Ingredients

• Glass jars with lids
• 1 large cooking pot
• 1 shallow pan
• Tap water

Steps

• Step 1

  Ensure your jars are washed thoroughly using dish washing liquid prior to starting process.

• Step 2

  Preheat oven to 180C or 350F.

• Step 3

  To a large pot, place all your jars making sure they can be totally submerged.

• Step 4

  Fill pot with hot tap water.

• Step 5

  Bring to the boil for 10 to 15 minutes.

• Step 6

  Carefully remove from boiling water and drain. (avoid touching insides with utensils)

• Step 7

  Place the jars in a large baking tray.

• Step 8

  Bake in oven for 20 minutes at 180C or 350F.

• Step 9

  In a pan, add hot tap water and add the jar lids. (make sure they are totally submerged)

• Step 10

  Boil lids for 10 minutes.

• Step 11

  Once jar have been in oven for 20 minutes, remove them and place on heat proof surface.

• Step 12

  Drain the water from the lids.

• Step 13

  If making jam, add your hot jam to the oven hot jars and immediately screw on the lids firmly.

Little Tips

If your dishwasher is hot enough, avoid step 3 to 6 (boiling jars in pot) and place straight in oven.