9/25/20
By Tiffany Woods
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new video from Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon State University Extension Service teaches tuna fans how to can the fish at home.
The 12-minute video includes instructions for preparing a pressure canner, filling jars, loading and unloading the canner and checking the seal on the jars.
The video features Kelly Streit, a registered dietitian with the Extension Service, and Amanda Gladics, a fisheries specialist with Oregon Sea Grant and Extension. They made the video because safety precautions amid COVID-19 prevented them from offering a hands-on workshop, as Extension has done in the past.
Here are a few of the tips Streit and Gladics offer:
The albacore used in the video was purchased at a seafood market in Astoria after it was quickly frozen at sea, but cooked and fresh tuna can be used, too, Streit said.
More information on preserving seafood can be found in the following Extension publications:
Home Freezing of Seafood, Canning Tuna, Canning Seafood and Smoking Fish at Home Safely.
Visit Oregon Sea Grant’s website for seafood recipes, including ones for tuna, and locations of where to buy seafood in Oregon.