Lassen County Master Food Preservers

Location: 707 Nevada St., Susanville, CA 96130

Phone: UCCE Lassen County (530) 251-2601

Who We Are and What We Do

Work in the community as local food preservation specialists.
Teach classes on various food preservation topics.
Answer food preservation inquiries by email.
Staff information booths and present food preservation demonstrations at the county fair and other local events.

UC Master Food Preservers (MFPs) are trained volunteers who work as agents of the University of California who extend UC researched-based information about home food safety and preservation to the public. Training to educate the community on the safe practices of food preservation is available through the Shasta County Cooperative Extension and UC Master Food Preservers of the Far North.

Do you enjoy canning or drying food?
Do you enjoy teaching?
Do you want to meet new people who share your food passion?

Our volunteers serve Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, & Trinity counties. Become a UC Master Food Preserver Volunteer for the Far North program! For more information, click HERE.

Please visit the UC Master Food Preservers of the Far North Shasta County website for additional information.

Pressure Canner Gauge Testing now offered in Lassen County!

Pressure canners with only a dial gauge need to be tested annually to ensure the dial gauge is accurate. If your dial gauge is not accurate, it is not correctly reading pressure which may result in under or over processing and unsafe food.

UC Master Food Preservers of Lassen County can test your Presto brand pressure canner gauge free of cost at our office.

*Schedule an appointment to get your Pressure Canner Tested.

Call to set up a time (530) 251-2601.

Please Note: the only pressure canner that needs to have its dial gauge tested is a Presto. (The others are all weighted gauge canners and only need the dial gauge to tell when the pressure drops to 0). You can easily convert your dial-gauge Presto pressure canner to a weighted gauge by swapping out the deadweight for a 3-piece weighted regulator.

Here’s the link to the 3-piece weighted regulator sold by Presto:

Pressure Regulator for Presto<sup>®</sup> Pressure Canners - Canners - Presto®

This way you don’t need to worry about checking the dial gauge, you can use the canner as a weighted gauge canner.