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I am a deep sea fisherman. I catch tuna and albacore and have been canning them for about 10 years. I have had several suppliers over the years, but now I am finding them very hard to find. When I do find a manufacturer they sell in car load lots only, and I buy 3 or 4 thousand at a time. Do you know where I could find this type of supplier?
We don't generally recommend home canners to use metal
cans, but you seem a bit more than just a casual canner.
The Dixie Canner Company makes small scale and specialty
canning equipment. On their web site (see
www.dixiecanner.com) is a list of can suppliers by
state (see
www.dixiecanner.com/1170.htm). I would start there.
If there is a large canning operation nearby, you
could also try to purchase a load of cans from them.
This is a long shot, but it would really be easy for the
company.
You might also want to contact the Food Science
department at your state university. Someone more local
to you may be able to give you better guidance about
what is available than I can.
Douglas L. Holt, Ph.D., Food Science
State Extension Specialist, University of
Missouri-Columbia
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