Timetable & pressure guide
Pressure canning cooking times and when to use which pressure.
Allways use a recipe when pressure canning. That's how you make sure that the process is done safely.
Vegetables
Pints in minutes
(+- 500 ml)
Quarts in minutes
(+- 1000 ml)
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Potatoes – pre-cook for 10 min.
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Asparagus
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Beets – pre-cook for 15–25 min.
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Beans in tomato sauce
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Mushrooms
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Green peas
-
Dried beans – soak for 12–18 hrs
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Corn kernels
-
Okra
-
Peppers & bell peppers
-
Pumpkin (cubed)
-
Green beans
-
Spinach
-
Carrots
-
Sweet potatoes
35
30
30
65
half pint 45*
40
75
55
25
half pint 35*
55
20
70
25
65
40
40
35
75
Pint 45*
40
90
85
40
Pint 35*
90
25
90
30
90
* Only use these quantities and times, don't pressure can in quarts.
Meat & Fish
Pints in minutes
(+- 500 ml)
Quarts in minutes
(+- 1000 ml)
Ground meat & meat chunks
Chicken or rabbit with bones
Chicken or rabbit boneless
Smoked fish
Fish
Meat broth
Chili con carne
Vegetable soup
Vegetable soup with meat
Soup with fish & shellfish
Spaghetti sauce with meat
Spaghetti sauce without meat
75
65
75
110
100
20
75
60
60
100
60
20
90
75
90
x*
160
25
90
75
75
100
70
25
* not safe to pressure can in quarts.
Pressure guide
How it works
When you are pressure canning from your home, you need to know at which altitude you live to know the correct PSI to use. Say for example, you live at a hight of 700m above sea level, you'd need more pressure to get the CanMate to heat up and reach 115 degrees celsius. You'd need to reach at least 15 PSI, when using the weighted gauge or 11PSI when checking the dial gauge.
Our CanMates don't come with 11, 12 or 13 PSI weigths. So when using the dial gauge, you can heat up the CanMate and controle the heatsource to have it stay at the desired PSI. Do still place the weighted gauge to build pressure, but don't wait for it to start vibrating. Make sure your dial gauge is well calibrated when using this method.
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Weighted qauge
The weigted gauge wil vibrate when the right PSI is reached. As long as it is vibrating, you can be sure the contents of the CanMate are hot enough to kill all bacteria.
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Dial gauge
The dial gauge will show the PSI on the meter. But please note: the dial gauge is fragile and needs to be recalibrated every year. Make sure it's well calibrated when depending on the dial gauge. The weighted gauge will always give you the correct information.