How to make sterile oil
Sterilized vegetable oil is a necessary and useful product in every home, especially in those families where there are newborn children. It can be used for health, household and food purposes.
Oil sterilization process
Sterilized vegetable oil often becomes necessary in various life situations. For example, it is an effective remedy for treating the skin of a newborn baby, as well as for winter preparations. There is no sterilized oil on sale, so you need to make it at home.
The basis for sterilized oil will be a simple refined oil, which is commercially available and is available in almost every home. Pour 250 grams of oil into a half liter glass jar. Take a large saucepan, fill it with water and place a jar of butter in it. Put the pot on fire. Never place the oil in hot water, as temperature differences can cause the can to burst.
Place cheesecloth under the jar of butter at the bottom of the pot, rolling it into three to four layers. This will also help protect the jar from sudden changes in temperature.
Stir the oil lightly with a wooden spoon or stick to warm up evenly. It must be sterilized within 30-40 minutes. Gradually, the water in the pot will boil away, so periodically add it, otherwise the can may burst. Make sure there is 1–2 centimeters more water than oil.
Don’t worry if boiling water gets into the oil, it will quickly surface and evaporate, as these foods have different densities and boiling points. It is not necessary to sterilize a large amount of oil at once, it is better to prepare it again if necessary.
After sterilization, the oil should cool. Only then is the product ready for its intended use. Sterile oil can be used repeatedly, you just need to close the jar with a clean lid or roll it up like vegetables for the winter. Store sterilized oil in the refrigerator.
It is forbidden to sterilize the oil in a microwave oven: overheating can lead to the destruction of bonds and complex fats of the product (therefore, it is no longer possible to fry in waste oil), and if it is not heated enough, the oil will not be sterile enough
Sometimes sterilized vegetable oil is used when bathing children. To do this, add 10-15 drops of the product to the water bath. It is better to sterilize oil for newborns immediately in a bottle. This is done in order not to pour the already purified product into a new container, since it is extremely inconvenient to get it out of the can before the massage.
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