Is Sterilizing Jars Really That Dangerous?

[wolram]

So how dangerous can this be, well dangerous enough for me to have a great welt across my arm, i thought all one would have to do is fill the jar with boiling water and give it a shake, wrong, the water finds its way past an imperfect seal and blasts out a jet of steam,
on a 1 to 10 it is a 7 for ouch factor.

 

[mgb_phys]

Alternatively add boiling water and shake - lid forms a perfect seal.
Water cools, creates vacuum, can't get lid off.
Use sharp screwdriver to try and lift lid to let air in.
Screwdriver slips and embeds in palm of hand - ouch factor 6/7.

 

[Evo]

No, no, no! You're supposed to put them in a hot water bath. In a large pot of hot water, bring to a boil, not a bath tub.

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_01/sterile_jars.html

Wolram, read this.

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/utah_can_guide_01.pdf

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html

 

[CaptainQuasar]

I was thinking the other day, maybe next summer I can figure out how to cut my lawn with explosives. Y'know... shaped charges, like they use for opening a safe?

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[Evo]

I was thinking the other day, maybe next summer I can figure out how to cut my lawn with explosives. Y'know... shaped charges, like they use for opening a safe?

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[wolram]

No, no, no! You're supposed to put them in a hot water bath. In a large pot of hot water, bring to a boil, not a bath tub.

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_01/sterile_jars.html

Wolram, read this.

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/utah_can_guide_01.pdf

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html

That was cool, i had to do a cont,alt,delete to get out of it.

 

[CaptainQuasar]

Let me introduce you to my friend "The Weed Dragon".

Hilarious - slightly rebranded it can be “Spaceballs - the Flame Thrower!”

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[Cyrus]

Let me introduce you to my friend "The Weed Dragon".



http://www.flameengineering.com/Weed_Dragon.html

Outside school today construction workers were using this exact thing to melt jugs of tar to fix holes in the road.