November 21, 2024

VIDEO: Homesteading 101 Preserving the Harvest – Beans (Canning, Freezing, Pickling)


Preserving the harvest of beans. Learn how to Can Beans- 00:46 Pickle Beans- 14:39 and Freeze Beans 23:56 Three simple and attainable food preservation techniques to be more self sustainable. Click time start or watch full episode. Give them a try! Thumbs of for preserving your harvest!

Canning Beans- 00:46
Pickling Beans- 14:39
Freezing Beans – 23:56

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29 thoughts on “VIDEO: Homesteading 101 Preserving the Harvest – Beans (Canning, Freezing, Pickling)

  1. great video. Regarding freezing though.  Those beans are going to freeze into a giant clump, take longer to defrost, and be more annoying to store.  I've taken to 'pre-freezing' them on a large sheet in a single-layer. Once frozen individually, then throw them into the bag. They don't clump unless they thaw/refreeze. They're easier to manage, don't build up frost/ice, thaw quicker, and if say, I just want a handful of beans (or whatever), I can take a handful and return the bag to the freezer without having to break a frozen clump apart with a mallet or defrost the entire bag.  This is particularly effective with berries. 

    Just my observation.

  2. It really is ok if jars touch the side and each other in the pressure canner. We have a small farm and I have an all american canner. When beans come into harvest I am canning for 2-3 days. If they couldn't touch and I couldn't load up my canner, I'd be in there for a week!

  3. good advice about being careful with canners when removing from heat. when i was 13 i accidentally removed the lid too soon on a canner and got second degree water burns on my entire right side of my chest, arm and half my leg. i had to be wrapped like a mummy. be careful people.

  4. it is important to mention that after canning the jars if the lids make a noise when you apply pressure to them this is not a good sign because there could be air still inside the jars.

  5. I have watered bathed green beans for 50 years as has my grandmother for over 70 years so don't tell anyone they cant preserve beans with a water bath good god man do the research ….

  6. A good way to get the air out of the ziplock bags is to submerge all but the top of the bag into water. Let the water pressure on all sides push the air out, then complete the seal.

  7. A trick I use for blanching. I have a metal colander that fits into my large pot with the handles outside. I leave the beans in my colander and stick the whole thing in the pot of boiling water. when its done I just lift out the colander with the beans and stick it in the ice water. It is just a ton easier especially since pouring out huge pots of boiling beans and water into a colander is very tough with my arthritis.

  8. I found it curious that in Canning part nothing was mentioned about lids making a popping sound as they cool to indicate that they are fully sealed. From what I've heard this is a crucial part of the process to ensure long term food safety. As the jars cool the contents contract and pull the lid down by suction which will eventually cause the lid to make a popping sound. If the jars don't seal properly the contents may go bad causing illness.

  9. Thanks so much! I’ve looking for a decent video on how to preserve my food. Some videos are too long or they just zip right through leaving me clueless. Once again, thanks for putting these videos together. Time for canning!

  10. you're not supposed to tilt the jars sideways when you take them out cuz that gets liquid between the seal and the lip of the jar. also, you can go above 10 psi, just not below. so if it goes above 10 psi, then that's ok.

  11. Sterilizing your jars is pointless. The second the open air hits them, they are contaminated again. Besides…a pressure-canner will hit 220 degrees+ and it will sterile everything inside them. Sanitizing them is what you want to do.

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