How to can your catch of wild Alaska salmon

[@sin46ned]

I've canned Sockeye salmon for years. I clean, debone (not the pin bones as they disintegrate) and skin the fish. I never leave the skin on. I never use salt and I never warm the lids as I'm cold packing the jars. I use an All American canner too and I love them so much better than the other brands that I've used with gaskets. Since I don't have the large bones and skin on my fish. I can in wide mouth jars and I can for 10 pounds of pressure for 90 minutes. All of the people in the campground can their fish the same way and none have ever had any problems. We also never reuse our lids. We are at sea level, so it is very important to check your locations and can accordingly. I'm always so thankful to have my canned salmon. You can do the same thing with many types of fish. I have canned, Dungeness crab, clams, cod, smoked halibut and smoked salmon. I get back home from fish camp and I'm just in time for the fall harvesting of veggies. I buy my veggie needs from farm markets. Hail to all the canners out there. This was a good video of how to can salmon in jars. I have also canned salmon in cans as well.

[@Worthfishing]

I've been canning salmon for over 30 years. Let me give you some advice you do not have to you sterilize those bands or boil those seals the pressure canner will do all that for you. you can save a lot of time by bypassing all that stuff. but anyhow good video!

[@loraqgui]

Correct. Heating the lids only aims to soften the rubber to ensure better seal. No boiling/sterilizing needed.

[@geminilove4682]

Worth She can sterilize anything she wants. Doesn’t hurt to be extra careful.

[@Worthfishing]

JoySun Gladden I understand that just trying to save her some time 30 years of doing this I’ve never had a problem and I can a lot of salmon and tuna.

[@justonemorecast]

This has been the most informative canning video I've watched. Easy peasy. My wife and I got 6 pints done. I need to look for a bigger cooker. One big fish makes quite a few jars. Your cooker looks extra fancy.

[@LovingAtlanta]

👍Thanks for the video. 😁The comment section had me cracking up😂☝️but I learned a lot from some folks who seem to have done this before...which had me wondering 🤨🤔why someone who knows how to do this already would waste their time watching this video. 🤣🤗💞🤗

[@TheThefresh180]

Same reasons hunters watch other hunters, artist listen to other music, cooks watch other cooks, etc. If you find it interesting, you'll be entertained

[@a.bevdfray8589]

Never use metal implements, such as the butter knife she used as a debubbler, because it can potentially hit the jar and break it or nick the rim or even create a crack that will cause the jar to break in the canner.

[@misschoughton]

Great video! Thank you so much for sharing! You have a very nice voice and gave easy instruction!

[@mrg09211976]

There is no need to sterilize the jar or lids they will both sterilize during the canning process anyway. Besides, the fact you just wiped them with a non-sterilized towel. They can also touch the sides just not the bottom of the cooker.

[@lindabowser1867]

There should be a rack between the two layers of jars

[@thomassmestead6424]

Yeah. In a few of these how-to videos on pressure canning, that seems to get omitted. Unless you like broken or exploded jars in your canner.

[@geminilove4682]

Linda Bowser Not if there is only a few jars on top.

[@deelilgarden8492]

Thank you for such great instructions on canning salmon 👍🏽

[@brewingman56]

Hummm, so you put cold packed jars in a steaming canner? Do you ever get broken jars?

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Great instruction! Thanks for sharing.

[@sherrielkins]

I get salmon shipped to me from Alaska frozen. Can I thaw and can it? I am brand new at this... thanks for the informative video! #alabama

[@mollyjoy7820]

You absolutely can! Since it is frozen, you can also cold smoke it before canning. Makes for a superb product!

[@DarleneYoungartist]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks!

[@محمدالقيسي-ح2ض1ف]

She's amazing

[@thegermanangler1096]

Sterelizing those jars only to wipe off the rims with an un-sterelized towel? Great advise :-)

[@justonemorecast]

How do you sterilize a towel?

[@BSweetlikeme]

@@justonemorecast steaming them and also having your hands properly washed and dried when you touch the steamed towel (they use this method at hotels, Spa, hospitals, even in some barbershop)

[@juniormedia4280]

Super video for caning, well explained thank you

[@Chillkayaker]

Why do you sterilize the bands?

[@brycesuwoop1543]

Medic Lenny Why not

[@Melissa-pm7ru]

Bryce Suwoop because with pressure canning the time cooking/ processing kills everything.

[@donb3st]

skipped the sterilizing the pressure cooker step

[@belialuedke1880]

I really enjoyed watching the video. 😄

[@micheleclifford5184]

Thank you for a great educational video

[@rusbilak2186]

According to both All American web site (www.allamericancanner.com/All-American-Pressure-Canners.htm) and National Center for Home Food Preservation(nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_05/smoked_fish.html), pressure canners under 16qt capacity are not recommended for canning fish. The pressure canner you are using here is the All American Model 915, 15 qt capacity (same one I have). Could you please comment on this? I have contacted All American customer support with this question and the only answer I was able to get is: We can only recommend what is officially recommended... Something to do with heating up and cooling down times that are not good for canning fish. For some reason my Model 915 is not good enough for canning fish, but the next model up (Model 921) is ok? Does anyone know why this is? I have had my Model 915 for almost 4 years now and have canned various meats and fish with good results (I'm still alive).

[@Mightychef4u]

Not recommended for canning SMOKED fish. Read the instructions. "AS RECOMMENDED BY THE USDA THE MODEL 910 AND 915 ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CANNING SMOKED FISH BECAUSE THESE UNITS HEAT AND COOL TOO QUICKLY FOR SAFE PROCESSING OF SMOKED FISH. QUART JARS ARE NO LONGERRECOMMENDED BY THE USDA FOR SAFE PROCESSING."

[@rusbilak2186]

@@Mightychef4u Holy thread revival, I posted this three years ago :)

[@rubbnsmoke]

You don't have to sterilize your jars for pressure canning. Everything gets sterilized during the pressure canning proccess. Sterilize the bands?! Never heard of anyone doing this, even for waterbath canning. And I see you have jars submerged completely in the water, You do not submerge the jars. The nottom layer of jars should not be sumberged more than halfway up the jars.

[@sin46ned]

Very true about the water level. Read the canning manual. Don't need to sterilize anything when cold packing any kind of meat. As long as your jars are clean and you wipe down the rim (wiping down the lid is only to clear debris from the rim of the jar so the sealing lid will seal properly) and you also use new lids your good to go.

[@geminilove4682]

Go make your own video then.

[@meprivate1033]

Thank you

[@judyrosy]

Millions of sizes of jars? No

[@rknight1091]

First- you don’t boil your lids because you can destroy the gasket. You don’t need to sterilize the band because it doesn’t come in contact with the food. You don’t ever use metal (knife) when canning. You don’t put a jar on top of another like she did. 🙄 she is not the person to follow when canning.

[@lilyandrosehomestead3979]

So much about this video is wrong 😬

[@lilyandrosehomestead3979]

You don’t put cold jars that are raw packed into boiling water either

[@kaydickerson1229]

Or feed it to your critters.

[@brycesuwoop1543]

Awesome video so tired of seeing people stuff a salmon in a can with skin, bone, and vertebrae makes me loose my appetite!

[@ericneering6357]

Oh no if I’m putting it in cans of bones are coming out to

[@ondaspot]

Nooo don't scale it

[@arunakumara9594]

This is water-bath canning... this not suitable for low acid food.. can or jars should not underwater....when low acid food canning..

[@juanitahayes9076]

Did you notice that she used a Pressure Canner to prepare the salmon?

[@spencerschroeder6946]

She’s beautiful

[@missvintage6685]

Clearly you don't can salmon.

Pretty lady!