The Essential Canning Cookbook - by Molly Bravo (Hardcover)

About the Book

Discover the art of seasonal preservation with 101 easy recipes that transform fresh produce into delicious, nutritious pantry staples for year-round enjoyment.

Book Synopsis

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, unseal 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, savory soups, and flavorful chili, ready when life gets busy.
• Preserve Peak Flavor: Never waste seasonal fruits and vegetables again. With pumpkin puree for cozy 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.

Review Quotes

I wish I'd had this book when I started canning a few years ago! Absolutely perfect for a beginner, or if you are looking for a refresh after a little time away like me. I tried the peach preserves recipe and found it easy to follow and turned out great. Already cracked open a jar and it was delicious - my kids and husband devoured it. Looking forward to trying the garden vegetable sauce recipe as well.---- Emily Evans, NetGalley Reviewer

Learning how to do canning properly (and safely) has been something I've wanted to learn for years now. I've watched YouTube videos, read articles online, and yet none have been as easy to follow and thorough as this cookbook. Essential is in the name, for good reason. The plethora of information within this cookbook is timeless!---- Gianna Azbill, NetGalley Reviewer

The book's greatest strength is its brilliant design. The layout is both beautiful and incredibly intuitive, taking what is often presented as dense information--the science, safety procedures, troubleshooting--and making it clear and easily digestible. It is thorough without ever feeling overwhelming.---- Erica Baxter, NetGalley Reviewer

This book is really diving into the canning food prepping trend that has really been gaining popularity. I liked that it's so informative and yet interesting so it makes this book highly essential. The recipes it provides are easy to read and follow for any one's kitchen setting.---- Nedy Saloera, NetGalley Reviewer

This excellent book includes introductory notes on the basics of canning, which fruits and vegetables can be done with a water bath, and other foods that require a pressure canner. The cookbook is divided into seasons and includes foods throughout the year to keep up canning skills and keep jars of wonderful foods on the shelf. Anyone who wants to build their canning skills will want to immediately pick up and read this book before setting aside food in their pantry.---- Karen Hancock, NetGalley Reviewer

This was such a fun introduction to canning. It gave all in depth info you need without sounding like a textbook. I love the way it was divided into sections and the photos where all beautiful.---- Rosh Script, NetGalley Reviewer

What I especially appreciated about the recipes is that you do not have to be a master cook/chef in order to do them. So often the recipes for these types of foods involve ingredients that are impossible to find or techniques that require training/experience. These recipes all sound delicious and I think I could actually make them. Two big thumbs up for this cookbook!---- Rachel Richwine, NetGalley Reviewer