How do you sterilise jars in the oven?

[Claire72]

I know you can, but wondering what temp and for how long? going to need quite a few so no point trying to boil them all, as can only do 3 at a time in a wok lol

[lainey lou]

Hi Claire, first wash the jars in soapy water and rinse in clean warm water. Allow them to drip-dry, upside down, on a rack in the oven set to 140C/275F/Gas 1. Leave them there for at least half an hour while you make the jam. What kind of jam are you making?

[Polly Fouracre]

You need to wash and rinse them well and put them in a roasting tin or similar and put them in a hottish oven (180c) until hot and dry. Be sure they are quite dry though or your jam will go mouldy.

[di]

Make sure if the lids have plasic coating stuff inside you pop them in boiling water not oven~have lost many a lid this way myself!

[Claire72]

Hi Claire, first wash the jars in soapy water and rinse in clean warm water. Allow them to drip-dry, upside down, on a rack in the oven set to 140C/275F/Gas 1. Leave them there for at least half an hour while you make the jam. What kind of jam are you making?

Blackcurrant
Made Raspberry yesterday, got tons of blackcurrants so using 4lb of blackcurrants this morning to make jam, then going to pick the rest

[lainey lou]

oooh yummy claire!

[Hans Mum]

i do as lainey lou suggests, but i sterilise my lids in baby bottle sterlising fluid/tablets hope you have a productive day

[squashysu]

doesnt the dishwasher sterilse or is that not suitable for jars??

[coomber]

I sterilise mine in the dishwasher

[Chillimad]

I sterilise mine in the dishwasher

Yep everything here is sterilised in the dishwasker,, hot cycle then dry,, just make sure the jars are inverted.

[Claire72]

my dishwasher is called Claire, has two legs and 2 hands! don't think I can put my hands into hot enough water for sterilisation!!!

[Mikey]

I actually sterilise in the old baby bottle sterilising machine, and dry through in the oven. After they ahve already been throught the dishwasher cycle, I'm a bit obsessive I know but I don't want to find that my efforts are in vain.

[Paulottie]

Anything over 110 C will do- 20 mins fine. LIds are best sterilised in Miltons solution.