On Nov 20, 9:59*am, (Lass Chance_2) wrote:
> When dishes come out of the dishwasher...they're sterile, arent they?
>
> Cant I just run my jars, lids, covers and tongs thru the dishwasher
> first, then fill them while they're still hot....instead of boiling the
> jars and all in water?
>
> It's time to make Christmas Chutney and I HATE the boiling-the-jars
> step.
>
> Lass

It depends on how hot your dishwasher water is - is there a separate
heater for your dishwasher, or does your hot water come from a regular
hot water heater elsewhere, and if so, how hot do you have it set (you
can always make it hotter, unless it's already at max).

BUT, I don't see a big deal about putting jars & lids in boiling water
- that's the easiest part! I'm assuming you aren't using 2-quart jars
or anything like that....I just pick them out when I'm ready to use
them, using my regular jar tongs.

N.