In this post, you’re going to learn another canning recipe for emergency food storage \u2014 how to can crab meat. Whoever said you couldn’t enjoy seafood during a crisis?<\/p>\n
Canning crab meat may be one of the last foods you would learn to do. But it’s bacon, we all love it. So in this post, we’re going to talk about how to can bacon to stash away in a crisis<\/p>\n
Did you know that canning is an excellent way of preserving crab meat and any other type of seafood? Canning is usually a way of preserving food whereby processed food contents are put and sealed in an airtight jar or container and stored. This method provides the stored foods shelf life of up to a maximum of five years under specific conditions. Canning provides a safe and economical solution to preserving quality food in your home.<\/p>\n
The process of canning fresh crab meat is the best way to keep its delicious ingredients in place for future meals. This guide will help you learn how to can your crab meat entirely and more reliably. There are steps that you can follow to make all the work easier. Once you learn how to preserve crab meat by canning, you\u2019ll get to enjoy its flavor at all times of the year.<\/p>\n
Since a pressure canner will be used in this process, you must get some of its basics. There are two types of pressure canners that you can use for canning crab meat. These are the weighted gauge canner and Dial gauge canner. Weighted gauge pressure canners are built to perform a jiggling action or rock gently to maintain the required pressure. On the other hand, dial gauge pressure canners are designed to come with a pressure regulator or counterweight that seals off an open vent pipe on the canner to pressurize it.<\/p>\n
Pressure canners are designed to accommodate small-sized jars or a single layer of the quart. They can also be deep enough to accommodate double layers of the pint. Before beginning the canning process of your crab meat, you should read through all the instructions given on how to use the specific pressure canner you choose.<\/p>\n
The following are the supplies you\u2019ll need and the step by step process for canning your crab meat.<\/p>\n