When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?

Cant I just run my jars, lids, covers and tongs thru the dishwasher
first, then fill them while they're still hot....instead of boiling the
jars and all in water?

It's time to make Christmas Chutney and I HATE the boiling-the-jars
step.

Lass

On Nov 20, 9:59*am, (Lass Chance_2) wrote:
> When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?
>
> Cant I just run my jars, lids, covers and tongs thru the dishwasher
> first, then fill them while they're still hot....instead of boiling the
> jars and all in water?
>
> It's time to make Christmas Chutney and I HATE the boiling-the-jars
> step.
>
> Lass

It depends on how hot your dishwasher water is - is there a separate
heater for your dishwasher, or does your hot water come from a regular
hot water heater elsewhere, and if so, how hot do you have it set (you
can always make it hotter, unless it's already at max).

BUT, I don't see a big deal about putting jars & lids in boiling water
- that's the easiest part! I'm assuming you aren't using 2-quart jars
or anything like that....I just pick them out when I'm ready to use
them, using my regular jar tongs.

N.

At the canning class I took we did put the jars in the dishwasher to do
the washing/sterilizing step. We were told to use them hot from the
dishwasher to fill.

However, we put the lids and rings in a pot of hot water. The rings are
prone to rusting in the dishwasher and the heat can affect the sealing
ability of the lids. I think that's why the directions say hot water
and not boiling water :-)

At any rate, it worked great.

marcella

In article >,
(Lass Chance_2) wrote:

> When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?
>
> Cant I just run my jars, lids, covers and tongs thru the dishwasher
> first, then fill them while they're still hot....instead of boiling the
> jars and all in water?
>
> It's time to make Christmas Chutney and I HATE the boiling-the-jars
> step.
>
> Lass

Lass Chance_2 wrote:
> When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?

No, not necessarily.

> Cant I just run my jars, lids, covers and tongs thru the dishwasher
> first, then fill them while they're still hot....instead of boiling the
> jars and all in water?
>
> It's time to make Christmas Chutney and I HATE the boiling-the-jars
> step.


For chutney, you can probably get away with it. It kind of depends on
the recipe. (Even using properly sterilized jars, what you are
describing is called the "Open Kettle Method" of canning, and it's no
longer recommended)

Bob

Lass Chance_2 wrote:

> When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?

I use the dishwasher for my jars and lids, and the clothes washing
machine for washing the pickling cucumbers.

=-sw

In article >,
(Lass Chance_2) wrote:

> When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?
>
> Cant I just run my jars, lids, covers and tongs thru the dishwasher
> first, then fill them while they're still hot....instead of boiling the
> jars and all in water?
>
> It's time to make Christmas Chutney and I HATE the boiling-the-jars
> step.
>
> Lass


1. Ask at rec.food.preserving.
2. No, they are not sterile; they are clean.
3. If you process the filled and sealed jars in a boiling water bath
for 10 minutes or longer, you don't have to boil them empty for 10
minutes first. All you need is a clean, hot jar to fill. And some will
argue about the jar needed to be hot.

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp - the National Center for Home Food
Preservation. It's your authoritative source for safe home food
preserving.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller - crustless pie; kraut and ribs are the
latest

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:50:53 -0800, Marcella Peek
> wrote:

> We were told to use them hot from the
>dishwasher to fill.

I take them hot from the dishwasher and put them opening up on a
cooking sheet and put in the oven at 400F until I need to fill them.

On Nov 20, 5:10 pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:50:53 -0800, Marcella Peek
>
> > wrote:
> > We were told to use them hot from the
> >dishwasher to fill.
>
> I take them hot from the dishwasher and put them opening up on a
> cooking sheet and put in the oven at 400F until I need to fill them.

Lately, for chutney and pickle, I've been washing them out, then in
the oven whilst I chop and cook stuff. No casualties reported.

When I was canning pear, tomato, other stuff, with less salt, vingar,
sugar, I had the idea that cooking in the jar was essential. Dragged
that giant pot and wire rack down from the attic.

There're people that know better than me.

mbulka