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taboule · September 25, 2017

Worth and All,

I have a question about something I've experienced a couple of times and again yesterday. In one of the two different batches, there was excessive leak of the juices from the jars into the water of the pressure cooker. So much that the water at the end looked like a thin soup (or broth,) and the jars had 1~1.5 inches of headspace. Only thing I can (guess?) possibly attribute this to is the food was chunky (eggplants+onions+coarse chopped tomatoes) with little liquid. I made sure I packed the food well and left no air bubbles.

Any clues and ideas on how to eliminate this? I had roasted the mix with EVOO, and of course the oil also made a mess in the canner -and one of the jars lost the seal as I was handling it for storage -the oil compromised the seal. Cook time was 20 min at 15 psi. I can post a picture or 2 if that helps. Thanks.

September 25, 2017	#54
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Worth and All, I have a question about something I've experienced a couple of times and again yesterday. In one of the two different batches, there was excessive leak of the juices from the jars into the water of the pressure cooker. So much that the water at the end looked like a thin soup (or broth,) and the jars had 1~1.5 inches of headspace. Only thing I can (guess?) possibly attribute this to is the food was chunky (eggplants+onions+coarse chopped tomatoes) with little liquid. I made sure I packed the food well and left no air bubbles. Any clues and ideas on how to eliminate this? I had roasted the mix with EVOO, and of course the oil also made a mess in the canner -and one of the jars lost the seal as I was handling it for storage -the oil compromised the seal. Cook time was 20 min at 15 psi. I can post a picture or 2 if that helps. Thanks. Last edited by taboule; September 25, 2017 at 08:15 AM.