Cooled yesterday and overnight, lids were popped up, I pushed the buttons down this morning and they stayed down. First time canning, any help is appreciated.
by Spivdaddy
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strootle
If you had to push the lids down, they did not create a good seal. Your rings might have been too tight or something else. Either put them in the refrigerator or reprocess.
chanseychansey
A better test: take the rings off. Carefully see if you can pick up the jar with your fingers using only the lid. If yes, it’s sealed.
I wouldn’t count on these being properly sealed if you pushed the buttons down.
iolitess
Never push the buttons down- if they didn’t come down themselves, they are fridge bound!
Did you follow the cooling period the water bath as specified by the recipe? (no heat, lid off for 5 minutes)? You’ll have a much better success rate doing so.
marstec
When you are water bath processing, the water has to come to a rolling boil and you keep it at a boil. Simmering is not enough to process the contents. Not sure if that is the reason a single jar did not seal on its own but that could be a contributing factor.
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If you had to push the lids down, they did not create a good seal. Your rings might have been too tight or something else. Either put them in the refrigerator or reprocess.
A better test: take the rings off. Carefully see if you can pick up the jar with your fingers using only the lid. If yes, it’s sealed.
I wouldn’t count on these being properly sealed if you pushed the buttons down.
Never push the buttons down- if they didn’t come down themselves, they are fridge bound!
Did you follow the cooling period the water bath as specified by the recipe? (no heat, lid off for 5 minutes)? You’ll have a much better success rate doing so.
When you are water bath processing, the water has to come to a rolling boil and you keep it at a boil. Simmering is not enough to process the contents. Not sure if that is the reason a single jar did not seal on its own but that could be a contributing factor.