Home canning jars

The way people access and eat food has changed significantly as a result of recent events, and many of these changes are probably here to stay. Meal kits can be delivered by outside shipping firms, supermarkets that carry both general merchandise and pre-measured ingredients, and many other options. A sizable industry has been spawned by consumer interest in cooking at home using fresh ingredients.

Cooking appliances of all kinds, such as food processors, juicers, convection ovens, pressure cookers, air fryers, and others, continue to attract more interest and purchasing. Growing one's own fruits and vegetables has also become more popular among those with the time, space, and desire. This can be done in suburban, urban, and rooftop gardens.

Large-scale interest in home food preservation, including the basic canning jar, is one of the most probable outcomes. After peaking as a result of the Second World War's Victory Gardens, home canning declined for many years. The exodus to the suburbs in the post-war era and the ease of nearby supermarkets stocking year-round fresh vegetables of all kind hastened its near extinction.

Recent campaigns to eat locally, farm-to-table, and cultivate your own have contributed to its resurgence. Purchases of canning jars and their disposable lids over the summer and fall of 2020 resulted in a shortage of both at retailers. Although that pattern has recently slowed down, sales of canning jars and related products will probably continue to be strong as long as people's interest in home food preservation lasts.