Home canning is one of the most useful preservation skills a prepper or gardener can pick up, and YouTube has no shortage of instruction on it. This list rounds up the ten most-watched videos we could find on canning vegetables and produce at home, ranked by actual view count.
Across the group you’ll find a mix of short, get-to-the-point tutorials and longer classroom-style lessons, plus a couple of broader overviews for anyone still deciding which preservation method fits their situation. Whether you want a five-minute refresher or a half-hour beginner course, there’s something here for you.
1. How to Pressure Can Beef Stew | Filling Your Pantry with Convenience Meals
Homesteading Family · 3.5M views · 24:19 · 2020
The most-watched video on this list by a wide margin, Homesteading Family's 24-minute demonstration walks through pressure canning beef stew as a shelf-stable convenience meal. It's aimed at viewers who want to see a full real-kitchen process from start to finish rather than a quick highlight reel. Over 3.4 million views suggests it delivers.
2. 10 Quick and Easy Pickled Recipes (Cucumbers, Carrots, Garlic, Shrimp & More!) | Allrecipes
Allrecipes · 1.5M views · 12:26 · 2024
Allrecipes host Nicole presents ten quick pickled recipes in just over 12 minutes, covering cucumbers, carrots, garlic, jalapeños and even shrimp. This is a fast-paced recipe roundup rather than a deep instructional dive, ideal for someone who wants ideas and quick demonstrations in one sitting.
3. How to Pressure Can SOUP
Guildbrook Farm · 1.2M views · 22:13 · 2017
Guildbrook Farm's 22-minute tutorial focuses specifically on pressure canning soup, presented as a step-by-step walkthrough from an established homesteading channel. It suits viewers who already have a soup in mind and want to watch one dish canned from prep to finished jars.
4. DRY CANNED POTATOES So much better!!!
Homesteading with the Zimmermans · 1.1M views · 22:46 · 2022
From Homesteading with the Zimmermans, this nearly 23-minute video demonstrates the channel's preferred method for canning potatoes, with an enthusiastic pitch for the results. It's a single-subject demonstration best for viewers dealing with a potato harvest and wanting a detailed look at one family's approach.
5. The 11 Most Common Preservation Methods and Techniques
LifebyMikeG · 748.9K views · 19:42 · 2023
LifebyMikeG's roughly 20-minute video is the odd one out here in a useful way: it surveys eleven different food preservation methods, with canning as just one segment among pickling, fermenting, drying, smoking and more. Watch this first if you're still deciding which preservation route makes sense for your situation.
6. Canning Garden Vegetables | At Home With P. Allen Smith
ehowhome · 730.4K views · 4:17 · 2012
P. Allen Smith's segment for ehowhome is the shortest traditional tutorial on the list at just over four minutes, covering the basics of canning garden vegetables. Produced in a polished TV-segment style, it's a good pick for someone who wants a quick, approachable overview before committing to a longer lesson.
7. Water Bath Canning Step by Step
GrowVeg · 590.6K views · 6:06 · 2020
GrowVeg delivers a tight six-minute step-by-step on water bath canning, in keeping with the channel's clear, no-nonsense gardening instruction style. At just over six minutes, it's one of the fastest ways on this list to see the whole process laid out, suited to viewers who want the essentials without the fluff.
8. Canning 101: A Beginner's Guide (Back to Basics)
That 1870's Homestead · 536.7K views · 34:31 · 2022
That 1870's Homestead offers the longest video here at nearly 35 minutes, billed explicitly as a beginner's lesson in water bath canning including equipment and setup. This is the one to watch if you've never canned anything and want a patient, classroom-style introduction that assumes zero prior knowledge.
9. How to Preserve a Year's Worth of Food WITHOUT GOING INSANE
More Than Farmers · 429.8K views · 18:46 · 2024
More Than Farmers takes a strategy-focused angle in this 19-minute video: how to preserve a large harvest across an entire year without burning out. Less a single-recipe demo and more a planning talk from a working homestead, it suits viewers staring down a big garden yield and wondering how to manage the workload.
10. How to Can Tomatoes, Step by Step Tutorial
Frugal Family Home · 425.5K views · 3:43 · 2020
Frugal Family Home closes the list with the shortest entry at under four minutes, a step-by-step water bath tutorial for canning tomatoes. It's aimed squarely at gardeners with a bumper tomato crop who want a quick, straightforward visual guide they can follow along with in the kitchen.
Ranked by YouTube view count as of November 4, 2026. View counts move around, so the order here reflects the day this list was compiled. All videos belong to their respective creators – watching them here plays them directly from YouTube, so views and any ad revenue still go to the channel.
