Freezing food is a practical method for preserving meals and ingredients, and using mason jars for this purpose has be ...

Cooling Jars. Allow your jars to cool for 12-24 hours before handling. Once cool, remove the canning rings from the jars. Wash your jars off to ensure there is no food residue on the outside of ...

Q. I canned some tomato sauce using a tested recipe and followed the directions exactly. When I opened the jar (only two months after canning it), the sauce looked OK but tasted kind of off.

From here, you can remove them from the water using the jar lifter, carefully dump out any water, and fill them with your processed foods. Be careful handling the jars, as they'll be quite hot!

You can place this jar in the refrigerator and enjoy the food in the next few days. Another test: Tap on the lid of the jars — they should all have the same sound. You should hear a hollow ...