Food Preservation & Safety

Food Preservation Resources – free, downloadable print resources to answer your food safety, and food canning/preservation questions.

The National Center for Home Food Preservation is another great source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation, including freezing, drying, canning and curing!

Pressure Canner Gauge Testing

The WSU King County Extension office now does pressure canner gauge testing!
Contact alyssa.bowers1@wsu.edu to schedule an appointment. Suggested $5 donation (cash or check only) to the King County 4-H Program per gauge tested. Bring your lid with the canner gauge attached and your donation to the appointment. Owner of the gauge must be the one to bring it in for testing. Office is located at 560 Naches Ave, Ste 130 Renton, WA 98057.

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For more food safety and preservation questions please contact alyssa.bowers1@wsu.edu who will direct your question to the appropriate food safety advisor volunteer.