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Canning Equipment

Here is some important canning equipment you really need, and the stuff that might be handy but is not absolutely required.  Find out just what you really need to buy.

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  • Pressure Canners; Which One is Best?
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Mason Jar Pour Lid with Handle: Honest Review

Mason Jar Pour Lid with Handle: Honest Review

Two colored Pickle Pipes screwed on the tops of canning jars.

Pickle Pipe Fermenting Lids

Ball Electric Water Bath Canner sitting on a kitchen counter.

Ball Electric Water Bath Canner

Image clip from the video with a variety of canning jars on the counter.

Guide to Canning Jars, Lids, and Rings

Bulky All American canner sitting next to the sleeker Presto pressure canner.

Types of Pressure Canners

Side view of several empty canning jars of various sizes and shapes.

Canning Jars 101: Your Essential Guide to Getting Started

Black graniteware water bath canner sitting on the stove.

Water Bath Canner (Also Known as Boiling Water Canner)

Canning with an Instant Pot 

Canning with an Instant Pot 

Close up of a Superb Seal it Right canning lid with jars of home canned beets in the background.

Superb Canning Lids Review

A spoonful of powdery white Clear Jel.

Clear Jel vs. Flour or Cornstarch

Image of the Presto Electric Canner sitting on a kitchen counter.

Presto Electric Pressure Canner Review

All American and Presto pressure canners sitting next to each other on the deck.

Pressure Canners – Which One is Best?

Canning funnel and jar lifter and lid lifter sitting on a wooden cutting board.

Canning Kits

Harvest Guard lids and seals spread over the instruction card from Harvest Guard.

Harvest Guard Canning Lids Review

Regular and wide mouth Ball flats and rings.

Guide to Canning Jar Lids

Seven quart jars of peaches in the steam canner base.

How to use a Steam Canner

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Outdoor Canning Stove: Try a Camp Chef

Jars packed inside Jarboxes.

The Ultimate Canning Jar Storage Box

Blue and clear glass antique canning jars sitting outdoors.

Antique Canning Jars

A canner filled with hot water and jars.

Electric Pressure Cooker Canner?

All American canner sitting on the stove.

All American Pressure Canner

The burner part of the Volcano Grill.

The Volcano Stove / Grill

Tattler rings and flats spread over the table surface.

Tattler Canning Lid Review

Steam juicer with its lid on.

Steam Juicer

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I am Sharon Peterson author of the Simply Canning Guide and a dedicated expert in food preservation. Through my Simply Canning School, I teach practical, step-by-step methods to help others confidently preserve their own food at home.

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