Rockergirl
Cook
Hi! I canned green beans for the 1st time. None of them sealed, I was really surprised! I did open a new package of ball lids, maybe they were faulty? I've never reprocessed a canning session that failed. I typically would just freeze these but I can't imagine freezing cooked/processed green beans would be any good? Would I freeze in their juices (that is the good part)? If I re-can them. Can I still leave them in the jars like they are and just simply reprocess them all (maybe warm the already jars in the microwave before putting in canner) or do I have to empty out all the jars, clean them and repack them? I'm afraid they will get too mushy to reprocess :-( at least it's only 20 minutes