Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Sally A on October 07, 2007, 19:21
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Has anyone ever used these for preserving, I bought a lot of the coffee when it was BOGOF.
Does the plastic insert make it sufficiently air tight for jams, chutneys etc.
Would just like to know in case I go all "Mrs Beeton" next year.
PS: the lids make great tea light holders.
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I have used them succesfully for smoked garlic in olive oil. There is a technique for closing the jar which develops quite a good seal. Put on the lid, then push it sharply to one side and downwards at the same time. You should hear air being expelled & will obtain a noticeably better seal.
Haven't used them for jams/chutneys but I would see no problem with doing so.
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I shall hang on to them then, you never know when the chutneying bug may strike.
thanks.
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I use them to store dried herbs in.