Jams and marmalades: the tricks you may not know to sterilize jars quickly

Sterilizing jars and jams is essential. Here's how to do it with grandma's foolproof methods.

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Sterilizing jars and jams is essential. Here's how to do it with grandma's foolproof methods.

Summer is the time for jams and marmalades to prepare, to have a stock of summer fruit even in winter.

Before preparing these delights, it is necessary sterilize the glass jars; a necessary and fundamental operation to consume food products in total safety. Sterilization, in fact, serves to eliminate all traces of fungi and bacteria from your containers, but also from the lids and seals.

Let's find out how to do with grandma's infallible tricks and also with more modern tricks, thanks to the help of household appliances (Read also: Do you know the difference between sanitizing, disinfecting and sanitizing?)

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Sterilize the jars in the pot

La sterilization of the jars in the pot it is one of the great classics of the grandmother, among the most used and known methods, handed down from generation to generation. Use a large enough saucepan with high sides.

Here's how to proceed:

First, place a tea towel on the bottom of the pot
At this point insert the jars and caps
Cover them with another clean tea towel and fill the pot with cold water
Bring to a boil and cook for about 30 minutes over low heat
After the time has elapsed, turn off and let cool
Take out the jars, arrange them upside down and let them dry.

The same procedure can be performed with the pressure cooker, just bring to a boil and from the beginning of the hiss set the timer to 10 minutes, turn off and let the steam escape before opening. (Read also: How to sterilize jars for homemade preserves)

Sterilize the jars in the oven

One of the primi methods of sterilization of jars is to put them in the oven; an effective and, above all, fast solution that will save you a lot of time.

Here's how to proceed:

Place the jars well spaced on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Put everything in the oven and turn it on at a temperature of 150 °
Sterilize the jars for about 15 minutes
After the time has elapsed, turn the appliance off and let it cool down
When the temperature drops below 100 ° you can insert lids and gaskets to leave for about 5 minutes.

Sterilize with the dishwasher

A quick and effective, albeit unusual, method is the dishwasher sterilization.

Here's how:

Insert the jars and caps into the basket
Choose the wash program with high temperature without soap
When done, take out the jars and caps and let them dry.

Sterilize with the microwave

Another quick alternative to sterilizing your glass jars is to use the microwave oven.

The procedure is as follows:

First wash the jars
Leave them slightly moist
Fill them halfway with cold water
Place them on the turntable and run the appliance at maximum power for about 2-3 minutes
At this point, empty the jars and let them dry on a clean tea towel.

Beware of caps that cannot be inserted, so we recommend sterilizing them following another of the methods listed.