We are canning for the first time. We put the full jars into boiling water and some of the jars sealed immediately (in the boiling water) rather than what we heard they are supposed to do—seal after they’ve been removed, and over a small period of time post submersion bath. What did we do wrong, and do we need to open and reboil/reseal them?
Potential issues we are thinking: we poured near-boiling water into the prepped and packed jars to get them to 1/2 inch from the top, then waited about 10 minutes to top off the canner water to get it to boiling before we submerged them. Could that have been why?
by Diligent-Radish-5367
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Here’s a step by step guide to safe water bath canning that explains why things are done this way: [https://www.healthycanning.com/water-bath-canning-step-by-step](https://www.healthycanning.com/water-bath-canning-step-by-step)
You need to follow an approved method…you risk thermal shock of your canning jars when you pour boiling water directly on them in the canner.