At the canning class I took we did put the jars in the dishwasher to do
the washing/sterilizing step. We were told to use them hot from the
dishwasher to fill.

However, we put the lids and rings in a pot of hot water. The rings are
prone to rusting in the dishwasher and the heat can affect the sealing
ability of the lids. I think that's why the directions say hot water
and not boiling water :-)

At any rate, it worked great.

marcella

In article >,
(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