A thread on another forum got me thinking, when is the last time you canned? For me it was a couple weeks ago, and I had run into an issue I had never run into before. I had chatted with a guy at work, he owns a NICE canner. He is the type of prepper who buys everything he can, and is easily scared into buying overpriced equipment ($2000 solar generator that has only one battery in it). He seems to be of the mindset that just owning the stuff is enough. The high end canner (all american I think) he has has been on his shelves for 5-10 years and he has never even taken it out of the box. I have a couple dozen batches under my belt and am still learning new things, so when is the last time you practiced your canning?
The issue I ran into:
I canned some garbanzo beans recently. Should be the same as any dry bean, and it was. When the cooling was done I heard the clink of the safety latch dropping, indicating the pressure was down to 0 psi so I could take the lid off. I took the lid off, and within seconds the jars started flash boiling! I put the lid back on with the weight as quick as I could and the pressure climbed to 10psi. After another hour of cooling the pressure dropped back down again, I took the jars out and tightened the lids. They all sealed, but almost ALL of the liquid had flash boiled out of the jars. I had never had that happen before. I am glad it was only 4 quarts, but just goes to show that you will continue to learn for a while.
The issue I ran into:
I canned some garbanzo beans recently. Should be the same as any dry bean, and it was. When the cooling was done I heard the clink of the safety latch dropping, indicating the pressure was down to 0 psi so I could take the lid off. I took the lid off, and within seconds the jars started flash boiling! I put the lid back on with the weight as quick as I could and the pressure climbed to 10psi. After another hour of cooling the pressure dropped back down again, I took the jars out and tightened the lids. They all sealed, but almost ALL of the liquid had flash boiled out of the jars. I had never had that happen before. I am glad it was only 4 quarts, but just goes to show that you will continue to learn for a while.