Garden to Table - Putting Up Beans With the Carey Electric Pressure Canner
Channel: Mailer's Landing
Date: 2021-07-14

Act I - When It rains It Pours, A Dishwasher Tale
Act II - Pocket Harvests, Rewashing Yer Beans
Act III - Process (So! Much! Beep!) and Profit \o/
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_Pressure Canning Beans_

1. Prepare your pressure canner with 4-8c* hot tap water, close lid to keep warm
2. Sterilize your jars, either in the dishwasher, or in a ten minute boil on the stove, and keep warm
3. Put up the kettle or pot for enough boiling water to cover your beans once they’re in the jars
4. Prepare your beans by washing and trimming. Fill jars with beans
5. Add non-iodized (pickling or kosher) salt: ¼ tsp for pints, and ½ tsp for quarts, wipe rims, and place lids. Add rings, and screw on finger tight
6. Place jars in pressure canner. Add jars filled with plain tap water to make a full canner
7. Follow the instructions for your electric pressure canner - the Carey instructions can be found online here (excerpt below) - https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1286815/Carey-Smart-Canner-Dpc-9ss.html?page=9#manual

PRESSURE CANNING
The "Smart Canner" makes pressure canning safe and easy. You can high pressure can most vegetables, fruits, sauces, meats and soup stocks, and so just be sure to follow recipes and guidelines. LOW PRESSURE CANNING is ideal for jams and jellies or "pickled" vegetables.
1. Place your filled jars to be canned onto the rack in the cook pot.
2. Add 4 cups hot water.
3. Close and lock the lid.
4. Leave the limiting valve in the "exhaust" position.
5. Select the High pressure cook button from the front panel.
6. Set the time required to cook based on your recipe guidelines.
7. Press "START".
8. Dial will rotate several minutes until correct internal temperature is reached.
9. When steam begins to exit the top of the unit, the machine will beep.
10. Shift the top limiting valve to "air tight". The process continues as the unit builds up internal pressure.
NOTE: Safety features will keep the LID locked until you are finished processing and temperatures lower
11. Once the correct internal pressures are reached, The "Smart Canner" will automatically start the timer countdown.
NOTE: Expect some minor amounts of steam to escape from the unit during the timed canning process—this is normal.
12. When the canning process is complete, the machine will beep 3 times.
13. Wait at least an hour or more until automatic lock valve allows you to open the lid.
Processing time for green beans is 20 minutes, according to _The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving_

*Carey’s manual indicates that you should add 4c of hot water to your canner, but practical advice from users says 5-8. When processing in mostly pints, I like to add 8c.