How To Sterilize Blanks
Author: Alexander Bruni
Time for reading: ~2
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
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Summer and autumn are the time when housewives actively replenish their stocks of all kinds of preparations: compotes, salads, pates, pickled vegetables and mushrooms, vegetable sets for cooking borscht. So that the prepared products do not deteriorate, they can be sterilized.
How to sterilize blanks in jars
Summer and autumn are the time when housewives actively replenish their stocks of all kinds of preparations: compotes, salads, pates, pickled vegetables and mushrooms, vegetable sets for cooking borscht. So that the prepared products do not deteriorate, they can be sterilized.
Sterilization is one of the ways to destroy microorganisms that contribute to the spoilage of prepared products. You can sterilize both the jars themselves with lids and jars filled with blanks. Sterilizing full jars of pre-cuts is one good way to keep pre-prepared foods safe and sound for the winter.
You can sterilize blanks in a pot of water or in the oven. If you will sterilize jars in water, then consider some of the nuances:
- put a cloth folded in 5-6 layers, a towel, a wooden grate or a special wooden circle on the bottom of the pan;
- the water that you pour into the pan should correspond in its temperature to the temperature of the workpiece in the jar. If the water is too hot or too cold, the jar may burst;
- fill the jars with blanks not higher than the lower level of the “neck” of the jar;
- the water in the pan should reach the "shoulders" of the jar;
- sterilize the blanks by covering them with lids on top, but without twisting them. Thus, during sterilization, the lid itself is additionally sterilized;
- after boiling water in a saucepan, the fire should be reduced. The water must not be allowed to boil violently. With rapid boiling of water, there is a possibility that it can get into cans with conservation;
- if the recipe does not specifically indicate how long it takes to sterilize this particular blank, then we sterilize the jars according to the following scheme:
0.5 l - 10-15 minutes;
1 l - 20-25 minutes;
3 l - 30-35 minutes.
- after sterilization, tightly twist the jar and turn it upside down. In some cases, the jar can additionally be wrapped in a blanket and left to cool completely;
- leave the jars from the workpiece for 2-3 days in sight, and only after you make sure that everything has rolled up well, the lid does not let air through, and the workpieces feel fine, put the jars with twists into storage in a cool place.
Recipes with water
Recipes with cucumber
- Water
- cucumbers
- Pot
- Wooden lattice
- jar with lid
- Kitchen towel
How to sterilize blanks step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
To sterilize winter preparations in water, we need a saucepan, a jar with a lid, a wooden grate, a kitchen towel and water.
Step 2
At the bottom of the pan, lay a wooden grate or a cloth folded several times, or a towel.
Step 3
Fill jars with stuffing. Banks should be filled no higher than the bottom rim of the can.
Step 4
Put the jars in a saucepan and fill it with water. Water should reach the "shoulders" of the jar.
Step 5
Cover jars with lids, but do not twist. Bring water to a boil and sterilize for the time indicated in your recipe.
Step 6
Using a kitchen towel, remove the jars. Screw on the lids and turn the jars upside down. Leave the jars to cool completely.