- Protect your produce from SPOILAGE
- Ensure your canner oprates SAFELY
- Old or New: Check you dial guage annually
Free!! Canning Lid Testing Options
(Updated: June 25, 2026, 8:33 a.m.)
Option 1:
- Schedule an appointment (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm)
- Contact NC Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center (email: der_xiong@ncsu.edu or phone: 828-632-3125)
- Drop Lid Off at the NC Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center (151 West Main Avenue, Taylorsville, NC 28681)
Option 2:
- May 22, 2026 visit ACE Hardware-Taylorsville (1351 NC Hwy 16, Taylorsville, NC 28681) Phone: 828-632-5143
- Lid Test Hours: 3pm-5pm