Why did so much liquid boil out of my tomatoes? Are they safe to store?
Why did so much liquid boil out of my tomatoes? Are they safe to store?
by eyesoftheworld4
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eyesoftheworld4
I had them on a low simmer for about 60 mins. Had about 1/2″ of headspace. Also added about 1/2 tsp of citric acid to each.
Ellejaek
There are no safe canning recipes for diced tomatoes. They all failed safety testing.
I would personally not consume these unless they were put into the fridge within 2 hours of processing.
Git_Off_Me_Lawn
As long as they are properly sealed and processed according to a trusted recipe, you’re all set. You would worry about an unsafe situation if the liquid loss over half, but that just means you toss these in the fridge and use them first. You might notice a discoloration of the food above the liquid, but that’s cosmetic.
Siphoning and/or the air cooking out while they were processing. Totally normal. As long as there is liquid to the half way point in the jar (or more) they are safe to store. The tomatoes above the liquid may discolor (but not be unsafe) so use the ones with the lowest liquid volume first.
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I had them on a low simmer for about 60 mins. Had about 1/2″ of headspace. Also added about 1/2 tsp of citric acid to each.
There are no safe canning recipes for diced tomatoes. They all failed safety testing.
I would personally not consume these unless they were put into the fridge within 2 hours of processing.
As long as they are properly sealed and processed according to a trusted recipe, you’re all set. You would worry about an unsafe situation if the liquid loss over half, but that just means you toss these in the fridge and use them first. You might notice a discoloration of the food above the liquid, but that’s cosmetic.
Here’s a table of common canning issues and what you can do about them: https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/general/cannedfoodproblems.html
Siphoning and/or the air cooking out while they were processing. Totally normal. As long as there is liquid to the half way point in the jar (or more) they are safe to store. The tomatoes above the liquid may discolor (but not be unsafe) so use the ones with the lowest liquid volume first.