How To Sterilize A Glass Jar

Sterilizing the glass jars used for canning has traditionally involved boiling the jars in large pots of water for long periods of time but with the invention of the microwave came a much simpler and less labor-intensive method.

How to sterilize a glass jar. Wash jars in hot suds and rinse in scalding water. Just before filling them invert jars onto a kitchen towel to dry. Fill the jars with the preserves screw on the lid then wrap each one up in newspaper.

While the jars are sterilizing you can prepare the ingredients you will place in the sterile jars. Find out by w. Do brand-new jars need to be sterilized.

Wendy of Wendys Crafts will step you through the how when and why of Jam Making How to Sterilise Jars. Turn the heat off then leave the jars to cool completely in the pan. Food that is canned inside dirty jars will spoil more quickly than normal.

The mason jar is a patented glass jar specifically designed for home canning to preserve food. How to prepare glass jars for filling with jam chutney and relish by heating them in the oven so the contents dont spoil. Place the baking sheet in the middle of the oven close the oven door.

Bring water to a boil and boil jars covered 15 minutes from time steam emerges from pot. From boiling in a pot to the microwave oven. Any higher and the glass is likely to break.

Place the glass jars in the dishwasher on a hot cycle. Turn off heat and let jars stand in hot water. Fill the canner and jars with hot not boiling water to one inch above the tops of the jars.