The Essential Canning Cookbook

Take control of your food and build the pantry your family will love—healthy, homemade, and ready for every season. This is the perfect canning book for advanced canners or beginners with easy-to-follow, preservative-free options that bring you back to the basics of canning.

With The Essential Canning Cookbook, you’ll discover 75+ recipes that preserve the best of every harvest, from classic jams and gourmet preserves to time-saving Meal-in-a-Jar dinners that make weeknight cooking easy.

Chef and slow-living advocate Molly Bravo brings years of preserving experience to this complete guide, offering foolproof basics for beginners and advanced tips for experienced canners and homesteaders.

Whether you're a first-time canner or a seasoned pro, you'll find an easy-to-learn approach to food preservation that connects you with traditional methods while meeting modern health and sustainability goals. No special skills required—just fresh ingredients, basic tools, and a desire to reduce waste and eat well.

The Essential Canning Cookbook includes:

• Master the Basics: A complete guide to water bath and pressure canning with step-by-step instructions and safety tips, charts for processing times, altitude adjustments, and measurement conversions.
• Troubleshooting Guides: Can with confidence with helpful tips on common issues like cloudy brine, unsealed jars, guides for siphoning and more.
• 75+ Chef-Tested Recipes: From jams and pickles to marinara sauce, tangy BBQ sauce, and indulgent desserts like apple pie in a jar.
• Easy Meal-in-a-Jar Recipes: Enjoy complete family-friendly recipes—hearty stews, savoury soups, and flavourful chilli, ready when life gets busy.
• Preserve Peak Flavour: Never waste seasonal fruits and vegetables again. With pumpkin puree for cosy fall dishes (yes—even your own pumpkin spice latte), raspberry jam for summer sweetness, and zesty orange marmalade for winter mornings, every season has a delicious dish ready for you.
• Save Money & Reduce Waste: Turn your green thumb and garden abundance into premium pantry staples at a fraction of store prices.

Reconnect with the rhythm of the kitchen with this practical and inspiring kitchen companion.