On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:45:42 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:59:15 +1000, "Farm1" >
> > wrote:
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> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> > One was about re-preserving things like the unused half of a can of
> >> > tomato paste and the other was a reminder about differing
> >> > wattage/voltage between the US and Aus.
> >>
> >> The wattage is the important item mentioned in the book - you need to
> >> know
> >> the wattage of your microwave to determine the time for cooking a jar of
> >> a
> >> particular size.
> >>
> >> Since things electrical confuse me completely, I can offer no more
> >> illumination other than to tell you what wattage my machine operates at
> >> and
> >> how long it takes to do the preserving of 1 x 375gram old salsa jar in my
> >> microwave. In addition, I can add that a minute should be added for each
> >> additional jar added to the oven up to a maximum of 4 jars done at one
> >> sitting.
> >>
> >
> > Sounds like it will be important to buy the book. I looked it up and
> > it's available in an American version here, thanks!
>
> What book? I have never used the microwave for that and I would love to
> know how
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The book was mentioned upthread.
http://cook-books.com.au/ccp0-prodsh...ving-book.html
The American version uses the word "Canning" instead of Bottling.
http://www.amazon.com/5-Minute-Micro.../dp/1742484778
I see there's a video on the subject too
http://www.instructables.com/id/Micr...the-Microwave/

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