Sanitizing bottles/jars for homemade sauce

The recipe for tomato sauce (includes vinegar, sugar and salt) I am using says I can put the bottles in cool water and bring to boil; once they are boiling, they are ready to fill and seal. My question is, do the bottles have to be completely immersed to be sanitized? Thanks, Janet

Best Answer

Yes. Any part of the bottle that is not submersed may not reach the proper temperature for sterilization.

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Quick Answer about "Sanitizing bottles/jars for homemade sauce"

Preheat the oven to 130°C (270°F/110°C Fan).

Wash your jars, bottles and lids with hot soapy water and rinse well.

Place them in the preheated oven, upside down to dry and sterilise for 15 minutes.

Whend done, turn the oven off, and if not needed immediately, leave in the oven to cool.

How do you sterilize bottles for sauce?

How to sterilise jars and bottles

Preheat oven to 110\xb0C. Wash jars and lids in hot, soapy water. Rinse well. ...

Bring water to the boil over high heat. Cover pan. ...

Using metal tongs, remove jars and lids from boiling water and place upside down on tray. Place in oven and heat for 15 minutes.

Do you need to sterilize jars for hot sauce?

You must always sterilize hot sauce bottles, otherwise your hot sauce will only keep for a week or two in the fridge. Sterilization of the bottle is part of what makes it stable at room temperature for a longer period of time. You also need to sterilize jars for canning, pickling, and my personal favorite jams.

How do you sanitize glass bottles?

Step 1: Clean & Soak. Ensure your bottle is empty. ...

Step 2: Rinse, Repeat. Remove your labels. ...

Step 3: Boil for Ten Minutes. Being careful not to burn yourself (glass containers will get very hot) use tongs to place your glass bottles in boiling water. ...

Step 4: Rinse in 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. ...

Step 5: Air Dry.

How do you sterilize glass food jars?

To sterilize empty jars, put them right side up on the rack in a boiling-water canner. Fill the canner and jars with hot (not boiling) water to 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Boil 10 minutes at altitudes of less than 1,000 ft. At higher elevations, boil 1 additional minute for each additional 1,000 ft.

How To - sterilise jars

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