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Preserving and preparing food safely
Learn how to preserve, prepare and cook fresh food safely.
Food preservation methods
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- Boiling water canning method - video (8:21)
- Botulism: take care when canning low-acid foods
- Canning quick reference chart
- Food preservation and canning troubleshooting guide
- Home canning basics
- Pressure canning 101 - video (8:11)
- Stop BOT botulism - video (4:15)
- Storing canned food
- Storing home canned products - video (1:16)
- Testing dial pressure canner gauges
About freezing
- Freezing fruit for sweet success- video (8:08)
- Freezing vegetables for tasty results - video (6:55)
- The science of freezing foods
Freezing fruits
Freezing vegetables
- Freezing leafy greens for later use
- Freezing sweet corn: whole kernels
- Preserving herbs by freezing or drying
- Preserving winter squash and pumpkins
- Three ways to freeze fresh raw tomatoes
- Vegetable blanching directions and times for home freezer storage
Freezing meats
About drying
Drying fruits
Drying vegetables
- How to dry tomatoes at home
- Preserving herbs by freezing or drying
- Preserving winter squash and pumpkins
Drying meats
Preserving and preparing different types of food
Different kinds of food may require different ways of handling them.
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Canning fruits
- Blackberry and huckleberry jam made from wild fruit
- Blackberry syrup made from wild fruit
- Blueberry syrup made from wild fruit
- Canning apples
- Chokecherry jelly made from wild fruit
- Chokecherry syrup made from wild fruit
- Cranberry jelly made from wild fruit
- Gooseberry jam made from wild fruit
- Gooseberry jelly made from wild fruit
- Grape and crabapple jelly made from wild fruit
- Pincherry jelly made from wild fruit
- Pincherry syrup made from wild syrup
- Preparing and using syrups for preserving fruits
- Rose hip and rhubarb jam made from wild fruit
- Rose hip jelly made from wild fruit
- Sandcherry jelly made from wild fruit
Freezing fruits
- Freezing fruit for sweet success- video (8:08)
- How to freeze fruit for the best flavor
- Preparing and using syrups for preserving fruits
Drying fruit
Handling and storing fresh fruits
Canning, freezing and drying vegetables
- Freezing leafy greens for later use
- Freezing sweet corn: whole kernels
- Freezing vegetables for tasty results - video (6:55)
- Preserving herbs by freezing or drying
- Preserving winter squash and pumpkins
- Vegetable blanching directions and times for home freezer storage
Pickling vegetables
- How to make your own sauerkraut
- How to make fermented pickles
- Pickle problems
- Pickled peppers: bell, hot or marinated
- Pickling basics
Vegetables and herb food safety
Canning tomatoes
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Home canning tomatoes - video (4:11)
- Canning crushed tomatoes using a boiling-water canner
- Canning Minnesota tomato mixture
- Canning tomato products - safety guidelines
- Canning tomato-based salsa
- Canning tomatoes: whole, half and juice
Drying and freezing tomatoes
Canning and freezing meats
- Canning meat, fish, poultry and wild game in Minnesota
- Freeze or can wild game
- Preserving fish safely
Drying meats
Safe cooking of meats
Food safety
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- Why wash fruits and vegetables before use - video (1:56)
- Wash your hands before glove use - video (2:44)
- How to use hand sanitizer safely - video (2:33)
- Tips to safely heat and reheat food - video (4:41)
- Demonstration and procedures to cool food safely - video (7:28)
- Are molds on foods dangerous?
- Cooking safely for a crowd
- Cool soup safely
- Don't ignore food recalls
- Follow package instructions when cooking frozen foods
- Food preservation basics
- Handling eggs safely to prevent Salmonella
- Handling fresh fruits and vegetables safely
- Home food preservation courses
- Homemade ice cream
- Making safe baby food
- Planning the quantity food occasion
- Safe food handling basics
- Service style risks and safe practices
- Storing and reheating leftovers
- Tips to prevent food waste and maintain food safety
- Beware of unsafe ways to cook turkey
- Cooking venison for flavor and safety
- How to avoid fishy tasting fish
- Prepare corned beef for flavor and safety
- Safe grilling guidelines
- Safe meat handling and cooking temperatures
- Safety concerns with consuming fish
- Tailgating food safety
- Turkey basics
- Venison: making summer and smoked sausage
About storage
- Freezer inventory (PDF)
Safe food storage
- Are molds on foods dangerous?
- Botulism: take care when canning low-acid foods
- Don't ignore food recalls
- Handling eggs safely to prevent Salmonella
- Listeria: answers to common questions
- Making homemade egg nog that's safe
- Norovirus: step-by-step clean up of vomit and diarrhea
- Pectin use in jam and jellies
- Sick from eating food? Symptoms? Who and when to report.
- Spices linked to Salmonella contamination
Home and community courses
Cooking safely for a crowd
Learn how to plan, prepare and serve food safely at any large group event. Watch the 20-minute video individually or use the leader's guide and handouts to teach a group.
Home food preservation courses
A variety of courses are available for people who preserve and process food at home.
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