For bottle or preserving jar pasteurisation:
Fill the bottles or preserving jars to within 2.5cm / 1" of the top with clean, prepared juice or food (peas and beans keep longer if blanched first). Ensure that the bottle caps or rings of the jars are clean and dry. Fit the rubber seal and clip fasten the lids.
Place the bottles or jars on the rack that sits on the base of the tank protecting them from direct heat. Jars can be stacked one on top of another. Fill the tank with water to within 2.5cm / 1" of the top bottle/jars. Place the lid on the appliance.
- Set the temperature gauge and time you would like to keep at contstant temperature
- The cooker / pasteuriser will then heat to the set temperature
- When the pasteuriser reaches your specified temperature the timer will commence countdown AUTOMATICALLY
- When timer reaches zero a buzzer will sound and pasteurisation is complete
For more information on bottling fruit see How to bottle fruit.
For bag-in-box pasteurisation using a Filling Support Stand:
Place the bag collar into the support stand and fill the bag allowing some room for expansion of the juice to be heated. Exclude air before the tap is pushed part-way into the collar of the bag.
Place 2 x 5 litre bags or 1 x 10 litre bag onto the pasteuriser rack and set the thermostat. When the water temperature reached the set level there may be more air in the bags - remove the bags, place the bag collar in the Filling Support Stand, take out the tap, expel the air and then drive the tap fully home. Return the bag to the pasteuriser, set the temperature, place the lid on the appliance and leave for the full pasteurisation time. Allow the bags to cool before packing into the cardboard box.
Cooking settings and timings for individual drinks or foods are supplied with the machine.
(Note: The 20 litre bag is not suitable for use in this pasteuriser)