Can I can bacon?
This question is my wife's. Of course, I wouldn't want to save bacon for later.
I have seen commercial canned bacon for long term food storage and camping, etc.
Is it possible to can bacon at home? Does it have to be pressure canned or do the preservatives in the bacon make that unnecessary?
How is the taste/texture of bacon out of a can? It's not worth doing if it will end up unappealing.
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I did a little digging and ran into a Backwoods Home Magazine article on canning bacon. It is apparently possible, even easy. Basically, the process seems to be: lay bacon strips on paper, put another piece of paper over them. Roll this up (and possibly fold it) and put the roll in a mason jar. 90 minutes at 10psi (I'm quoting here, I'm not a canner myself) and voila, canned bacon.
I found one review from avclub.com of a commercial canned bacon product. It was not flattering. Not even a little bit. I don't know what that says about the possible taste of home canned bacon, if anything.
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My latest canning adventures have included everything from canned cheese to canned butter to canned bacon. To can bacon all you need are quart jars, 12-inch-wide masking paper, pressure canner, and bacon. Cut a piece of masking paper 18 inches long and lay your bacon out in a single layer.Can you pressure can bacon?
Yoders bacon is guaranteed by the manufacturer to last 2 years but in many cases will be good for up to 10 years. This can is packed with about 50 slices give or take a few. That equates to about 3 lbs of raw bacon....Yoders Canned Bacon.SKUFD0827GBrandYodersTotal Calories1,080 Per CanShelf Life5-10 YearsNet Weight9 oz (16g)9 more rowsHow long does canned bacon last?
Bacon contains fat, and no amount of cooking or dehydrating will get rid of all of the fat. Fat will go rancid fairly quickly, so you want to do this knowing that it is not a food you can store long, and it will need to be stored in your refrigerator or freezer for the safest storage.How do you store bacon long term?
Place a coffee filter over the mouth of a glass container, like a Mason jar. Press the filter down so that it fits snugly inside of the mouth of the jar. Slowly pour the warm bacon grease into the jar\u2014don't rush this step.How to CAN BACON!!!
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Pig candy. Look that up for ways to do this. Once cooked lightly & coated. It can be stored in plastic sealed bags or jars. in a cool place. We use red cane sugar some salt, powdered hot peppers. For this. Canada makes something like this with maple sugar. Not sure how she makes this. The hot pepper is Asian stile.
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