Wow!!!!! Lots of food preserved.

Beautiful job, lovely lady❤😊

I use my food saver bags over and over and over again, I just simply wash them and hang them upside down to dry with pant hanger like things in my spare room. Those rolls of food saver bags are expensive, so I've reused them for forever.

@growandpreserve

7 ай бұрын

Great. I've been trying!

Amazed by all the things you achieved. I have not harvested one tomato this year. Did get some peppers but that is it. It was so blasted hot here (still is) and we were put on water restrictions over a month ago. Not allowed to water yards or gardens AT ALL! Now I have a dead garden and a crusty brown lawn. Didn’t help that we haven’t had any rain either.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Oh, Cindy! That is heartbreaking for a gardener and home preserver! I hope that you have been able to find a good source for your veggies this year. Hoping that Winter is much kinder to you than Summer has been!

Wow, you got a lot done! I have a food saver and never use it. But, i did just get a new upright freezer for my birthday..which is 1/2 full already from the garden. Need to make room for the meat! Im not keen on meat very much. Mostly a fish person but i do love soups and stews in the winter with chicken and beef...and a whole loaf of homemade bread. My biggest downfall when having three bread machines..lol Fresh bread is a must for me with soup etc. Fantastic job you got done this week Carter! I look forward to the freezer organization. I think ive got mine ok for now but new ideas are always welcome so i can improve where needed.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Ahhh...a new freezer with empty space! How nice. And 3 bread machines. I bet you make fabulous breads to go with those soups!

I never wanted anything to do with a souvee(sp?) But you blew my mind today, going from the souvee to freezer(to stay juicy and not freezer burned) and now I'm intrigued. 😮 I know that probably sounds silly, but it never even occurred to me that I could just stick it right into the freezer in the same bag after preparing. I feel so silly 😅 my bf has been trying to get me interested off and on for a while. Thank you for this inspiration.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Not silly at all, Elaine! Everything "new to us" seems unnecessary at first, doesn't it? It's just another tool to preserve food in a way that makes it delicious and easy to use. Keep me posted if you decide to get a Sous Vide!

Love the idea of the individual sous vide chicken portions.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Donna! They're so convenient.

Looks great! Thank you again!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Connie!

Add comfrey leaves at the base of the plants and make a tea of comfrey.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

On my list to do next year, Betty! I'm late to comfrey tea, but I've seen a few videos on it.

Inspiring, thank you.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Marilyn!

You can wash out and reuse the bags used for vegetables. Job well done!!

@growandpreserve

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I tried your roasted potatoes and they were delicious. It also got me thinking about what else I could dry can. I ended up with green beans, butternut squash, yellow neck squash. The only one I will never do again is the yellow squash.. we just didn't care for The taste after cooking it. Like you I love to experiment. I love to make evaporated milk, milk, & butter all shelf stable that will last up to 3 years or more. Happy canning from Tennessee.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Welcome, Cheryl! Happy canning to you (also from Tennessee)!

Wow carter you had abusy ,busy week congratulations on how well you did for the everybit counts challenge thumbs up to you

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Anne! So glad you're here!

Carter,you got a lot done this week. Those italian tomatoes look great.i need to use my vacuum sealer more. Thank you. Jane 2

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Jane! 😘The Italian tomatoes are great. Definitely put them on your list, if you have the chance.

Awesome job!! 😊

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Nora!

Awesome job ❤😊

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Lori!

Do you can your chili? I make chili for the huge family I no longer have, and found that if I make it once and can the “leftovers”, I can make chili twice a year and enjoy it all year.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I do! It's one of my husband's favorite things to have on the shelf. I try to keep a couple different types of chili on the shelf in pint jars so he can Make his own lunch.

@kam2162

9 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve I tried canning chili and a sloppy joe and both have a kind of burnt taste to them. How do you can chili and not get that flavor?

Just wanted to say i made your asian plum sauce yesterday and it was a hit thank you

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic, Anne! Thanks so much for coming back to let us know!

You have done a fantastic job!! You have given me more ideas for my hot peppers. Thank you again! Also, I am going to try and ferment some. Thank you for the inspiration.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Lori!

Wow,Carter!! 🎉 you are a machine!! Well done!!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Shannon! So good to see you!

@bonnieallen7865

9 ай бұрын

What is the name of your sealer?

@growandpreserve

9 ай бұрын

This is the one I have, Bonnie. I love it! amzn.to/3QpnTSa@@bonnieallen7865

We're watching our 2 & 5-year old grandchildren, while their mom has/had their baby sitter, Lily Sophia. They wake up very early, so while they played, I used the pears we got, for the first time, in 25 years, to make the pear chutney! I didn't have jalapenos, so I used banana peppers and a little cayenne pepper. The chutney reminds me of the green tomato relish my family makes, but with a little heat! I can't taste the pears, but I'm hoping it comes out while it sits on the shelf, for 6 weeks! I only made a single batch, because I wasn't sure how I'd like it. Thanks for your recipes, and the encouragement to make new things.

@lisagrafton2529

11 ай бұрын

Sister, not sitter. LOL

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Nice, Lisa! And congratulations on the new granddaughter! I hope you love the pear chutney. Keep me posted! It's one of our favorites!

@lisagrafton2529

11 ай бұрын

Just finished 6 half-pints and 3 pints of pear scrap/apple, vanilla, cinnamon jelly, using low sugar pectin! Will help with the many PB&J sandwiches we make for our grandchildren! Jam/jelly is my favorite thing to make, after trying it for the first time last year! It becomes addicting, and I like to see what I can add to the fruit, to make it a more interesting jam/jelly. My favorites are, peach/jalapeno and cranberry/jalapeno, to put a little dollop on crackers with green onion/chive cream cheese!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

They all sound fantastic, Lisa! I'd be hard pressed not to make a PB&J sandwich for myself! @@lisagrafton2529

Wow! You have been very busy. Just an FYI you can reuse those bags. Just cut as close to the seal as possible and then wash and reuse. My mother-in-law use to do this a lot. Hopefully it will work for you as well.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Tracy! I will definitely do that, particularly for the ones that just held fruits and veggies. Good to see you!

Can't wait to see how you manage the freezer sort. I NEED to do the same but would love to see your steps first. Let you make the mistakes :LOL

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Oh dear. Do you really want to see that? It won't be pretty! And I will undoubtedly make plenty of mistakes so you don't have to!

You did good. I do believe it is worth the time and effort to do this. Happy eating.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks you, dutch!

Great job! I want to try doing the oven roasted tomatoes.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I bet you will love them, Cisco!

Impressive...

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jennifer!

I have so many tomatoes. I have to make the roasted Italian tomatoes.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Yes. You must try them, Sandra!

Wow you had a busy week and got a lot done. I am currently working on my fall garden . I have the same problem with my freezers too. When I get to cool weather projects I will do some reorganization

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Glad you're getting your Fall garden up and running. I managed to get the kale, red cabbage, and spinach. transplanted, but I'm trying to hold off on broccoli and cauliflower until we get through this next round of 90+ degree days.

Oh Carter, no!!! I've manhandled chilies before and it was terrible! I kept icepacks on my hands for hours! I'm so sorry for you. Looking forward to a freezer tour soon!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

It was not my finest decision! I wasn't expecting so many to express interest in my freezer process, but I'm happy to share my (likely nerdy!) process. Always so good to see you here, Erika!

@erikalouwrens3992

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve Oh yes! Pantry, freezer, fridge tours are great! I can't tell you why, but they're great!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Awesome, Erika! Thanks so much for the feedback!@@erikalouwrens3992

I am going to try to can the potato this year..

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Great! Keep me posted!

I made your plum sauce, it is fabulous ❤ I bought extra plums and froze them to make more another time.

@karenm7433

11 ай бұрын

What will you use it for? I’m intrigued

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Woohoo! I love it too. So glad you're enjoying it. What a fun idea to freeze extra plums to make more later.

@imjusthereforthecomments4920

11 ай бұрын

@@karenm7433so far I made a rice bowl with vegetables and added the sauce to some home canned chicken to serve with it. I canned a peck of plain beets and the sauce will make a nice glaze.

The oven roasted tomatoes that you froze. You said they lost abut of their chew. Put them in the airfryer for like 2 minutes it fixes it for you. It dries them out because of the moisture they get in the freezer.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Excellent, Sam! It sure is nice to have a resident chef around!

@samstevens7888

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve I'm retired now, but can you really retire from being a chef when you have to cook everyday anyway lol I still do bulk cooking though because I take 2 days a month to fill my freezer full of meals for the days I'm In to much pain to cook. I have fibromyalgia and live alone, so to cut down on takeout, I fill my freezer with ready to eat meals.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Sam, I'm so sorry to hear about the fibromyalgia. I know that can be so very painful. I would love to hear more about your freezer meals. If you are inclined to share them, would you email me at carter@growandpreserve.com at your convenience? @@samstevens7888

Your efforts were great for this challenge. It is possible to re-use your savor bags, just label at top as you seem to do so you cut it off, then wash and re-use them. Most people say not to re-use if you used them for meats but that would of course be up to you. I hope this helps. I have been doing this for about 10 years now.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Interesting, Laydera! I will definitely try that. Maybe not on the meats, but absolutely for the veggies! Thank you!

@susanchittum5611

11 ай бұрын

I wash , My meat bags with Clorox and still reuse them. I’ve had no problems.

Loved your series of preserving in the month of August. I learned a lot. Hope you share some of your keto cooking, preserving, meal prepping ideas.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Joann! Also glad to know you're interested in keto cooking, preserving and meal prepping! I'll plan to include some!

I use gloves when I chop peppers and I still get the burning fingers/hands!!

@growandpreserve

9 ай бұрын

I do too sometimes. Crazy.

Everything looks great Carter! Im going to can up some hamburger veg soup & Chili this week. Its so hot outside right now, but want to have for winter.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Connie! We'll be getting into soups and stews here too. We'll have those cozy meals stocked up my the first frost!

Extremely successful week Carter!!! ♥

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Vicki! Feeling any better, I hope?

@vickiiluvboxers4191

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve Hi Carter, I am feeling much better. On some strong medication. I have been able to get some things accomplished in the garden since we've had a few cooler days. I'm just so exhausted all of the time! But, I know this too shall pass!! Our grandchildren will be coming up Monday, so that will help. 😊Haven't seen them for awhile. ♥

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear you're a bit better. David is on some meds that completely zap his energy too, so I know how hard that is and how frustrating it can be to seemingly "do nothing" all day when you'd much rather be doing all the things! So glad your grandkids are coming to visit. @@vickiiluvboxers4191

Your 5th week is inspiring!!! Not only doing the challenge but the video of your work and others! Fantabulous🎉🎉🎉

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Therese! So glad to have you here!

Beautiful preservation, Carter! I hope you share your freezer organization with us .. I need some ideas!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jane! You're the third person to ask, so perhaps I will share it. It won't be a pretty process!

🤩 Carter you sure got a lot done! Looks like your garden has really done well. Every time I watch your videos I find inspiration!

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Diane! I am honored that you find inspiration in my videos.

Wonderful wonderful!!! I have a list now. I'm still scared to do the dried potatoes. I will do the roasted potatoes to freeze. Thanks Carter for all that work to inspire us.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Michele! No worries about the dry canned potatoes. You don't ever need to do anything that makes you uneasy.

Will you be filming the organization of your freezer?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I hadn't thought about it, but you're the second person to ask. Maybe I should.

I need the brine recipe for your peppers. I did get the 3 parts vinegar, 1 water you mention one other item I could not hear very well? Also I got the mustard seeds. Thank you for sharing!! Your canning & food preservation look amazing.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Sure, Debbie! I use 3 parts vinegar, 1 part water, a couple tablespoons of sugar (or Allulose, if you are sugar-free as we are), and mustard seeds. Normally, I fill the jars first to see how much brine I'll need, then plan on 1.25-1.5 cups of brine per jar.

@user-vs4bu6uw9h

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve thank you so much! Love your channel🌺

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here, Debbie!@@user-vs4bu6uw9h

Carter, would you use the frozen chopped jalapeños for cowboy candy…or would the texture not be good???…. Thanks

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I'm thinking they'll be best for something where they are integral but not the star. The flavor will remain, but I do think the texture will suffer. Although, frankly, I think the texture of jalapenos suffers more when canned than other peppers.

Carter everything looks wonderful. David cannot complain about not having enough peppers. May need to hide a few jars to make it until Christmas. ha ha Have enjoyed seeing all the jars and bags of goodies. Take care and have a good labor day.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Donna! Enjoy your long weekend. I hope cooler days are on the way for you!

@donnamullins2089

11 ай бұрын

Finally had a little well needed rain. It is 79 wonderful degrees at 9pm. @@growandpreserve

What do you do with all your scraps? Like when you cored the tomatoes for roasting. Do you keep for soup or stock making? Dehydrate? Or just compost them?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

All the tomato bits and potato peels went into the Lomi (kitchen composter). If I have onion scraps, they generally go into a ziploc in the freezer for broth making. Generally speaking, my first thought is to compost for the garden everything I can.

When you poached the chicken breasts it looked like you maybe added some oil to the bags? Type?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I did, Cheryl. I added just a smidge of EVOO. It's not necessary, but it makes it really easy if I just throw the chicken into the oven/pan/air fryer to brown up. Whatever type oil you prefer is fine. I generally cook with Avocado oil, but I was out.

Is the vacuum sealer you have in your Amazon store the one you are now using that works so well? Does it need specific bags? Thank you, Carter! I am tired of buying food savers and tossing them.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Hey, Gina! This is the vacuum sealer I am loving: amzn.to/3En3vdp. It comes with some roll bags, but those drive me nuts. I use these pre-made bags: amzn.to/45ClHvy. Hope that helps!

Hi Carter, I've never seen potatoes canned in this way. I've only ever done them in water. Yours look much more appetising. I also saw you do french frys on another video. Is it safe and how long have you been canning this way? Thank you!🙂

@growandpreserve

10 ай бұрын

Welcome, Deborah! I have done potatoes this way for several years, and I love them. They are really hard to distinguish from fresh. The video I did for you guys with the fries and hashbrowns was the first time I had used russet potatoes with this method. Russets are a bit trickier because they need to be super fresh because they have so many sugars. However, they are excellent too. I've done several more batches as we have eaten through them. For the type in this video, I have eaten them as old as nearly 3 years (for a case that got misplaced in a move), but I find them to be optimal at less than 2 years. The method has not been tested by the USDA. It is considered rebel canning. It is a very popular method among rebel canners. Do your own research, and decide what makes sense for you. If you try them, please come back to let me know what you think. I predict you'll be happy with them!

@deborahwoods2361

10 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve Thank you for replying! I think I'll try both the chunks and the frys! We don't have Russet potatoes here but it seems to be it seems (from what I've seen) to be a good all rounder. We have one called a Sebago that seems similar. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with everyone! I'll let you know how I go. Cheers from Australia!

Thank you for another great video! I love this idea of roasting those tomatoes. Something I want to try pretty quickly. I have a question about soaking or scrubbing the potatoes with the hydrogen peroxide solution. I purchase the 6% solution from azure standard and it is food grade. Could you tell me the ratio of how much to how many gallons of water you use and is there a specific amount of time please? I want to try your potato canning method sometime this fall. I did watch your in-depth potato canning session. Thank you

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Hey, Carol! The one I use is 3%, and I use maybe 2-3 tablespoons in a large bowl of water. I don't really consider it a part of the canning process. It's more about starting with clean produce, especially since I'm leaving the skin on. We had so much rain this year that my potatoes were caked in dried mud. Yum, right? After a first cleaning of the potatoes to get the mud I could see off, I dumped them in the bowl with the H2O2, swished around a bit and took a scrub brush to them. It always amazes me how dirty the water is after an H2O2 soak. Keep me posted when you do your potatoes!

@carolallen6219

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve thank you Carter. That gives me a good point of reference.

Carter, I’m new to suvie….how many of the chicken pieces did you ‘cook’ at once???….would love a video on the suvie…my bff gave me one two years ago and it’s still in the box!!!…thanks love your videos

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Hey, Tulip! good to have you here! I am just getting my mojo back on the sous vide since I haven't used it in so long. The first batch you saw here, I think I put 8 in, but it was too packed. I ended up taking half of them out for another batch. I will re-engage with the Sous Vide and do a video soon! We'll have yours out of the box in no time!

@tuliplangel4624

11 ай бұрын

Thanks love your content….gets me back to my southern roots!!!

I dry canned some potatoes from the video on them. I do not recall anything about hydrogen peroxide. I soaked in citric acid and then salted. Will they be ok?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Yes, they'll be fine. I had to harvest this year in very muddy conditions, so my potatoes were exceptionally covered with soil.

I’m interested in flash freezing, do you have a video on that?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Hey, Susan! Flash freezing is just a term that means to pre-freeze an item before packaging for the freezer. Generally speaking, I use this method to things from being smushed together in one big frozen clump.

@SusieGrace0003

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve thank you! I have one more question, have you ever canned tuna?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I have not. Wish I had! @@SusieGrace0003

When you say “flash freeze”, what do you mean?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

It's basically just a quick freeze of something laid out individually on a sheet pan and quickly frozen, so that when you pack it up for storage in the freezer, it doesn't all clump together.

Does any one has this canning on tape that I can buy .I'm seventy one years old and canned meats and soups for the first time this year..my first name is Richard.

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Richard, I'm happy to help you any way I can. Is there something specific I can do?

Do you can for keto eaters?

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

I try to balance it, because the majority here aren't keto, but yes. We are keto about half the time. For the most part, I try to keep meat dishes keto (no beans in the chili, no potatoes in meat dishes for the most part). I also replace sugar with allulose in the vast majority of my recipes calling for sugar. You'll see more of it coming, as I do like to be able to eat the things I can! Are you currently keto, digit?

@DigitHomesteading

11 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve awesome! Yes I've been keto since 2018 (for most of the time). Lost 80lbs doing it and feel great! Great to hear about the allulose can substitute. Have you tried it in jelly's? Anything you don't recommend sub for? Good to hear more is coming as I love canning everything but I too want to can things I can eat. 💚💚💚

@growandpreserve

11 ай бұрын

Congrats on the weight loss, digit! I do use allulose in all my jellies, chutneys, etc, but I always start with the low sugar recipes developed for Pomona's Pectin. That way I'm only subbing 1-2 cups, rather than the 5-7 cups of sugar in traditional recipes. Once something is preserved, sugar's role is to help maintain the texture and color of the food. Allulose doesn't do that. I find that jams, etc do start to degrade in quality after the first year or so. I simply adjust the quantities I make to eat them within about a year. @@DigitHomesteading

@DigitHomesteading

10 ай бұрын

@@growandpreserve thanks! That's perfect and just what I was thinking. Good to know about the degrading! I appreciate it!