Pam you are one amazing woman, there is no way I would be canning after work you have the energy of the energizing bunny. I love the soup and can’t wait to make it. Thanks for all that you and Jim are doing to help us with our food storage, can’t wait for the book.

Once I went strawberry picking at one of those Pick-Your-Own farms near by. The weather had been perfect for strawberries, and I had taken the day off to go picking first thing the morning after they opened up after a day off - lots of berries. The weather had been hot and dry for 2 days, and the berries were so sweet and juicy! Anyway, I started picking. It was easy because there were so many berries. So, I kept on picking and using the flats they gave me..... When I got home, I realized what I had done. I had picked about 60 pounds of strawberries, and every single one of them needed to be processed! I took the softest ones and made jam right away. The others I froze on sheet pans batch by batch. I got no sleep that night, but the strawberry jam saw me through the winter!

Congratulations Jim on your retirement!! Dr Pam you are adorable! Thank you again for your amazing teaching on food safety and preservation❤️

Oh my gosh I love it especially when you pulled that big bag of beans up on the counter and when you said I got a little carried away I cracked up laughing so hard. You are wonderful to watch and love all your videos and this chili recipe looks absolutely delicious I want to make this now. Thank you for making my day today. God Bless have a wonderful day

This will sound a bit off but I really want to tell you how I love listening to correct grammar. Your grammar is excellent and is refreshing to hear the word “me” instead of I. So many times I hear “just my husband and I or between him and I”. Does anyone still care about grammar? Also adverbs are often misused. You speak a very correct and beautiful English. This is from someone who has studied English grammar for years as a second language. Thanks for such a nice talk.

I’ve been canning for years and have taken pressure canning classes at my university extension but either they didn’t explain some of the info you shared or I didn’t retain it (likely 😊). Thank you for the science lesson!

Checking for understanding at the end of the lesson! Concept one, align your recipe with the USDA. Concept two, don’t overcook beans when you precook them since it makes them mushy when you pressure can them, that reduces the food value ( nutritional value?) Concept three brown, don’t completely cook your hamburger, keep it marble size so fluid can flow through the hamburger and penetrate the meat in the canner, where it will cook completely. (Follow USDA guidelines for pressure canning meat) Concept four, can viscous (thicker) foods in pint jars because heat transfer occurs more safely and quickly in pint jars through liquid convection.

Yay Jim on your retirement! I can’t resist sharing what a friend said after he retired. “The only trouble with being retired, is you never get a day off!” You two are amazing - doing a whole project video after working all day! Thanks to both of you for your energy, expertise, and great ideas!

Pam Thank You for explaining things so well. I learn something new every time I watch you.

I love your channel! So much great information, and backed by science. Also, I appreciate that you don’t try to sell us certain products and you don’t accept outside sponsors. Your integrity is impeccable. Thank you.

Such a lovely lady, thanks for sharing!!! You inspire us all.

Thank you for showing how you create items to can that abide by USDA standards. It's a common question from newer canners

My family loves Bob's Red Mill 15 bean soup. I never thought about making chili with it. Thanks for the video and guidance. Our grocery stores have been short on meat and fruit. Despite vaccinations we all caught Omicron variant. The soups and meats I canned have been a blessing❤🙏🙏

Pam that was so informative. Thank you for that. As one who has canned as well I now know even more how the science of canning is of most importance. You are a fantastic teacher. I love your content.

Wonderful! I was salivating to taste while you were demonstrating. Your energy amazes me! Congrats to Jim on retirement. I retired a year ago and I am still floating on the "I don't have to go anywhere if I don't want to" convection waft. 😄

Pam, I just messed up Funeral Potatoes today. Cooked my potatoes and decided to grate it with my food processor. Eewwyy gooey mess of starch. The I remembered I had watched your potato dehydrating video, and had dehydrated shredded potatoes! Dehydrated potatoes to the rescue!! Thank you!!

Congratulations Jim on your new retirement. I hope you have many great times to come.

Great video.. Congrats Jim on your retirement.. wow now that is a lot of beans.. lol.. I love your earrings.. they are beautiful just like you.. have a great weekend

The Chili looks Fab. Your videos are always very complete and informative.

Another question that surfaces in my mind got answered tonight for me. I first wanted to can up my own soups and chilis etc. I had no idea the there were necessary rules and guidelines to follow. Thank God for KZfaq, and you in particular. You make it all make sense. I need to have things explained to me so I understand to the best of my ability

Thanks Pam and Jim. Excellent video.

Replay I just absolutely adore you guys. Scientific knowledge and some good dam common sense. Hello from Elkin NC. You should move to our mountains. Pure water everywhere.

I so love the science of canning!

Absolutely awesome. You guys continue to amaze us. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for all of your time and effort. I truly enjoy your videos. Looks like a delicious recipe!

Always look forward to your informative videos. Thank you for sharing great recipes plus the safe canning info.

You are wonderful! Thank you!

I’m so glad you are vaccinated! I just got my 4th shot (Sept ‘22). A number of my vaccinated friends are coming down with Omicron (flying seems to be the common denominator). Stay safe & wishing speedy recovery - for you all who get it.

What an excellent idea to use alot of different legumes. I just use kidney beans but will try this. Thank you for taking the time to teach us this.

You are amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Your timing is impeccable. I recently purchased the same mix & have been experimenting with it. I haven't made the chili yet but now my mouth is watering! Lol! Definitely making it tomorrow!

Love ❤️ the way you explain the reasons why in the canning processes

aha gotta love those squeaky rims... congrats jim! enjoy! i enjoy and truly appreciate each and everything you and jim do for us!... yall are amazing! tyfs

Love this and will probably try it some time soon. I'm in Oregon and Bob's Red Mill is local. You're having such a great ripple effect even beyond KZfaq. I'm now teaching my mom how to can and your videos help me teach her how to be safety conscious while we're having fun. Congrats to Jim on his retirement and glad to hear you guys are safe so far with omicron.

Congratulations on your retirement Jim. You will love it! Pam and Jim you both amaze me, after working all day you two make videos and cook. Hope you join him soon.

Can’t wait to do this. Thank you it looks delicious. You deserve a 10 star doing this after work.❤️🧚🏻

Another great recipe & video! Thank you! Love your giant bag of beans! When I was working, I needed an hour to unwind after work! You are amazing! Congrats to Jim! Retirement is wonderful!

I draw inspiration from many different homesteading or cooking channels. One teaches me how to prepare meals ahead and to reduce wastage, a couple teach me about gardening-related tasks or butchering skills, but even though all of you are about preparedness, I especially enjoy your videos that teach us about grid-down possibilities and how to prepare for such an event as well as the process to having pre-prepared things on hand ( fast beans, dried soup mixes, broths, etc) for a quick meal or just a hot cup of broth for a warming pick-me-up. And you explain the science, which I enjoy and it eases any lingering suspicions as whether what I’m doing is SAFE… Thank you! I enjoy this channel immensely!

This looks great

Great, Love this recipe. I will be binge watching some of your earlier videos. I got the VID for the second time this morning. God Bless and stay safe.

Thanks for another video Pam and Jim. And congrats on the retirement Jim! How exciting.

You are the best teacher for canning. I only watch you and one other. I have learned so much from you

Congratulations to Jim!

That looks delicious! I think this is going on my shelves too, thank you!

Wow just wow. I’m 50yr male and just learned so much. Awesome video!!

wow.. I learn so much from you..!! thank you for your informative videos. Jim, congratulations on your retirement!!!

Have recently found that I love beans. Can't wait to try this!

This looks so good! I have some empty jars I need to fill and this is on the menu. Thank you so much!

These look delicious! Going to order some of the 13 bean mixture and try it. It has to be good.. thank you so much. Congrats Jim on your retirement…

Ooh! I hope I don't get interrupted watching. This looks like a blast! And you are looking like your own self. Yay for healing ways!

I love your videos, they are always so informative! One thing I did notice was that you used teaspoon as your measurement for the chili powder but the recipe actually called for tablespoon. I am sure that is why you said you would need more chili powder next time. I am definitely going to make this recipe. Thank you again for your videos and congrats to Jim on his retirement.

Congrats Jim on retiring may you fill your days with all the activities that has your heart feeling joyous! 🥳Appreciate your explainations of convection and conduction, I had no idea. Appreciate all the knowledge you convey!

Now that sounds awesome!

I always learn something from your channel, conduction and convection explained. Congratulations Jim enjoy your retirement the first day is the best feeling ever. Ive been retired for 3 years.

I'm tired from pressure canning 3 loads today and now I'm relaxing watching you pressure can which will inspire me again and make me forget how tired I am now.

I owe you a HUGE Thank You. I started watching your videos in summer 2020 and learned a lot about pressure canning. We ate well last winter so i did more last summer, 2021. We are doing very well this winter courtesy of you marvelous women of YT.

This looks terrific. I’m saving up to get a pressure canner. My 25 qt “disappeared “ during a move 10 yrs ago! I’m really looking forward to doing this. Thank you for all the scientific explanation. You and Jim are so appreciated.

I am definitely going to make this! Looks absolutely delicious -- especially on a cold, snowy, blustery day like we have here in Missouri! Blessings!

I went looking when you pulled that big bag out. I love the mixed bean soups /w cornbread. Congratulations, Jim, on your retirement.

This made me grin when I seen "13 bean chili" Here in Texas where I live most people will tell you that if it has any beans in it, it shouldnt be called chili. most of us here (not all...) but most and especially in rual Texas dont wont no beans in our chili We love our (pintos we call red beans and cornbread) meals and when we wont beans or BBQ style pinto we still call "red beans" Personally Im not fond of beans in my chili either, but Id never speak ill of any folks that do like the beans in it. I'd call 13 bean chili a pot of chili beans with a little meat in it if I was to give dish that a title..LOL looks like good eating though thats for sure.

Thanks for including everything we need to know to enjoy some delicious meals. When you whipped that huge bag of beans up onto the counter I wanted to stand up and clap. I like buying in bulk or quantity of the things I like. Glad Jim is retired. That can be a blessing. You guys take care and I can't wait to try this recipe. Jesus bless.

Congrats to Jim on his retirement! I was lucky enough to retire early in 2014 and have never regretted it. It meant some budget adjusting, small cost compared to the daily grind. The best thing ever is never setting my alarm clock again - anyone I need an appointment with have learned afternoon times are preferred ;-) Pam, thank you for this video! I don't have that brand of 15-bean mix but made my own a couple of years ago. Husband loves chili, I love 15-bean soup. This looks like the best of both worlds!

I liked it too when she picked up that big bag too

I have those beans and didn't really know what I was going to do with them, thanks for sharing. I wrote it all down, I too shall have 13 bean chili👩🏽‍🌾👍🏽🙏🏽🧡💖

Thank you for that valuable heat conduction lesson.

I just opened a jar of this and it was AMAZING 😻

Thank you so much. Because of you, i justbought a presto canner. Now i. Need to watch many, many of your canning videos. Bought some of the books you recommended. Some of them are difficult to read due to the light grey print.

So enjoy your videos!

I got a Maslin pot for XMAS .. totally b/c of Pam :)

Oh my word, this looks absolutely delicious!

Congratulations Jim, now you will have to figure out how you ever had time to work. I am sure Pam has a honey do list for you. Pam, I will be getting some of the beans (not 25 lbs) and making the chili to try. I don’t have a canner so will cook fully and freeze. Thank you both for your dedication in teaching all of us.

Oh, I am so glad I found this video. No one else addresses the pre-cook time on the beans or the meat browning. Here's hoping I can put up my own chili!

That looks so good!

I have learned so much from your channel.

Looks delicious! Congratulations Jim on your retirement!!!

Congratulations on retirement! My hubby has just a couple months left and he's counting down the days. LOL We're going to be trying this chili. It looks so good!

Congrats Jim!

Has become my husbands favorite chili. Thank you

Thank you thank you I was looking for this recipe 😋

I am new to canning. When I say new, I mean I have only purchased books and I also have one water bath canner and one pressure canner with jars that have all been collecting dust. I must say that watching your videos gives me the information I will need in a way that gives life to the information I already have learned so far, and makes for practical illustrations that will last for my entire life. I am extremely thankful for you both and this amazing content. You are one of my favorite teachers, Doctor Pam! Thank you! 😊

Thank you for this video I am going to do the 15 bean today but with ham and bean

I so look forward to Saturday mornings. Once I see your video has been uploaded, I make a coffee and sit down and watch. Great video, I might have to try this recipe. I have canned chili in the past but this one looks delish. I found that a pint is enough for James and I if you add some biscuits,or cornbread to it. Thanks so much Pam and Jim

Now that’s a big bag of beans! I lol when you reached down and plunked it on the countertop. Congratulations to Jim on his retirement.

Congratulations Jim on your retirement! The chili looks mouth watering!

Great video as always and congrats Jim on your retirement. Pam, if you recall, you had already explained the physics of heat transfer in your canning pumpkins video published on 11/7/20 😃

I’m a vegetarian and I cook chili using Impossible Meat. I assume that’s no problem for canning. I would lightly brown it the same way you brown hamburger. Can you give the vegrtarians in your audience any pointers for canning? I love your channel and watch it, old and new frequently. It’s just what I was looking for. Congratulations to Jim on retiring. I retired a couple of years ago and I love it. I’m never bored because there’s so much to do.

This looks great! Thank you!

I'm so glad you did this video. I've tried a few times to can chili or taco soup and every time I've had problems with siphoning and the jars not sealing. My husband and I both like 15 bean soup and I'm going to try this.

Congratulations Jim on your retirement! I suspect you will, like my husband, work harder than you did before you retired. There is always something that needs to be done. I love those beans. They are my favorite, next to chick peas. I will definitely be getting that big bag of beans. That chili just looks wonderful. I want to make mine without meat (we are vegans by necessity, for health reasons) and this would be wonderful even without meat. Thank you for the recipe and the idea and knowledge, yet again. I love your channel and send 💕 to you both.

Pam, I can”t believe what I saw today. Just for the hell of it While waiting for my delivery….I went on U-Tube to view some canning with the Nesco just so I could memorize the steps…but when I saw a lady setting her canner while the cover was open and another one setting the “jiggler” before the E ten minutes were over…..you mentioned that there was some scary things out there but I did not realize how much. I had 2 pressure cookers when the kids were small, and used them a lot because I was working full time and had to put supper on the table for my family. When my son took off for college, he took the small one with him. But that was a long time ago…I used to put up tomatoes, tomato juice but never canned much back them, too busy. I started canning the spaghetti sauce in the oven maybe ten to twelve years ago. Guess I must be doing something right in life because God protected me and my family because I never had a mishap….but now I made some pepper jelly last year and I started to get interested in putting up a few thing just for hubby and I. Although I managed to get rid of my pepper jelly pretty quick. Watched a lady from Maine, she sells hers commercially. Anyway…again God led to to the right place, if I’m going to do it, may as well do it right. Stay well, stay safe and may God bless you both for your generosity and caring ways.

Congratulations Jim on your retirement! May God bless you as you enter into a new era. I'm sure you have a list of things you want to do but didn't have the time before. 😊

That looks yummy! Congrats to Jim on retirement.

Congratulations Jim on your retirement. Another great video.

Mine just went into the canner and I cooked and ate the little left over....yum!!!!! And what a beautiful jar of food...thanks for the video! I might have to get a 25lb bag and do more 😁

I love 13 bean soup! I usually use the mixed beans with added Northern beans and smoked turkey leg (deboned). Smoked turkey leg tastes like ham to me so I am making "ham" and bean soup. Also adding onion soup mix and chicken bouillon to the water for flavor. I canned mine and just ate a 4 year old jar using a Tattler lid. Great job!

Thank you!

I love your jam pan!! I found an old cast iron one at a garage sale. I’m a sucker for nice large kitchen pots and pans!!!

Congrats to Jim.

Wow I made ham and 15 Bean but will definitely have to try chili! I love the 15 bean mixes!

I'm so enjoying your channel. New subscriber here!