How long to pressure can quarts of carrots
Pressure can carrots for 30 minutes (quarts) at 11 lb on a dial gauge (0–2,000 ft) or 10 lb on a weighted gauge (0–1,000 ft). The time stays the same at every altitude; the pressure goes up: add 1 lb of dial pressure for each 2,000 ft above 2,000 ft, and use 15 lb on a weighted gauge above 1,000 ft.
Quarts of carrots by altitude
| Altitude | Quarts |
|---|---|
| 0–2,000 ft | 30 min at 11 lb |
| 2,001–4,000 ft | 30 min at 12 lb |
| 4,001–6,000 ft | 30 min at 13 lb |
| 6,001–8,000 ft | 30 min at 14 lb |
| 8,001–10,000 ft | 30 min at 15 lb |
Other jar sizes: half-pints and pints · all carrots times
What the time assumes
- Method: pressure canner
- Acidity: low-acid: must be pressure canned
- Headspace: 1 inch
- No tested process: half-gallons. Putby shows no time for this size.
Sliced or diced carrots.
Questions
- How long do you pressure can quarts of carrots?
- Pressure can carrots for 30 minutes (quarts) at 11 lb on a dial gauge (0–2,000 ft) or 10 lb on a weighted gauge (0–1,000 ft). The time stays the same at every altitude; the pressure goes up: add 1 lb of dial pressure for each 2,000 ft above 2,000 ft, and use 15 lb on a weighted gauge above 1,000 ft.
- What pressure do you use for carrots at 5,000 feet?
- At 4,001–6,000 ft use 13 lb on a dial gauge or 15 lb on a weighted gauge. The processing time does not change with altitude.
- Can you water bath can carrots?
- No. This is a low-acid food. A boiling-water canner cannot reach the temperature that destroys botulism spores, so carrots must be pressure canned.
- What headspace should I leave for carrots?
- Leave 1 inch of headspace.
Sources
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, Guide 4 (Vegetables) · NCHFP; weighted gauge: USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, Guides 4 and 5 (weighted-gauge column) · NCHFP
Times and pressures are restated from the National Center for Home Food Preservation and the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, in our own words. They are the same table Putby's app uses; a test in the app fails if the two ever disagree. Altitude schedule: Putby adds minutes to boiling-water processes in five steps up to 10,000 ft; at the higher steps that can be a few minutes longer than a food's own USDA altitude table, never shorter. If your tested recipe gives a longer time, use the recipe's time. Last reviewed 2026-10-16.