Any Home Bakers Here?

[Sally PB]

Take the jars out and turn them upside down for 10 minutes and then turn them right side up. The lids will pop down as the jars cool.

I'd never heard the bit about turning jars upside down when you take them out of the canner. Is this just for jams/jellies? What's the reason?

 

[FBMcrazy8]

I'd never heard the bit about turning jars upside down when you take them out of the canner. Is this just for jams/jellies? What's the reason?

I do it to help it seal the lid. Even though the water bath is more than likely enough, I do it anyway. My mom doesn’t do a water bath for most of the things she cans and instead just turns it upside down to get the lid to seal.

 

[R2elk]

I do it to help it seal the lid. Even though the water bath is more than likely enough, I do it anyway. My mom doesn’t do a water bath for most of the things she cans and instead just turns it upside down to get the lid to seal.

My mother did the same and so do I.

 

[cavemanrich]

The first signs of mold have shown up. See all the blue spots? I still need to wait until August 8th to unwrap it. I need to see if the mold will get under the cheesecloth/lard combination, and onto the cheese. If it does, then I probably did not bandage it right, and should stick to waxing.

Jared,, I don't make that type of cheese (yet) but have read the instructions on the website you posted.
If I remember correctly, that person wipes off the mold as it appears. This way,, there is not as much mold spores to multiply as quickly.

 

[wyoDreamer]

@Gammas Bearded Babies There is no need to turn the jars upside down after taking them out of the canner, it is actually better not to as it can allow the contents of the jar to get under the lid and prevent sealing. The only sealing fails that I have had is when I started out canning and was turning the jars upside down like I remembered Mom doing.

In My Opinion: The canning lids that you buy today seem to have a thinner layer of rubber seal than I remember the old lids having, so there is less material to conform around the lip of the jar and create the seal. I remember how mesmerized I was at the indent left in the seal when mom pried off that lid and I would run my finger along the indent all the way around the lid - I was about 6 years old at the time.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

@Gammas Bearded Babies There is no need to turn the jars upside down after taking them out of the canner, it is actually better not to as it can allow the contents of the jar to get under the lid and prevent sealing. The only sealing fails that I have had is when I started out canning and was turning the jars upside down like I remembered Mom doing.

In My Opinion: The canning lids that you buy today seem to have a thinner layer of rubber seal than I remember the old lids having, so there is less material to conform around the lip of the jar and create the seal. I remember how mesmerized I was at the indent left in the seal when mom pried off that lid and I would run my finger along the indent all the way around the lid - I was about 6 years old at the time.

Well glad I forgot that part then! They all sealed though!
I do have a question bout the rings... do I leave em on or take em off?
I've seen several YTs where they say be sure to take them off after jars have cooled.
What's the purpose in doing this?

 

[R2elk]

Well glad I forgot that part then! They all sealed though!
I do have a question bout the rings... do I leave em on or take em off?
I've seen several YTs where they say be sure to take them off after jars have cooled.
What's the purpose in doing this?

Removing the rings prevents them from rusting in place.

 

[ronott1]

@Gammas Bearded Babies There is no need to turn the jars upside down after taking them out of the canner, it is actually better not to as it can allow the contents of the jar to get under the lid and prevent sealing. The only sealing fails that I have had is when I started out canning and was turning the jars upside down like I remembered Mom doing.

In My Opinion: The canning lids that you buy today seem to have a thinner layer of rubber seal than I remember the old lids having, so there is less material to conform around the lip of the jar and create the seal. I remember how mesmerized I was at the indent left in the seal when mom pried off that lid and I would run my finger along the indent all the way around the lid - I was about 6 years old at the time.

I have never had a jar not sealing. I do make sure to wipe off the top of the jars before putting on the lids.

 

[rjohns39]

Removing the rings prevents them from rusting in place.

I agree. Also it allows you to see if one came unsealed. If one does toss it.

Well glad I forgot that part then! They all sealed though!
I do have a question bout the rings... do I leave em on or take em off?
I've seen several YTs where they say be sure to take them off after jars have cooled.
What's the purpose in doing this?

I remove the rings, wash the jars, dry them, label them and put them on the shelf.

Just a tip: Add some white vinegar to your water in the pot. It helps keep the jars cleaner.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I wipe the rims of the jars with white vinegar - it is a tip from the Bell Book of canning. The vinegar will remove any oils on the rim. Probably a tip from the pressure canning meats section, but I do it for everything.

@ronott1 Glad you have had such success with canning.

As kids, We always hope that mom would have a non-sealed jar so we could eat it right away for snack or supper. All that hard work and we never got to eat any of it until winter.

I've had some weird stuff happen. All Operater error I'm sure. I had a friend help once and I ended up with a jar that didn't seal. We were disappointed until I took off the rings and found out she had put 2 Iids on it, lol. Another time I had a quart of soup siphon off almost 1/3 of the broth but it still sealed.