How do I Sterilise jam jars?

How do I Sterilise jam jars?

To sterilise your jam jars in the oven:

1. Heat your oven to 140°C / 275°F / Gas Mark 1.
2. Wash your jars and lids in warm soapy water.
3. Place a piece of baking paper on a baking tray and place your wet jars on it.
4. Place in the oven and heat for twenty minutes.

Do you need to sterilize jars for jam?

There’s no need to sterilize whatever you want to put the jam in, as with water-bath canning, but it should be clean. Glass jars, the type you use for canning or even cleaned jars that previously held store-bought jam, are great.

How do you Sterilise jam jars in boiling water?

Ingredients

1. Wash jars in hot suds and rinse in scalding water. Put jars in a water-bath canner or on a rack set in a deep pot and cover with hot water.
2. Bring water to a boil and boil jars, covered, 15 minutes from time steam emerges from pot.
3. Just before filling them, invert jars onto a kitchen towel to dry.

Do you let jam cool before putting lids on?

Put the lids on really, really tight, then flip the jars upside down on a clean kitchen towel for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, put the jam jars in the refrigerator, right-side up. Your jam is ready when it’s cold, and you are going to freak out because it’s so delicious!

How do you Sterilise jam jars without an oven?

Try soaking them in hot soapy water first if they’re tricky to remove. Use soapy water to make sure that the jar is clean before sterilising. Take care to rinse off all the washing up liquid. Place in the microwave (while still wet) and turn on ‘high’ (usually around 1,000 watts) for 30-45 seconds.

How do I sterilize jam jar lids?

Wash your jars and the lids in hot soapy water, but do not dry them. Instead, leave them to stand upside down on a roasting tray while they’re still wet. Pop the tray of clean, wet jars and lids in to a preheated oven at 160-180ºC for about 15 mins.

Should you stir jam while it’s boiling?

Stir to ensure all dissolved. Do no stir jam once boiling, but use a wooden spoon to check it is not sticking on the base of the pan. Stirring lowers the temperature and delays setting point being reached. It is wasteful to remove scum too often.

Can I put warm jam in the fridge?

And pour the hot jam into the jars. After 10 minutes, put the jam jars in the refrigerator, right-side up. Your jam is ready when it’s cold, and you are going to freak out because it’s so delicious! Note: this jam will keep for about two weeks in your fridge.