Good afternoon, my reader. The microwave will help not only warm or cook food, but also to sterilize canning cans. The advantage of this method is the absence of steam and elevated room temperature, high quality glassware treatment.
Homemade canning (Photo Used by Standard License © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
For the successful and full sterilization of glass containers in the microwave, it is necessary to adhere to certain safety rules.
- Dishes with chips and cracks are not a place in the microwave oven. Under the influence of microwaves, it will finally split into small glass fragments that will have to be removed with great care.
- Various decorations on dishes containing metals under the influence of microwaves will be spoken. The waves themselves will be reflected from metal particles and are capable of damage to the microwave.
- Water container installed in the oven next to the banks will speed up the sterilization process and increase its quality.
High-quality disinfection depends not only on the microwave oven, but also on the preparation of cans to the process.
Sterilization of cans in a microwave oven (Photo used according to a standard license © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
Preparation and sterilization itself consist of the following steps:
- inspection of dishes for damage (chips, cracks);
- Careful washing cans with detergents for dishes;
- rinse of tanks in running water;
- On the bottom of the cans it is necessary to pour clean water with a layer of 1.5 cm;
- set the containers into the microwave at a short distance from each other;
- Install the power of the furnace to the maximum level (from 700 W);
- warm up dishes within 5 minutes;
- Extract banks using pure tapes so as not to burn your hands;
- Place the capacitance on the pure, stroke fabric.
Capacities in which the preservation of vegetables using brine can be used immediately, without waiting until they are dried.
Jam must be laid exclusively in dry banks. Sterilizing, they do not pour water, but install it in a separate container next.
Three-liter banks can also be sterilized in a microwave oven. To do this, they pour a small amount of water and laid on the side.
Preparation of sterilization cans (photos from www.theprairiehometead.com)
Even filled containers can be sterilized in the microwave oven. They are filled with products, leaving a small amount empty. Conduct to boil, boiled for 3 minutes, after which they fill out the remaining empty volume with boiling brine or syrup and roll with covers.
In the microwave furnace you can sterilize children's bottles. They are placed in ceramic utensils filled with clean water are covered with a glass or ceramic lid and disinfected at maximum power for 7-8 minutes.
Glass bottles can be sterilized without placing them in an additional container. They pour a small amount of filtered water and treated with microwaves for 3 minutes.