Oven Canning

Well I read some stuff about oven canning and thought it was a pretty cool idea.
I have read that you can do this with all sorts of dry goods flour, pastas, cornmeal, etc.
 Buying in bulk is a cost efficient way to buy food, but being able to use all of  you item before they expire is not always easy. We bought a large bag of macaroni at the store the other day and I thought it would be a great opportunity to try out oven canning

I used quart jars and filled them using a canning funnel

after filling them I placed them on a cookie sheet and put them into a cold oven. Then you preheat the oven to 200 degrees. This allows the glass jars to warm up slowly and not crack under the sudden temperature change. When the oven reaches 200 degrees you then leave them in the oven for 1 hour.

When time is up you take them out of the oven one at a time wipe the rim with a damp cloth and place on the lid. Do this one at a time so each jar doesn't cool down while waiting for you to get the others sealed.

Set the jars on a towel on the counter and wait to hear the Ping of the lids sealing.

I feel like it was a successful journey. It should be fun to try other foods as well.