The Jam Kitchen

Sterilising Jars and Lids: A Simple, Reliable Method

Sterilising Jars and Lids: A Simple, Reliable M...

A simple, reliable guide to sterilising jam jars and lids — using either the oven or dishwasher method — to ensure clean, well-preserved homemade jam.sterilising jars

Sterilising Jars and Lids: A Simple, Reliable M...

A simple, reliable guide to sterilising jam jars and lids — using either the oven or dishwasher method — to ensure clean, well-preserved homemade jam.sterilising jars

Why I Skim the Foam When Making Jam

Why I Skim the Foam When Making Jam

Why do jam makers skim the foam? In traditional French jam making, removing the foam helps create a clearer, brighter preserve so the colour and flavour of the fruit can...

Why I Skim the Foam When Making Jam

Why do jam makers skim the foam? In traditional French jam making, removing the foam helps create a clearer, brighter preserve so the colour and flavour of the fruit can...

Why Copper Pans Are Best for Jam Making

Why Copper Pans Are Best for Jam Making

Copper jam pans are traditional in French confiture making because they cook fruit quickly while preserving colour and flavour. Here’s why copper produces better jam.

Why Copper Pans Are Best for Jam Making

Copper jam pans are traditional in French confiture making because they cook fruit quickly while preserving colour and flavour. Here’s why copper produces better jam.

Jam jars filled and inverted upside down after cooking

Should You Invert Jam Jars After Filling?

A small-batch maker’s view Many jam makers wonder whether they should invert jam jars after filling them. When I first started making jam, I was told — as many people...

Should You Invert Jam Jars After Filling?

A small-batch maker’s view Many jam makers wonder whether they should invert jam jars after filling them. When I first started making jam, I was told — as many people...

Jam reaching setting point in copper jam pan

How to Know When Jam Is Ready: The Setting Poin...

Knowing when jam is ready is one of the most important parts of jam making. In the French small-batch method, reaching the correct setting point comes from observation rather than...

How to Know When Jam Is Ready: The Setting Poin...

Knowing when jam is ready is one of the most important parts of jam making. In the French small-batch method, reaching the correct setting point comes from observation rather than...

Traditional copper jam pan used for French jam making

Why I Started Jamatelier: Discovering French Ja...

Jamatelier began the summer I left my corporate role and found grounding in slow jam-making, seasonal fruit, and the French confiture method. This is the story behind the brand.

Why I Started Jamatelier: Discovering French Ja...

Jamatelier began the summer I left my corporate role and found grounding in slow jam-making, seasonal fruit, and the French confiture method. This is the story behind the brand.