HoosierHarvester/Kayleigh,
Great thread; glad you started it.
I have always preserved vegetables by "canning" in jars and making jams and jellies. I have never been a fan of freezing food and would like to learn to "can" meats, stews, soup base and things like that. Working with meat has always frightened me; afraid I would get it wrong. But a good quality pressure canner should do the trick. Hope to learn from the experience of others.
I would also hope to create some home made dog food recipes using the pressure canning so I can control the ingredients.