Preserve jars come in all types and sizes.
with glass lids, rubber rings and clamps;
with screw tops
with an attached glass top and rubber ring.
You find them at
Dille & Kamille
Blokker
Xenos
You can keep fruits and vegetables for a long time if you preserve them, but you have to do it in the right manner. It is very important that preserve jars and bottles are spotless before you start preserving so that the food can not become contaminated with bacteria. Therefore, you must sterilize the glass ware.
Here are some tips
Buy glass jars or bottles especially designed for preserving, made of tempered glass and undamaged.
Screw tops must match the jars exactly and they need to be replaced every year.
Preserve jars and bottles need an undamaged rubber ring, that seals the preserve jars.
How to sterilize preserve jars
How to sterilize preserve jars in the oven
wash the jars warm water with soap, rinse them really well with hot water.
place the jars upside down on a clean tea towel.
set the oven temperature to 100°C
place pots and glass covers for at least 15 minutes in the oven, on the baking tray inside upwards.
remove the jars from the oven and place them on a warm wet tea towel.
clean rubber rings in the same way, keep them in a bowl of hot water until needed.
place the clasps on the clean tea towel.
How to sterilize pots with screw caps in the oven
wash the jars in warm water with soap, rinse them well with hot water.
place the jars upside down on a clean tea towel.
set the oven temperature to 100°C
place pots and caps for at least 15 minutes in the oven, inside upwards on a baking tray.
remove from jars from the oven and place them upside down on a clean tea towel.
Place screw caps until needed in a bowl and pour on boiling water. The rubber will stay soft so that the lids tighten easily.
How to sterilize preserve jars on the stove
Place the preserve jars upright in a large pan filled with water, lids and / or rubber rings too.
The pots must be at least 2.5 centimeters under water.
Bring the water to boil and boil the glass jars for 10 minutes.
Take the jars with tongs from the water and place them upside down on a clean, ironed tea towel.
Spoon the food into the hot jars up to 0.5 cm below the edge then rub the rim clean.
Screw the tops on or close the pots firmly and put them upside down for 5 minutes to seal.
Please mind!
A hot wash on the longest program of the dishwasher cleans preserve jars ver well. But do sterilize the jars etc. in the oven or with boiling water anyway, a dishwasher does not wash hot enough to kill all germs!
Read a good book about how to preserve safely. The preserve times differ quite a bit depending on what you are preserving. For safety, it's very important that you keep the right times.