Is water bath canning green beans safe?
I soooo wish I could say yes.... but I can't. When you are
home canning green beans you have to use a
pressure
canner.
This question has been asked several times....here
are
some examples.
I canned beans for the
first time this year using the water bath
method. I sterilized my jars, filled with snipped beans,
covered with
boiling water (left a one inch head space), put new lids and bands on
and then boiled them covered for 25 minutes. The were all
sealed for
almost a week and now they are all unsealing. The beans
inside smell
rotten. Why are they unsealing? Thanks!
~ ~Mandy In
Hi Mandy
Green beans are a vegetable and therefore really
must be pressure canned,
not water bath canned. It sounds as if you
did water bath canning.
This page has directions for pressure canning
green beans. There are
several links to more pressure canning directions on this page as well.
Other than the processing it sounds as if you did
everything else right.
Unfortunately you will need to dispose of the
beans already done. Throw it
away where no animals can get into it. It can make them sick
as well.
The jars will need to be sterilized if they
have had spoiled food in it. Wash
the jar. Place in a large pot, cover with water, and boil for 30
minutes. Be sure and thoroughly wash your hands and anything that has
touched the
food.
I'm sure this is discouraging but I hope you will
try again.
I don't have a pressure cooker.
How long do I need
to boil jars of
green beans so as to preserve them? Our parent's all canned
green
beans without a pressure cooker.
~ Thank You
Tony
D
Hi Tony
Many people used to water bath can green beans. They process
them for a very long time. However it is now recommended that
you
pressure can them.
You are at risk of botulism
if you only water bath
can.
I am sorry I can not recommend a time for
you for water bath canning green beans. The only
recommendation I
can give is to pressure can them.
Canning
Green Beans
I don't have a pressure canner so
can I do a water bath canning instead with green beans.
~Ruth IN
Hi Ruth.
Green beans are a vegetable and to ensure safety
must be pressure canned.
If you don't have a pressure canner do you know
someone you could borrow
from? Or you might consider freezing your green beans.
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