Description of possible ways to sterilize cans in a multicooker
In the summer, it is important not only to get the vitamins necessary for the body, but also to preserve most of the fruits for future use. Blanks for the winter are a great opportunity to enjoy the taste of summer in the cold season. You can stock up on vegetables and fruits for future use in different ways. The fruits are canned, frozen, salted, fermented. Canning is the most popular of these. At the same time, thorough sterilization of dishes is a prerequisite for storing most of the workpieces. A convenient but little-known technique is the sterilization of dishes and cans in a multicooker.
Can jars be sterilized in a multicooker?
Any housewife knows that for the successful storage of ready-made canned food, the jars in which they are located must be sterilized. This is done in several ways:
- In the oven.
- On the stove.
- In the microwave.
- In a slow cooker.
Housewives often use the first three methods, but few know that you can do this in a multicooker. You can sterilize glassware for preservation with such a device. In addition, this process is easier than on the stove.
The advantage of the multicooker is that it can be used not only for preliminary heat treatment of containers, but also for sterilization of cans with blanks.
This procedure can be carried out in a device of any model and with a minimum number of programs.
How is the process going?
When sterilizing dishes, it is important to follow a few basic rules:
- used cans must be intact, without defects;
- you need to wash the dishes before heat treatment using a detergent, as well as baking soda or dry mustard powder;
- then rinse the glassware thoroughly with running water.
Further, to sterilize cans in a multicooker, a grid for steaming dishes should be installed above the bowl. Clean dry cans are installed on it with the neck down.
Previously, the grate, as well as the bowl itself, must be thoroughly washed with detergent, but without soda.
Pour 2 glasses of water at room temperature into the bowl and turn on the device in the "Steam cooking" mode.
If there is no such program, then you can use any other that allows you to quickly boil water in a bowl.
Usually 2-3 small jars are placed on the wire rack. The top cover does not close during the procedure. 0.5 liter cans are sterilized for 7-8 minutes, liter cans for 15-20 minutes.
After the specified time, hot clean cans are removed, placed on a clean towel with the necks up. Fill with the prepared product when they have cooled slightly.
Sterilization of cans with blanks
Many recipes indicate that after filling a container with a blank, it requires additional sterilization.
Such a procedure for processing finished cans in a multicooker is also easier and faster than on a stove or in an oven.
First, a clean cloth or towel is placed on the bottom of the bowl. This is to ensure that the glassware does not break during processing. Jars with blanks are placed on top, They are covered with lids sterilized in boiling water.
Water at room temperature is carefully poured into the multicooker bowl to the level of the cans' shoulders.
Next, you need to turn on the device in the mode of any program that provides heating up to 100 degrees. Usually, 0.5 liter cans need 10 minutes, liter cans - 15-20 minutes.
After the time has elapsed, the cans are carefully removed, the lids are rolled up. After that, it is advisable to turn over the dishes with conservation and put them in a safe place, covering them with something warm (blanket, blanket).
Compliance with the general rules of sterilization will allow you to save the workpieces for future use without problems.
