Rommelsbacher ka 2004/e [17/28] Interesting points and hints about preserving

• Alsomakesurethatnowaterorsteammayinltratetheundersideoftheappliance.

• Fromtimetotimetheoutlettapshouldbeunscrewedunderneaththeknobandbecleanedwithhot

water,towhichyoumayaddabitofdishwashingdetergent.Onreassembling,justtightenthescrewby

hand,asotherwiseliquidmighttailafter.

• Donotuseabrasivesorsolvents!

• Donotusesteelwoolorsharp,scratchyobjectsforcleaning!

• Donotuseasteam-jetappliance!

Interesting points and hints about preserving

First of all: grandma‘s good old rules for preserving have not been changed! Preserving means sterilising

food without adding any chemical preserving agents. The even heat that is generated kills the germs in

theitemstobepreserved;atthesametimetheresultingvacuumsealsthejarhermeticallyandgerm-free.

Only... the preserving cooker has come a long way since grandma‘s time! Auto-Preserving Cookers make it

a lot easier, and grandma would have been glad to have one!

The preserving process:

• Cleanlinessandthoroughpreparationareimperativeforthesakeoftheshelflife.Fruitandvegetables

shouldbeofgoodquality,freshandripe.

• Washfruitandvegetablesthoroughlyandletthemdry.

• Greenbeansandpeaskeeplongerifyoublanchthembrieyrst.

• Glassjars,cans,bottlesandtheirlidsshouldbewashedcarefullyinhot,soapywater.Thenrinsewith

clear water and place them on a clean cloth until water has run off.

• Checkcontainersforstubbornresiduesanddamage.

• Leavesealsinclearwateruntiltheyareused.

• Donotuseanyporous,damagedorover-stretchedrubberringsorcaps.

• Fillthecontainersupto2cmbelowtherim;whenpreservingpulpyfood(applepureeetc.)leavea

space of 3 to 4 cm below the rim.

• Whenmakingsausagellcontainersonlyto3/4.

• Closecontainerstightlywithscrew-onlids,springclipsorbraces.

• Closebottlesimmediatelyuponcompletionofthesterilisationprocess.

• Alwaysplaceglassjarsontheinsertgrid,thisensuresagoodcirculationoftheboilingwater

underneathandamongsttheglassjars,andtheyareheatedmorerapidly.

• Glassjarsofdifferentsizesmaybeused.Theglassjarsaretobe2/3to3/4submerged;ifyouusethe

upperlevelaswell,thisappliestotheupperlevel.Donotworry;theglassjarsunderneathwhichare

then fully submerged are so well sealed by preserving ring and spring clips that no boiling water may

inﬁltrate them from outside.