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A: They aren’t the same, and understanding the difference is important to preserving foods safely. A pressure cooker is a saucepot with a rubber seal that locks and traps steam to cook foods more ...

If you’re considering picking up some of those electric pressure cookers at early summer garage sales thinking they’d be a handy, easy way to put up small batches of fresh produce for use next winter, ...

Pack the food you're canning into hot, sterilized jars before placing them in the boiling water bath. Read home canning for beginners to learn how to can food throughout the year, including tips for ...

) will teach the class from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. this Sunday, May 27, at the I don't know about y'all, but I was brought up to fear the pressure cooker. Before the days of reliable pressure relief valves ...

Haley Lancaster, a high school teacher in Vincennes, Ind., had always been intimidated by the idea of canning. She remembered her grandmother’s shelves lined with gleaming rows of giant jars full of ...