11 minutes ago, Anna N said:I don’t intend to can anything but this certainly piqued my curiosity. I have spent a couple of hours down steam-canning rabbit holes.
from what I gather it is only recently not enough research has been done to prove this method is safe if done correctly.
Doesn’t look to me as if steam canning of tomatoes is a doable option unless you’re adding a considerable amount of acid into the mix. Am I correct in this assumption?
They have done enough recent research to say steam canning is safe. 🙂
Water-bath canning and steam canning both require some acid added to the tomatoes, according to the official sites. I think maybe pressure canned tomatoes can skip the acid, but not positive (I'm sure someone here will know or i can look it up). It's not a lot of acid that needs to be added. And I think @Shelbymight have canned without the acid at all. It's not recommended to do that, but depending on your tomatoes, it could be fine.
I've done hot water bath canning in the past and I am certainly tired of dealing with all that water!!!!
Edited to add: @Shelby are you doing your tomatoes with a pressure canner these days?
