Newbie canner and I’m so excited, I can’t tell you! I’m ready to can the universe. Everything I’ve read says to store jars in a cool, dry, dark environment. I have a small house and there’s not a great available spot that checks off all three of those things. The spot in the photo is out in the open but doesn’t get direct sunlight. What do you think?
by SmallTownDisco
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Not so much a comment on where, but I see you’re supporting the smaller jars probably because the slats in the shelf are too wide. They sell liners for those kinds of shelves for better support. I believe you can get them on Amazon a well as of course places like Uline.
Also you could potentially get a bin to put on the rack to store them in the dark, but I’m not super familiar with the exact risk likelihood with them just being in a room not in direct sunlight so I can’t speak to the safety.
Yup. I have one like that for supplies, canners, tools So forth. And two larger in the kitchen for the jars. Broth and stock closest to the stove.
https://preview.redd.it/loc6tgt5578d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8affb629884e2fdb8bb0ef10cd303155748fdbe
Any light that hits your jars (even if not direct) will start to discolor the contents and degrade the product inside. One way to negate this is to cover your shelf with blackout curtains.
You should be good long as its in 60-70F temp and not direct sunlight (hard to tell from the pic). I did an experiment with pickled veggies leaving them on my desk where sun comes through and the cauliflower turned from a beautiful white to an ugly white lol.
Nope, it’s way to neat
For canned foods, out of direct light, humidity 40-50%. Lower temps help too for prolonging the seal.
Where’d you get that?