How to sterilise jars in the air fryer
If you are making jam this summer then you need to know how to sterilise jars in an air fryer! It's so quick and easy to do. One of the most fabulous things about an air fryer is that you can sterilise your jam jars so easily. It's great to use the air fryer for sterilising jars when you are doing small batches of jam and only need a few jars.
Equipment
- Washing up bowl
- Scourer
- Tea towel
Instructions
- Wash your jars and lids in hot soapy water.
- Place them upside down on a clean tea towel so excess water can drain out. Repeat until you do all the jars you need.
- Add a piece of kitchen paper to the air fryer basket and place the jar's rim side down. Add the lids too.
- Set the air fryer to 120ºC / 250ºF.
- Leave the jam jars in the air fyer for 10-15 minutes.
- Turn the air fryer off and leave them in the heat.
- For best results use the jam jars hot from the air fryer for jam. This will reduce the chance of the glass breaking.
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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