In the summer-autumn period, when a large number of preparations have to be made, the housewives each time think about how best to sterilize the jars. This important step takes a lot of time and effort. But in order for the preservation to be well stored in the winter, it is simply necessary to sterilize. Now there are many different ways and devices for this. Many have already adapted to the oven or microwave, but few have tried to sterilize containers in a slow cooker. Let’s discuss how this can be done in this article.
Sterilization of jars in a slow cooker
Without sterilization, the blanks simply cannot be stored in the winter. Moreover, it is necessary to sterilize not only the container, but also the lids. Before that, all containers are thoroughly washed under running water with detergent and soda. This is the only way to achieve sterile purity. You can also use mustard powder for washing. Such simple substances, which are always at hand, do an excellent job with the task.
Sterilization in a slow cooker occurs on the principle of the same steaming of cans over a pan. To warm the container, you will need a special container for steaming food. Leave the multicooker lid open.
The sterilization process is as follows:
- Pour several glasses of water into the multicooker.
- You can immediately throw lids into it.
- A double boiler is placed on top and the container is laid out with holes down.
- The multicooker is set to a mode called “Steaming”.
- Half-liter containers are kept in a slow cooker for at least 7 minutes, and liter containers for about 15 minutes.
Some models do not have a steam function. In this case, you can turn on the normal mode for cooking pilaf or baking. The main thing is that the water is heated and boiled. Thus, it is possible to sterilize 2 or 3 jars at the same time, it all depends on the size. The lids are often placed on top of the container, but you can also throw them into the slow cooker itself. During the time that the container will be sterilized, they will also warm up.
When the time is up, you will need to very carefully remove the containers from the double boiler. Do this with a towel, holding the jar with both hands. Then the container is turned over and laid out on a towel so that all the water is glassed. For seaming use only completely dry containers. To keep warm longer, you can cover the container with a towel on top. But it is better to immediately fill them with contents until the jars have completely cooled down.
Sterilization with blanks
Some housewives use only a slow cooker to prepare blanks. First, they sterilize jars over it, and then immediately prepare salad or jam in it and pour it into clean jars. Very convenient, because you do not need a large number of different utensils. True, in this case, you will have to make sure that the heat is stored for as long as possible. Therefore, housewives wrap jars with towels or sterilize them in another way.
In the same way, you can sterilize the container immediately with the blanks. The main thing is to set the timer correctly. The sterilization time is usually indicated in the recipe. Use for this the same steamer mode or any mode for cooking dishes. You can put metal lids on top of the jars, just do not twist them. After the time has elapsed, the jars are rolled up and turned upside down. Then they need to be wrapped in a blanket and left for a day to cool completely.
Conclusion
As you can see, warming up jars in a slow cooker is as easy as shelling pears. It doesn’t matter what model you have, redmond, polaris or any other. The main thing is that it has a steaming mode or just a mode for cooking pilaf or baking. In the same way, you can warm up containers with blanks. It can be pickled cucumbers or tomatoes, jams and salads, mushrooms and juices. With such an assistant, every housewife will be able to make blanks at home without spending a lot of time and effort on it.
