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TorontoJoe said:
I agree.... Canning is so much better than freezing. Less space. Less energy... tastes better... not to mention making the sauce with friends and family is hard work... but a lot of fun too. :)

Personally, I would totally recommend getting more pots/burners if you can. Even better if they're shorter and wider. .... I have two 100-liter, two 80-liter, one 40 and one 20.... I think I'm grabbing another 100 liter and another burner this week. I found them online used for a good price. Hopefully still available....

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Every-time I’ve seen an Italian video they never put like onion or garlic in there sauce while canning, it’s usually just basil, is there a reason for that. I’ve always cooked my sauce to complete when I do large batches.

I think if I was making it in your quantities ( or had help making sauce besides my wife and two kids under 10 ) I would buy another burner and spread it out more.
 
I actually do onion. I find it to be a natural way to sweeten the sauce. I chop and cook it down in olive oil then run it through my meat grinder to make it the same consistency before adding to the tomato... You're very correct, I don't know any other italians who do this. I just started years ago and I really like the taste

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TorontoJoe said:
I actually do onion. I find it to be a natural way to sweeten the sauce. I chop and cook it down in olive oil then run it through my meat grinder to make it the same consistency before adding to the tomato... You're very correct, I don't know any other italians who do this. I just started years ago and I really like the taste

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I wish I knew some Italian families close to me where I could go assist for the day just to learn there process and fine tune what I do. Most of the Italian families near me are more into making wine then sauce.
 
Figsee said:
I wish I knew some Italian families close to me where I could go assist for the day just to learn there process and fine tune what I do. Most of the Italian families near me are more into making wine then sauce.
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I do sauce, wine and cured meats. I've been doing these pretty much as long as I can remember.

It'll be mayhem but I'll try to record as much as I can of the process next weekend.
 
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