Steam canner?

[Hinotori]

I use chicken legs usually since we don't eat a lot of roasted chicken which would be better. Need good bone to meat ratio.

Chicken goes in with salt for about 30 minutes on high pressure. Remove meat from bones then toss bones, skin, and cartilage back in pot. I toss in half an onion, celery rib, and a carrot with that. Then I put under pressure for 1.5 to 2 hours.

 

[wyoDreamer]

It sounds wonderful! thanks, @Hinotori
I have a large package of chicken backs that I was hoping to make broth out of. I will have to try making it in the instant pot!

 

[BarredBuff]

@Marianne That's how I can my tomatoes. They always turn out beautifully, and store well. Oven canning works well for that.

 

[Marianne]

The pioneers used to use something called a "Hay Box" which was exactly what it sounds like- a box filled with hay. In the morning they would put beans and whatever into the kettle and bring it to a full rolling boil for several minutes, then put the covered kettle into the box and nestle it into the hay so it was completely covered and insulated. The box sat on the wagon all day until they set camp, at which point it was pulled out of the box and dinner was ready!. The other thing they did was that if there were still leftovers in the pot, they just added new beans etc to the pot on top of the cooked ones, rather than start a new pot. I think it's a little like the everlasting soup pot where you just kept the pot at the side of the hearth all winter long, just adding new water and goodies and bringing to a rolling boil for a few minutes each day.

There's a new product that is pretty much a modern version of the old Hay Box called the Wonderbag:
https://www.amazon.com/Wonderbag-Non-Electric-Portable-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/B00ESI97YU?th=1

Exactly! I remember reading a couple of different ways to make stuff to accomplish the same. The easiest thing for me was to just wrap a couple of heavy bath towels around the pot and push it to the back of the countertop for the day. It works. Hmmm, I wonder why I don't do that now???

 

[frustratedearthmother]

No...

 

[Lazy Gardener]

@Beekissed does steam canning.

 

[Beekissed]

Wow! I wished I would have known about them back in the day.
My neighbor has a mentally challenged adult daughter that gets into anything, especially sweet stuff in the frig with her hands. So, they have small jars of everything in there.

You can ever flip it over and it turns into a pot you can cook in if you have to. It's so very light wt that it's a joy to work with, easier to store, etc.

Do you still can? It's never too late to get one.

 

[Hinotori]

Mine has a temp gauge on the top as well.

I get a scale on my jars from our water as well. Yes, another good benefit of a steam canner.

 

[Beekissed]

I've done so and it worked out just fine. Been doing it for years, BB.

Mine has no temp gauge on top, nor a handle, the handles are located on the sides.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I'd rather be on the safe side with low acid foods. Just my opinion...

Absolutely!