How To Sterilize Jars And Lids
Bring to the boil and simmer for ten minutes.
How to sterilize jars and lids. For plain metal lids you can treat them the same way as your jars. You can sterilize your bands exactly as you would your jars. Leave them to sterilise for at least 20.
Remove the jars one by one and lay on fresh absorbent piece of Plenty kitchen paper to dry. Boil 10 minutes at altitudes of less than 1000. Just before filling them invert jars onto a kitchen towel to dry.
Its best to shake bottles out than place them on their sides. After the 10 minutes use the tongs to remove the lids and rings from the boiling water and allow them to cool on a clean tea towel before touching them. Fill dishwasher with clean cold jars and place on a rinse wash at a high temperature.
How to Sterilise Lids. Remove the lids and seals as before and then place the jars in a large pan. Bring the pan to the boil.
Keep the door shut fill hot jars with hot liquid one at a time removing from the washer with a tea towel or oven mitt. Canning jars are made out of tempered glass and should not have any nicks or cracks. Place the dry jars down the top.
My Mum taught me to heat the jars in the oven at a temperature of 100 degrees C for 1 hour. How to sanitize canning jars and lids couldnt be simpler. We recommend not using old jam jar lids if they are damaged or rusty they should be thrown away as they may not make a good seal.