas State Research and Extension, 2016
- Program 7 -- Removing Your Jars (2:06 ) -Kansas State Research and Extension, 2016
- Program 9 — The Science Behind Home Canning (5:02 ) -Kansas State Research and Extension, 2016
- Program 10 — Preventing Botulism in Home Canning (2:21 ) -Kansas State Research and Extension, 2016
Boiling Water Canning
- Boiling water canning method (8:21 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension, 2017
- Food Preservation Basics: Water Bath Canning (43:49) - University of Kentucky Extension, 2020
- RU Ready 2 Preserve? Canning in Boiling Water Canner (1:07:30) - Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 2021
- Food Preservation @ Home: Water Bath Canning (52:52 ) - South Dakota State University Extension, 2020
Pressure Canning
- Food Preservation @ Home: Pressure Canning (1:02:23 ) - South Dakota State University Extension, 2020
- How to Use a Pressure Canner (8:32 ) - South Dakota State University Extension, 2020
- Pressure canning 101 (8:11 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension, 2017
- Pressure Canning with Diane (1:00:30) - University of Kentucky Extension, 2020
- Using Your Pressure Canner Safely (13:36) - University of Kentucky Extension, 2020
- RU Ready 2 Preserve? Pressure Canning (35:54) -Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 2021
Troubleshooting
- Avoiding 10 potentially deadly major canning mistakes (5:36 min.) - Utah State University Extension, 2018
- Boiling Water Bath and Pressure Canners (20:42) - University of Kentucky Extension, 2018
- Botulism Survivor Urges Safe Canning (10:28) - Utah State University Extension, 2020
- Unsafe, outdated food preservation methods (5:21 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension, 2017
- What’s wrong with this canning recipe? (5:00 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension, 2017