Off to try my hand at some green tomato chutney at the weekend using the above mentioned jars.
The recipe I have suggests that the jars should go into the oven prior to filling.
My questions are:
Which parts of the jar can go in, I presume that the rubber washer can't, but what about the lid and metal hinge?
How do I sterilise the rubber washer?
I have some wax discs and associated bits, are they still appropriate?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Or conversely, you could just ell me how you use the Ikea jars. ;D
If I had Ikea jars, I'd do something like:
Wash and dry off/sterilise in lowest oven, minus the gromit
Put gromits in a basin, and pour boiling water over them
Fill jars with boiling hot chutney one at a time
Put on rubber gromit (using gloves :P) and clamp shut
with normal jam jars I'd cover with a waxed disk, then let cool completely and put on lid
:)
I took off the washer and put the rest in the oven at a low temperature (100ishC?) (washed them first). Sometimes I just wash them in the dishwasher and don't bother with the oven bit. The washers I just put in some v hot water. Seems to have done the trick. All I know about washers is you're not supposed to reuse them but replace every time, however I do reuse them provided they make a good seal.