Yaya! I canned stuff again.

[doobie]

How large of a pot do you cook your batches in? I really guess I just need to buy bigger pots.

 

[MrsWildweasel]

Go to Big Lots or Ocean State Job lot. We picked up 4 different sizes of stock pots and they were fairly inexpensive. We have ranging from small to really big.

 

[Adam_MA]

My largest pot holds just about 5 gallons.

 

[doobie]

For those of you who are volumetrically challenged.....

25 lbs ground beef
18 lbs tomatoes
10 lbs of onions

Comes out to be about 30 quarts. And a bit too much onions for chili.

 

[doobie]

Ok, it's 29 quarts, and a cost of ingredients of $2.49/quart and 4 hours, plus I still have another 30 minutes or so.