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OfflineLegalize247
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Jars come out to dry. What do I do?
    #5696340 - 05/31/06 07:50 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Ive been having trouble getting my birdseed jars to come out moist out of the pressure cooker. Ive tried adding more water but my jars still come out dry. Does anyone else have this problem. What do I do? By the way Im using penningtons brand seed with coat I buy from Walmart. And I presoak the grain for 24hrs then rinse then add 100ml h2o and then pressure cook.


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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: Legalize247]
    #5696357 - 05/31/06 07:54 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Also I cook at 16psi in my pressure cooker. Its a mirro 19/20qt. I cook 7 jars at a time.


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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: Legalize247]
    #5696377 - 05/31/06 07:59 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

What exact procedure did you use after time expired for the PC cycle. The biggest cause I see of dry jars is lifting the weight or relief valve to let pressure out faster at the end. That causes the grains that are at a temperature above the boiling point of water due to pressure, to suddenly loose all their moisture because the pressure that was holding the moisture in place disappears. Let the PC cool naturally until you can handle it without gloves or a pot holder before opening.
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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5696434 - 05/31/06 08:16 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

WOW.. i actualy never knew that about lifting the weight.. lol.. i haven't had a bad dryness but definately noticed that my jars and such were sometime a little dry.. . nice to know


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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: MushroomJoe]
    #5696571 - 05/31/06 08:41 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I never lift the weight. I let them cool and once pressure is done I shake them with an alcohal rag. Then I throw seven at a time inside a trashbag with a dash of alcohal on the bottom. I then seal the trashbag. The jars then heat the alcohal so the air is contam free.


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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: Legalize247]
    #5696607 - 05/31/06 08:49 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

If you mess with the jars while they're hot they will evaporate part their moisture out. Wait until they're cool. That's what is happening. Also, you don't need to put them in a bag. Just take out of the PC when they're cool to the touch. You should have a filter of some type on there to prevent contaminants from getting in.
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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5696896 - 05/31/06 09:39 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Can you describe for us (a) your soaking/simmering/boiling/whatever method for the WBS and (b) precisely what your lids look like?

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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: MushroomJoe]
    #5697103 - 05/31/06 10:20 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

After they are done cooking I let the pressure cookers depresurize. Then I shake jars with alcohal soaked rag. THen I placce them in a trashbag with a dash of alcohal and tie the trashbag shut. For some reason the jars always come out dry. I do suspect the grain is not holding a lot of water. I dont know though. ANy suggestions? :confused:


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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: splifner180]
    #5697115 - 05/31/06 10:21 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

my lids are a 1/4inch hole stuffed with polyfill and then covered with aluminum foil. I cook the jars for 45minutes at around 16psi.


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Re: Jars come out to dry. What do I do? [Re: Legalize247]
    #5697196 - 05/31/06 10:41 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Legalize247 writes:
"After they are done cooking I let the pressure cookers depresurize."

My bad, I should have been more specific. How do you hydrate your WBS?

"I cook the jars for 45minutes at around 16psi. "

Hm. From what I hear, about 60 minutes is considered minimum for WBS 1-pt jars. But of course that doesn't answer your moisture issues.

If your soaking method is reasonable, everything else sounds about right. The lid design seems fairly sane.

So get back to us on the tek you use to hydrate your grains.

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