How To Cook Six Ways To Sterilize Jars - Recipe

In the season of active preparation of winter vegetables, we offer you to get acquainted with six ways to sterilize jars . If you did everything right, you will enjoy the taste of fruits and vegetables throughout the winter.

Before proceeding with any option to sterilize the glassware, make sure that their necks are undamaged, the lids do not roll over and are not deformed. Also, wash dishes with baking soda using an unused sponge.

Ways to sterilize jars

• For this you need a pot in which the water will boil, and a rack - to put the jars on it.
• It is good to prepare a wider pot so you can sterilize more jars at once.
• If you do not have a suitable rack, take the one from the oven. An option is to use a net that is placed on the pan during frying to protect from greasy splashes.
• It is important not to forget about the lids - put them in a pot of water while the jars are sterilized by steam.
• The finished ones should be well heated, large drops should appear on the inside of the walls. When this happens, remove the dishes from the rack and turn over on a clean, ironed cloth.
• Also remove the lids on the towel using a clean fork. Put them inside out.
• If you do not touch the sterilized jars and lids, they can stay that way for up to two days.
• Before closing, make sure they are dry. If they are not dry, wipe with a clean, ironed cloth and a fork (do not touch the jars with your hand inside).

If you have a steamer or multicooker (mummer), you can use them for sterilization on the same principle as the pot.

• The second way to sterilize jars is in boiling water. It is convenient when you need small glass containers, because you will easily arrange them in a pot without having to build any structure to separate steam.
• Put the jars in a suitable saucepan and pour cold water to cover them completely. Close the pan with a lid and place on the hob. Once the water boils, "boil" the jars for 5 minutes, then remove them with a pinch or fork again on a clean ironed cloth.

• First of all, let's emphasize that this is an electric oven. The gas variant is not suitable for carrying out the process, as usually the temperature in such a stove is not uniform.
• Sterilization in this way is convenient because you can put a large number of glass containers in the device and you do not even need to monitor them constantly.
• Wash the jars and arrange them in the cold oven wet and upside down. Put the lids on as well. Turn on the oven, set the temperature to 120 and after 15 minutes turn off.

• If you trust the microwave, it is very important to use water, because without it the jars will burst.
• Pour in each a little (about 1.5 centimeters) and place them in the microwave. The required power is 800-900 watts and the duration is 3 minutes.
• If the jars are tall and do not fit upright, place them lying on their side with a little water in them.

• To be more precise, we must say that the method in the dishwasher can not be defined as 100% sterilization, because the maximum temperature that the device reaches is 70 degrees, and the required are 100-120. However, experience shows that the method works without problems.
• At the beginning we said that before you start the process, it is necessary to wash the jars with soda and an unused sponge. The rule is valid no matter which way you prefer.
• When you're done, place the glassware in the dishwasher and turn on at maximum temperature. Do not use any detergent.

• The last way we offer you is for those of you who do not want to deal with boiling water, do not have the necessary appliances or utensils. All you have to do is rinse the jars thoroughly with a bright pink solution of potassium permanganate.