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Home Canning - Cost

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This document analyzes the costs of canning 7 jars of pickles at home compared to purchasing commercially canned pickles. It calculates costs for equipment, jars/lids, ingredients, utilities, and labor. The total cost of home canned pickles is $14.20 or $2.03 per jar, compared to $2.50 per jar for store-bought. Disregarding labor, home canning may save half the cost of commercial products and provides environmental and health benefits.

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遺粥鰻鴛意速: Cost of Canning Fahzy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. Family Resource Management Specialist New Mexico State University http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney http://twitter.com/#!/nmMoney http://nmresource.wordpress.com/
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) $ Allowance for repair, replacement $ Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) $ Small equipment (cost/expected life) $ Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $ New lids $ Water $ Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
Canner Pressure canner Water bath canner Cost/expected life Cost/expected life 20-yr expected life 20-yr expected life Repair, replacement Repair, replacement costs costs $100/20 years=$5 $30/20 years=$1.50
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $ Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $ New lids $ Water $ Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
Small Equipment
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $ New lids $ Water $ Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
Jars and Screw Bands & Lids Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) ($15.00/12 unit)x(1 unit/10 year)x1 year x 7 = $0.875 New lids; ($3.00/12 lid)x7 lid = $1.75
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
Fuel for Preparing and Processing Energy 2,400 watt/hour x 2 hour = 4,800 watts Energy cost $.10/kW x 1kW/1000 watt x 4,800 watt = $0.48
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48 Produce costs; 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00 Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
Added Ingredients
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48 Produce costs; 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00 Added ingredients (sugar, pickling salt, vinegar, etc.) $1.50 Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles - 1 Jar (16 oz) Kmart Regular Price: $3.17 Savings: $0.67 $2.50
Cost of Canning Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food. (USDA)
Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 Allowance for repair, replacement $0.00 Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallon $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48 Produce costs: 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00 $1.00 Added ingredients (sugar, pickling salt, vinegar, etc.) $1.50 Labor $ - Total Food Cost (7 jars) $14.20 $8.20 Cost per jars * $2.03 $1.17 * vs. Market value of canned foods: $___2.50_ [Regular Price]
Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles - 1 Jar (16 oz) $2.50 Ingredients: Cucumbers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, salt, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Polysorbate 80, Natural Flavors Yellow 5.
Cost of Canning Other costs/benefits: Expected environmental benefits & Perceived health benefits Other benefits. E.g. hobby ( pleasure) Thus, even with labor cost: $(Market canned foods) vs. $(Home canned foods) + $Labor $[E(environmental + health + other benefits)]
Reference Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food. http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Food/USDA_canning_guid e/USDA_canning.all.pdf Making Homemade Pickles http://www.pickyourown.org/makingpickles.htm Cost of Preserving and Storing Food, http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/08704.html The Cost of Preserving and Storing Food in Alaska, http://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications-db/catalog/hec/CCM- 00080.pdf Home Canning, Cost Benefit Analysis http://www.ca.uky.edu/HES/fcs/factshts/FN-SSB.109.pdf
遺粥鰻鴛意速: Cost of Canning Fahzy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. Family Resource Management Specialist New Mexico State University http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney http://twitter.com/#!/nmRecurso http://nmresource.wordpress.com/

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Home Canning - Cost

  • 1. 遺粥鰻鴛意速: Cost of Canning Fahzy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. Family Resource Management Specialist New Mexico State University http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney http://twitter.com/#!/nmMoney http://nmresource.wordpress.com/
  • 2. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) $ Allowance for repair, replacement $ Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) $ Small equipment (cost/expected life) $ Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $ New lids $ Water $ Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
  • 3. Canner Pressure canner Water bath canner Cost/expected life Cost/expected life 20-yr expected life 20-yr expected life Repair, replacement Repair, replacement costs costs $100/20 years=$5 $30/20 years=$1.50
  • 4. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $ Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $ New lids $ Water $ Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
  • 6. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $ New lids $ Water $ Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
  • 7. Jars and Screw Bands & Lids Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) ($15.00/12 unit)x(1 unit/10 year)x1 year x 7 = $0.875 New lids; ($3.00/12 lid)x7 lid = $1.75
  • 8. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $ Produce costs $ Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
  • 9. Fuel for Preparing and Processing Energy 2,400 watt/hour x 2 hour = 4,800 watts Energy cost $.10/kW x 1kW/1000 watt x 4,800 watt = $0.48
  • 10. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48 Produce costs; 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00 Added ingredients $ Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
  • 12. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $- Allowance for repair, replacement $- Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48 Produce costs; 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00 Added ingredients (sugar, pickling salt, vinegar, etc.) $1.50 Labor $ Total Food Cost (7 jars) $ Cost per jars *$ * vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]
  • 13. Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles - 1 Jar (16 oz) Kmart Regular Price: $3.17 Savings: $0.67 $2.50
  • 14. Cost of Canning Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food. (USDA)
  • 15. Cost of Canning Item - for 7 Jars of Pickles 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 Allowance for repair, replacement $0.00 Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50 Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00 Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88 New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75 Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallon $0.09 Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48 Produce costs: 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00 $1.00 Added ingredients (sugar, pickling salt, vinegar, etc.) $1.50 Labor $ - Total Food Cost (7 jars) $14.20 $8.20 Cost per jars * $2.03 $1.17 * vs. Market value of canned foods: $___2.50_ [Regular Price]
  • 16. Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles - 1 Jar (16 oz) $2.50 Ingredients: Cucumbers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, salt, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Polysorbate 80, Natural Flavors Yellow 5.
  • 17. Cost of Canning Other costs/benefits: Expected environmental benefits & Perceived health benefits Other benefits. E.g. hobby ( pleasure) Thus, even with labor cost: $(Market canned foods) vs. $(Home canned foods) + $Labor $[E(environmental + health + other benefits)]
  • 18. Reference Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food. http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Food/USDA_canning_guid e/USDA_canning.all.pdf Making Homemade Pickles http://www.pickyourown.org/makingpickles.htm Cost of Preserving and Storing Food, http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/08704.html The Cost of Preserving and Storing Food in Alaska, http://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications-db/catalog/hec/CCM- 00080.pdf Home Canning, Cost Benefit Analysis http://www.ca.uky.edu/HES/fcs/factshts/FN-SSB.109.pdf
  • 19. 遺粥鰻鴛意速: Cost of Canning Fahzy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. Family Resource Management Specialist New Mexico State University http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney http://twitter.com/#!/nmRecurso http://nmresource.wordpress.com/

Editor's Notes

  • #2: M. Fahzy Abdul-Rahman, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.Family Resource Management Extension SpecialistNew Mexico State University, MSC 3AE, P.O. Box 30003, Las Cruces NM 88003575-646-2253 (Office); 575-915-7666 (Cell); 575-646-1889 (Fax)http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney | tweet | blog
  • #3: Reference and NotesSmall equipment: Jar lifter $2 to $5; Candy thermometer $4 to $7; Jar funnel $2 to $5; Ladle $3 to $6; Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buyingcommercially canned food. http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Food/USDA_canning_guide/USDA_canning.all.pdf Making Homemade Pickles http://www.pickyourown.org/makingpickles.htmCost of Preserving and Storing Food, http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/08704.htmlThe Cost of Preserving and Storing Food in Alaska, http://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications-db/catalog/hec/CCM-00080.pdfHome Canning, Cost Benefit Analysishttp://www.ca.uky.edu/HES/fcs/factshts/FN-SSB.109.pdf
  • #4: Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5Allowance for repair, replacementWater bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20
  • #8: Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7= $0.86New lids; ($3.00/12)*7= $1.75
  • #18: $(Market canned foods) vs. $(Home canned foods) E(environmental benefits)-E(health benefits)
  • #20: M. Fahzy Abdul-Rahman, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.Family Resource Management Extension SpecialistNew Mexico State University, MSC 3AE, P.O. Box 30003, Las Cruces NM 88003575-646-2253 (Office); 575-915-7666 (Cell); 575-646-1889 (Fax)http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney | tweet | blog