With the onset of autumn cold weather, the summer season is considered over. Beds “under the winter” were dug up, and the last jar with jam or vegetable salad was put in the basement. Now you can summarize the results of summer work on the procurement of vegetables both fresh and canned. How nice to look at the even rows of jars with a wide variety of blanks! And, of course, any housewife among many different spins must have canned cucumbers. But here it turns out that some of them have become cloudy, and even the lids have been torn off the strongly fermented jars. Why is this happening? Why do the cans of cucumbers explode? There may be several reasons. We will analyze each of them in detail.
The first reason why cans of cucumbers explode is insufficient heat treatment
Was the sterilization performed correctly? Some housewives shorten the time or replace this method of heat treatment with others. It is important to follow the recipe exactly, without making significant changes, especially if you have often noticed unpleasant surprises in the form of clouded cans after your own “improvisation”. It is even better to play it safe by slightly increasing the time of hot processing of products.
The second reason why banks with cucumbers explode is poor-quality preparation of containers
Of great importance is the cleanliness of the dishes. This is especially important when preserving by repeatedly pouring boiling marinade. With this method, for reliability, you can increase the warm-up time. Also pay attention to the integrity of the neck of the cans. After all, when screwing the lids through small impaled holes, air can enter, causing fermentation.
The third reason cans explode with cucumbers is the lack of purity of the ingredients
Perhaps all ingredients were not thoroughly washed. Or on one of the cucumbers there were signs of spoilage. By the way, you need to wash not only the fruits, but all the seasonings used: fresh horseradish leaves, dill umbrellas, garlic, hot peppers, etc.
The fourth reason why banks with cucumbers explode is the lack of proportions
Did you follow the recipe correctly? Of special importance for preservation is the number of main components, due to which cucumbers are preserved - vinegar, essence, citric acid. In no case can you take them when pickling "by eye". By doing so, you run the risk of getting a workpiece that is different to your taste or contribute to fermentation in banks.
What to do with contents if a jar of cucumbers exploded?
Although the taste of this salting is somewhat reminiscent of barrel and even attractively crunches, it is still not worth it to eat. If you find even a little clouded cans or a thick white precipitate that has fallen to the bottom, open the glass containers and discard their contents. You do not want to get food poisoning, much less risk the health of your loved ones?
And with the onset of the new summer season and the collection of fresh vegetables, start work on the preparation of preservation, while carefully examining the possible causes of the problem described above. Then you will no longer find unpleasant surprises in the form of exploded cans.