I'd like to learn to can food at some point, so I've done a small (not enough) bit of reading about how it works. From what I've gleaned, the commercial glass jars that you purchase tomato sauce and peanut butter are not recommended to reuse in high pressure canning, and I'll have to invest in real canning jars and lids when the time comes.
That said, most of us instinctively know that these jars make great storage containers. We save them thinking that we can reuse them for something. We store nuts & grains in them to keep them pest free, but how about kinking it up a notch? ;-)
This concoction is actually some home made bone broth, in an old peanut butter jar. I also use this to blend and store my 10 month old's "baby" food. This particular jar opening is wide enough to fit my immersion blender. I put some "real person" food with some water, broth or milk and blend it right in the container. We can easily reheat his food this same way, allowing me to forgo using the microwave and minimize on dishes. Say good-bye to scrubbing tiny pans of baby food with this double boiler method.
Unlike traditional baby food jars, these are tall and allow me to grab them out of the hot water bath with my hands, and keep my fingers from the hot steam. Also if the rim is too hot to touch, it's too hot for baby to eat. A meat or infrared thermometer will also work for precise readings. After this heats up, I use this same water to boil his egg. Lunch... presto change-o :-)
I also use these to store my kefir, home made ginger ale and home made sauerkraut. I make mayonnaise, with an immersion blender in an identical container. All I have to wash is the hand blender!
That said, most of us instinctively know that these jars make great storage containers. We save them thinking that we can reuse them for something. We store nuts & grains in them to keep them pest free, but how about kinking it up a notch? ;-)
This concoction is actually some home made bone broth, in an old peanut butter jar. I also use this to blend and store my 10 month old's "baby" food. This particular jar opening is wide enough to fit my immersion blender. I put some "real person" food with some water, broth or milk and blend it right in the container. We can easily reheat his food this same way, allowing me to forgo using the microwave and minimize on dishes. Say good-bye to scrubbing tiny pans of baby food with this double boiler method.
Unlike traditional baby food jars, these are tall and allow me to grab them out of the hot water bath with my hands, and keep my fingers from the hot steam. Also if the rim is too hot to touch, it's too hot for baby to eat. A meat or infrared thermometer will also work for precise readings. After this heats up, I use this same water to boil his egg. Lunch... presto change-o :-)
I also use these to store my kefir, home made ginger ale and home made sauerkraut. I make mayonnaise, with an immersion blender in an identical container. All I have to wash is the hand blender!
Here's to simplifying, and using technology as our servant,
and creating time to go back to our roots!
Love the idea(s)! Never thought of sticking my immersion blender in there. Now...to eat more peanut butter!
ReplyDeleteQuite Clever...Multi=tasking for multi-purposes.
ReplyDeleteBuy the brand that fits your blender best :-) ... that you like :-)
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