Practical tips
Bottling
Select Cook Universal for bottling.
Cook Universal function
Produce | Temp. | Duration |
| in °C | in |
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| minutes** |
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Fruit |
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Apples | 90* | 50 |
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Apple | 90* | 65 |
sauce/stewed |
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apples |
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Red / | 80* | 50 |
Blackcurrants |
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Gooseberries | 80* | 55 |
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Fruit with | 85* | 55 |
stones |
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Vegetables |
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Beans | 100 | 120 |
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Gherkins | 90* | 55 |
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*This temperature is not the same as the recommended temperature.
**The times quoted are for 1.0 litre jars. If using 0.5 litre jars reduce the time by about 15 minutes. If using 0.25 litre jars reduce the time by about 20 minutes.
Proceed as follows:
^Place the condensate tray on the lowest shelf level.
^Place a maximum of 6 prepared jars (all the same size) on the rack, ensuring that they do not touch one another. This allows the hot steam to surround the jars on all sides.
^Select Cook Universal 100 °C.
^Change the recommended temperature if necessary (see chart) and confirm your selection.
^Select the duration (see chart) and confirm your selection.
^Make use of residual heat by leaving the jars in the oven for 30 minutes after it has switched off.
^Cover the jars with a cloth and allow to cool for approx. 24 hours.
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