So that everyone can find their way around the subject of preserving, Einkochwelt® explains a few terms here:
Weck preserving jars
The most important utensils are the Weck preserving jars (officially round rimmed jars). Weck round rim jars are available with mouth diameters of 40, 60, 80, 100 or 120 mm. Weck meets the wide range of preserving possibilities with a large selection of different jar shapes: Mold (conical), tulip, deco (both bulbous), cylindrical, convex, trapezoidal, gourmet, gugelhupf and the juice jars. Depending on the shape, Weck round rim jars are available in sizes from 35 to 2700 ml. Weck jars can be easily recognised by the strawberry logo on the jar.
Weck preserving rings, preserving clips, Weck jar lids
Other accessories are the preserving rings for airtight sealing of the jars. They work like a kind of sealing ring. When preserving, the rings are placed between the rim of the jar and the jar lid. Before boiling down, the rings should be rinsed briefly with hot vinegar water. Porous boiling rings are best replaced as they do not seal the jars tightly.
The jar lids are available with the same mouth diameters of 40, 60, 80, 100 or 120 mm as the jars and are placed on the jar after the rubber seal before being fixed in place with the two clamps.
Screw-top jars / twist-off jars
Alternatively, you can cook in so-called screw-top jars (also known as twist-off jars). The variety of these jars ranges from very small jars of 45 ml (1.6 fl.oz) to large jars with a volume of 1110 ml (39.1 fl.oz) in a wide variety of shapes. In addition to the jar, a suitable screw lid is required. Depending on the lid, screw-on or twist-off lids (past) are also suitable for products containing oil, but should not be used at temperatures above 100°C. The compound is the sealing material in the lid of a screw-top jar. It seals the jar optimally at a temperature of 91°C. However, the lid should first be carefully cleaned with hot vinegar water and preheated in warm or hot water. Screw-on lids with compound should only be used once, as the sealing properties of the compound can deteriorate with repeated use.
Wire jars
Preserving in wire-clamp jars is not recommended due to the water-sensitive wire clamps (only stainless steel clamps are suitable for this purpose). However, wire-clamp jars are ideal for pickling as they can be tightly sealed with a wire clamp and rubber ring.
