Learn how to can tomatoes at home and preserve the bounty for the year to come. Our method uses boiling-water canning for canning fresh tomatoes, but we've included instructions for pressure ...

Pressure canning is necessary when you want to add low-acid flavor agents such as garlic, peppers and/or onion to your tomatoes. A pressure canner is not the same as a pressure cooker.

The processing time for tomatoes using boiling-water canning is 85 minutes, which can sometimes create a mushy texture in tomatoes; the pressure canner, on the other hand, only requires 25 minutes ...

There are two steps to canning. First you must sterilize the jars, then you have to process them when filled. 1. To sterilize, wash jars, lids and screw bands in warm, soapy water.

I am dedicating this column to my cousin Kim Barrett, who passed away Aug. 20. Kim was an avid gardener, including working in her community garden in Columbus, Ohio.

With tomatoes, if you are going to do all that work, it's better to can 10, 20 or 30 pounds. So first, I checked in with a couple experts to find out if there are easier ways.

Basic water bath canning instructionsThere are two steps to canning. First you must sterilize the jars, then you have to process them when filled. 1. To sterilize, wash jars, lids and screw bands i… ...