Food Preservation Videos

Food Preservation: How to Make Jams and Jellies

Make a sweet spread at home with your favorite berries and other fruits, such as jams and jellies. Though sweet spreads are a popular home canned item, it is important to follow up-to- date canning processes and use appropriate equipment. This webinar will teach you step-by-step how to can jams...

Food Preservation: How to Dry Food

Dried foods make tasty, compact snacks. From jerky to dried fruit, dehydrating at home is easy to do. In this webinar, learn about up-to-date drying methods and equipment, ways to test for sufficient drying, and ways to use dried foods in recipes. This webinar was originally recorded on June 24...

Food Preservation: How to Ferment Food

Fermentation is growing in popularity as a way to create foods and drinks with probiotic properties for healthy gut microbes and as a method of home food preservation. In this webinar, learn the fundamentals and benefits of lacto-fermentation, how to safely ferment at home, and gain confidence...

Food Preservation: How to Freeze Food

Freezing foods at home is simple and requires equipment you likely already have in your kitchen. For the best quality frozen fruits and vegetables, it is not enough to simply add foods to your freezer. In this webinar, learn which foods do freeze well, why blanching improves frozen food quality...

Food Preservation: How to Can Foods

What is the difference between pressure canning and water bath canning? What equipment do I need? What recipes are safe to use? This webinar answer these questions, along with up-to-date information on canning. Whether you are new to canning or have been doing it for years and want a refresher,...