The youtube video you talked about is makeitmake. She has inspired me to waterbath everything and watching you reinforces what she has said. Keep up the good work.

I watched my grandmother and my Mom use a water bath canner outside over a wood fire for years as I was going up, everything was done that way. I am 62 and lived through them canning this way. So before anyone makes remarks that you are not supposed to do it that way my Mom lived to the ripe age of 92, and so did my siblings that ate the food, their kitchen, their choice.

Water bath canning is what my family has been doing for generations!! No one has ever became ill from it! I will never use a pressure canner. To each there own and you keep doing you! Great video!

Your kitchen, your rules! She has stated *multiple* times that while this is not what is recommended, this is how she is doing it. This is what's known as *rebel canning* and has been and is currently used by the Amish and about 99% of every other country. Only 2 countries recommend pressure Canning low acid foods, the US and Canada. Do to resource constraints the *rest of the world* water baths. Again, your kitchen, your rules. Please don't judge the rest of the world by your standards. Also, this came across my feed and you've earned yourself a sub. I like that you're honest.

I have a canner just like yours :) I WB potatoes yesterday. You're right, I've only seen 2 channels on how to wb potatoes, Your's and Makeitmake, the gal who learned it from an Amish woman. So she adds a TB of white vinegar, and 1 tsp himalayan salt to her quart jars (from the Amish woman, who has been canning all her life), and the wb process cuts it down to 2 hours!

Hi from Australia, Michelle. I am sooo happy I found your channel. It has taken me so long to gain the information about water bath canning without all the bla bla bla so being here is a god send. Thank you for all your vids (binge watched of course) and I'm really looking forward to more back yard gardening and how to can it. You rock!!

I saw water bath canning potatoes on the Makeitmake channel

The Amish cookbook water bath potatoes.

My grandmother always water bathed canned everything. Not problem.

I tried both ways of canning potatoes and this way I like the best! Loved your video. The potatoes turned out much better water bathed.

Thanks so much Michelle you have been so helpful to me I’m just starting out canning. And couldn’t do it without you

Do you take the rings off the jars when storing them? Glad you are doing this. My Grandma canned everything this way. So does the Amish. I love your calm demeanor. God bless

Im so glad i found your channel!! Just wb my 1st small batch of potatoes today. Im new to canning in general, but was thinking, if it was good enough for our ancestors why wouldn't it be safe today. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. God bless you. And keep the videos coming!!

I would like to suggest something about the rack. I use a water bath canner, and did not like the problem with the rack being wobbly if you don't position the jars just right and also it don't work with 1/2 pint jars. Plus lifting the rack of heavy jars up when the process time is done. I bought an extra pressure canner rack instead. It sits at the bottom of canner, and keeps all sizes of jars from the bottom. You don't need anything between jars. Therefore toss out the wire rack.

What the US says and pressure canning is not the only way since Netherlands and Germany as well as the Amish in the USA water bath can everything. There are special recipes and you can find some online or buy books of Amish canning recipes. REASON THE USA WENT TO PRESSURE CANNING WAS MOSTLY DUE TO THOSE WHO DID NOT FOLLOW WATER BATH CANNING SAFETY. IT MUST BE A WATER BATH CANNING RECIPE. 1. Clean kitchen and wash hand and under nails up to elbows with soap and warm water for two minutes. 2. Clean produce and trim meat. 3. Clean kitchen and wash hand and under nails up to elbows with soap and warm water for two minutes. Start pot of water to sterilize all jars, lids and rings. Have another pot for water bath canning set up. 4. If cold processing put items in the jars as specified according to the water bath recipe. 5. Put on a sterilized lid and ring to finger tight. 6. Load in water bath canner and fill with water 3 inches above cans. 7. Bring to a rolling boil. 8. Once water is at a rolling boil set timer for specified time on the water bath canning recipe 9. When time is up turn off stove. 10. Clean kitchen and wash hand and under nails up to elbows with soap and warm water for two minutes. 11. Let cans cool in the water bath until all boiling stops. 12. Do the same as you would in removing jars on a towel covered surface and let cool until cold before testing seals and storing them without rings. 13. Label and date sealed jars. Any unsealed jars either put in refrigerator to use within 3 days or remove the rings and lids, wipe the rims of the jar, put on a new Sterilized lid and ring. Repeat water bath process to get it to seal. 14. Water bath canned foods must be stored in the dark, with some airflow and bnever let them freeze or the jars have a tendency to burst. My grandmother had a root cellar where along two wall were shelves for her canned items. She had barrels she used for potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes and other such items that were stored without processing. My grandmother never had a pressure canner and raised 9 children during the great-depression on water bath canned produce, meats, sauces, jams, pickles and lard. None of them died or got sick from any of her water bath canned foods during the great depression in Idaho. The amish also have been water bath canning everything since they started canning. If you want to learn SAFE water bath canning it might be best to ask a Amish woman if you could sit in and learn as well as possibly help in her next canning if you are a female. Sorry guys it is a woman's domain among the Amish. You chose to do the canning that you can easily learn and remember that PRESSURE CANNING RECIPES are not the same as WATER BATH CANNING RECIPES. Follow the recipe and altitude time for where you are. Water bath canning improperly can be dangerous with bacteria if not done properly. Pressure canning can be dangerous by the pressure canner exploding due to not having enough water in it to do the job. You pick your danger of choice. Since I can control sterilizing everything and have nothing explode and kill me I choose to do water bath canning just like my grandmother taught me. EVEN RUSSIANS DO WATER BATH CANNING AND THEY HAVE NOT DIED!! THEY EVEN HAVE WATER BATH CANNING RECIPES ON KZfaq!! ALSO IF YOU CANNOT FIND CANNING JARS SEE ABOUT BUYING THE NEW LIDS TO THE JARRED ITEMS THAT HAVE THE CENTER POP UP DOT ON THEIR LIDS. IF YOU CAN FIND THOSE LIDS BRAND NEW YOU CAN WATER BATH CAN USING THEM. DO NOT USE OLD LIDS.

I was taught to water bath canning, and I enjoy it

its only the US that uses pressure canners as a "rule" for low acid foods... In most european countries as well as Australia we dont have pressure canners, If you want one you need to import at considerable cost from the US.

Enjoyed your video, thank you😊

So informative! Thank you for taking the time to make this video! Going to can my red’s today :)

Well done. Thats how we always did anything with bottles. Just ate my last bottle of squid from 2017 a couple weeks ago and on my last bottle of plums in syrup from 2020. i water bath everything and have for 40 years ,way to much B S on social media. In my opinion. have a great day ,stay safe.

That's how I'm planning on doing my potatoes. Glad I found your video

Thank you! I will be WB canning potatoes today :)

Love your video

Thank you! I appreciate you sharing!!

I see no reason why waterbath canning is objected to, because we boil potatoes to eat them. Can on young lady. God Bless

Thank you for the informative video ❤️

Thanks, I sure am going to use this!

I water bath canned my first small batch of potatoes last weekend and they look beautiful and today I opened one of the jars to see how they turned out and they are delicious. I thought they'd be super mushy OR almost disintegrate when I touched them or pierced them with a fork and that is not true at all. They are perfect and delicious

Thank you for showing this again. 8m ready to do this now. You have given me confidence I needed.

Thank you ma’am 👍🌹

Thank you!! Great Video!!

Oh girl thank you, for this

I just started pulling my Potatoes from the garden today. I want to water bath them as you have. I'm doing this tomorrow. I've washed and scrubbed my thin skinned potatoes, and not going to peel them. I've seen another Homesteader do this and has done it for 40 yrs with excellent results. I'm gonna give it a try! Thank you Michelle!!

Great video

I'm appreciate you doing this. I love water bath. I just started doing this about 4 years ago. I have never had any issues at all. This is my first time doing potatos

THANK YOU for saying that 😊 I water bath but have never done potatoes.

Your the best

I love your channel! So relatable! I water bath can everything right now. I have two WB canners actually and a 3rd electric one is on the way. LOL

Michelle, you are so calming to watch. I really enjoy your videos. I have a vintage pressure canner but I’m too afraid to use it. I’ve only water bathed fruit and tomatoes so far. I feel like I’m missing out. The only thing is that I don’t like mushy vegetable.

I love you are doing this. We here in the UK don't really pressure can so having waterbathing videos is so useful and important. new subscriber xox

The water bath processes can be cut by an hour buy adding 1 TBSP of vinegar. Process time is 2 hours with vinegar and 3 hours without. Thanks for wonderful video. Also have been making my own tomato sauce for over twenty years, I don’t water bath and have never had any issues and my mother in law has always done this as well. But of course do as you’re comfortable with.

my mom waterbathed EVERYTHING! i am doing the same

Years ago about 40 I water bathed corn and green beans.We ate them and didn't get sick.

Ty for your video. I’m learning more and more about water bathing. MakeitMake does this and it’s worked great for our house

I water bathed potatoes 🥔 and took it from an Amish recipe

ty new sub

i love hot water bath food i use lots

I water bath can too, but to be honest it’s with my jams and jellies. I’ve been seeking out water bath canning on potatoes, but I don’t and can not afford a pressure canner. I do have a question though on your method....3 hours on rapid boil or medium high heat? With a lot of other channels for water bath methods is 20 minutes. When your green beans are up could you film your water bath canning on them, please. I would love to learn how to can green beans. Thank you for filming this and stay positive and God Bless.

Thank you for your videos. They help me a lot. I have a lot of bell peppers, and I want to waterbath them in just water. What would be tge time frame for them.

I've heard of waterbath canning potatoes and green beans but never without adding vinegar 😮

Amish has done this for many any years they do all water bathing.

New to canning. Learning a lot. 1 question how long for pints for potatoes, and does it have to be that particular salt. Can it be Himalayan salt instead. Appreciate the info.

Why don't you pressure can them. It is faster then the three hrs. and you know there is no chance for botulism. I. Not trying to be mean its a genuine question

I have 14 jars of potatoes I used my Mimi's recipe they came out so good I love to do my cabbage also .

Thank you so much for your video. I've never canned potatoes before and have a question: are the potatoes cooked after you open the jars? Guessing so after 3 hrs of boiling but am not entirely certain.

How long do you waterbath for? Maybe I missed it.

Hey I just found your channel. What type of potatoes are best for canning I don't won't them going to mush through the processing.? Thanks so much 😊

you needed to add a 1 tablespoon white ginger to add acid and then proceed as you did great job

Do you have to peal them ? I always leave the skins on even for mashed potatoes.

Can you leave skin on potatoes when using this method of canning?

You do yo dear. Doesn't matter what other s think.

Michelle your a rebel canner girl. I would nt do potatoes. But in a pressur canner. But. You do what you want to do. The msin thing is i think .your trying to keep some food put. 3 hours. Wow .i know they do some open kettle canning in usa. You may want to check it out . i did some okra that way.look under old alabama garrdner.hot food into hot jars. It is prettyeasy. Keep on doing your thing.goodluck

I am trying it your way Water Bath canning potaoes i have 175 Lbs the water keeps boiling below jars i know your suppose to keep 2 inches above jars i keep adding hot Water does this change the temperatures and the time? How do you handle this problem ?

Do you have to put water in the jar some don’t they just put butter and salt what do you think.

I use the same process for potatoes, carrots and green beans. But do you believe that all quarts should be waterbathed for 3 hours ? Thank you.

Do the potatoes come out well enough to have fried potatoes without them being just mush?

I'm new at this and I was wondering how long they last

When I pressure canning some they turned yellow yours look white. Going to try water bath next time.

Can you do all veggies this way?

What kind of potato did you use?

do the potatos have to be peeled? is there anything that would change to cook time from 3hrs?

Does anyone know about recanning store veggies? Just staring to water bath dont have a pressure canner.Ty

MAke it MAKE channel....she does a lot of water bathcanning....meats, potatoes, etc.

I do To can water to

I was alway's taught to just finger tight on them bands, and not to crank down!

3hours?do you have to keep adding water?

Just prior to the civil war it was discovered that boiling anything for five hours they would last indefinitely. Not too many years after that it was discovered that pressure canning was faster and more economical (not necessarily safer). The laws exist more to benefit food companies rather than us.

Have you, or anyone you know of, ever water bathed chili/soup, with ground beef?

Why 3 hours? Won't they be mush?

So when you boil for three hours, don’t you think that the water is going to go below the jars below the top because it will will be evaporated

It was good to know you don't touch the lid once it comes out of the water. I prob. would have tried to pick the lid up with a towel or something like that. So it's good to know you don't touch the lid . Especially if new to canning.

No vinegar ?

Folks, the key is she boiled them for 3 hours.

I would never can with a pressure can my mom never did cause it can explode ...an I do a lot of canning all water bath .

Does it matter what kind of potato you use? I was looking for a waterbath method for doing other veggies besides tomatoes. I do not own a pressure canner and am not buying one. If you have other veggies you can this way, please post videos. Thank you.

3hrs??

I water bathed canned corn from the garden- I think I went about 4hours -they all went bad! Yep sad story!

I’ve water bath canned potatoes always, I don’t like pressure canning.

Can I water bath can squash?

Won’t the potatoes taste like vinegar?

I heard not to waterbath potatoes because not enough of acid I did green beans year ago to waterbath can they sour so now I pressure can all unacid foods

Ask the Amish how they have been doing it for a couple hundred years . They aint no dummies and they dont pressure can anything . Just saying 😳

WBATH POTATOES YOU MAYBE REFFERING TO-MAKE IT MAKE-IF YOU ADD VINEGAR YOU WATER BATH 2 HRS.

I didn’t understand why your video is backwards . They look weird you were tightening the lids counter clockwise

It looks like your video image reversed?

The lady who water baths is “make it make”. She uses Amish methods.

The link you have is missing an “s”

Who said the government is right. Come on folks ,,if the government says don’t do it, believe me I’m gonna do it..government is WRONG..

Sitting in water in jar doesn't that make the roots be softer not stew trxture

Crazy, dangerous!