Food preservation basics videos

Extension is expanding its online education and resources while in-person events and classes are canceled.

These short, informational YouTube videos provide a hands-on look at food preservation methods, food safety, and creating and judging 4-H food preservation projects.

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Food preservation methods

Canning

Boiling water canning method(8:21)
Canning equipment(6:36)
Crunch time: pickling 101(4:27)
Home canning tomatoes(4:11)
Jam and jelly basics: essential ingredients for sweet success(5:36)
Preserve your catch(5:42)
Pressure canning 101(8:11)
What’s wrong with this canning recipe?(5:00)

Freezing

Freezing fruit for sweet success(8:08)
Freezing vegetables for tasty results(6:55)
Preserve your catch(5:42)
Preserving herbs(5:09)

Drying

Food Safety

Home food fermentation and food safety(5:27)
How microbes grow and survive(7:24)
Reduce risks: safety first!(4:23)
Stop BOT botulism(4:15)
Unsafe, outdated food preservation methods(5:21)