Those of us determined to live a healthy, truly natural life find it rewarding to grow our own fruits and vegetables to ensure we can enjoy fresh, organic, non GMO food (not genetically modified), picked when its ripe when the vitamins and minerals are most plentiful. We are becoming sadly disillusioned with grocery store produce that is typically picked too early in anticipation of transport. The end result to the consumer not only is disappointing to the taste budsits unhealthful!
But whether you grow your own produce, obtain it at a farmers market, co-op, or perhaps through a local CSA membership (community supported agriculture), its a great ideaand its quite easyto buy extra and preserve the flavor and the nutritional value by using
pressure cookers for canning! This way you can enjoy the perfectly ripe harvest long into the year and never waste produce or other foods if youre not ready when they are!
Pressure cookers for canning are cost efficient and handy because they do double duty. You can use them to prepare healthier meals in literally a fifth of the time it takes using regular cookware, and you can use them to can fresh or prepared foods (including meats) to be consumed later.
Fagor pressure cookers are a proven option and they are highly rated by users.
Canning may sound intimidating if you havent done it before, but dont let that keep you from trying this valuable method of providing better food for you and your family. Its truly simple, quick, and quite rewarding. Canned foods make great personal gifts, too!
To can food in a pressure cooker, simply ladle it into glass canning jars, place your new, two-piece canning lids on and heat the jars in your pressure cooker, in water, to a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms (240 F). Air is driven from the jars while they heat, and a vacuum seal forms as the jars cool. To ensure safe results, just carefully follow the instructions and time the heating process according to directions. When finished, the seals continue to keep air out of the jars, preserving your fresh, healthy food.
Fagor offers a dishwasher safe, 10-quart pressure cooker and canning set, or if you already have Fagor pressure cookers, you can get their separate, 8-piece canning kit which includes a 116-page, step-by-step canning cookbook with great recipes. Using Fagor pressure cookers, you can prepare up to four, one-quart jars at a time of your favorite recipes, such as vegetables, fruits, soups, chili, sauces, meats, baby food and more!
Other advantages of Fagor pressure cookers are that they are made out of high quality 18/10 gauge stainless steel, and they do not contain Teflon or other non-stick surfaces that add harmful non-biodegradable chemicals to your body, its organs and the environment. They provide a truly healthy, ultra fast way to cook your meals so you can eat healthy at home far more often! Vitamins and minerals in foods are preserved better with pressure cookers.
