Home Food Preservation
These pages provide evidence-based training and materials for safely preserving foods at home. In addition, these pages also link to trusted resources and recipes for home food preservation.- General Canning provides an overview of how to preserve foods safely with boiling water or pressure canning
- Boiling Water Canning provides fact sheets, recipes, and details on how to safely can high acid foods
- Pressure Canning provides fact sheets, recipes, and details on how to safely can low acid foods, as well as testing a pressure canner
- Fermentation and Pickling provides fact sheets, recipes, and details on how to safely ferment and pickle foods
- Dehydration provides fact sheets, recipes, and training materials on how to safely dry fruits, vegetables, and meats
- Food Storage provides fact sheets on how to safely store foods
Call Taylor at 252-237-0111 to find out when the home food preservation classes are being offered.
Food Safety
There are five big factors that impact foodborne illness: food from unsafe sources, improper holding temperatures, improper cooking temperatures, dirty surfaces and tools and personal hygiene. When preparing food at home, consider these resources to prepare, cook and serve meals safely.Infosheets
Basics of Food Safety
