Make its preserves and jams
To make preserves home made, how sterilize jars, how to preserve food and put it under vacuum, make your jam …
Find all the tips and tricks of Tom Press to successfully preserve jars, deshydrate fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, make homemade jams, enjoy the benefits of lacto-fermentation.
Discover also the technical of the conservation methods proposed.
![Cherry jam](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-16515_262x262-cherry-jam.net.jpg)
Cherry jam
This is a recipe for cherry jam that can be made with 1 kg of cherries.
![Why keep fruit in a fruit storage unit?](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-17220_262x262-why-keep-fruit-in-a-fruit-storage-unit.net.jpg)
Why keep fruit in a fruit storage unit?
Preserve your fruit in the best way by storing it in the best way.
![The tomato strainer - a magical tool](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-17225_262x262-the-tomato-strainer-a-magical-tool.net.jpg)
The tomato strainer - a magical tool
The working principle behind a tomato strainer / tomato press.
![The tomato - a star that is easy to store](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23975_262x262-the-tomato-a-star-that-is-easy-to-store.net.jpg)
The tomato - a star that is easy to store
The tomato - a star that is easy to store.
![Reasons to cook summer vegetables](https://cdn4.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-17273_262x262-reasons-to-cook-summer-vegetables.net.jpg)
Reasons to cook summer vegetables
Light cooking, raw vegetables, undercooked or ""al dente"": let´s make the most of summer vegetables!
Summer cooking is so full of scents and aromas. We love the contrasts and lightness, the low calorie and high vitamin content.
These warm weather recipes all have one thing in common: we are not trying to create a unique taste from several ingredients, but to blend distinct flavours to highlight the different products.
![Summer preserves: transform your vegetables!](https://cdn2.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23976_262x262-summer-preserves-transform-your-vegetables.net.jpg)
Summer preserves: transform your vegetables!
To preserve is to transform.
Preservation is first and foremost a transformation. The goal is to stabilise a living substance when it is at the height of its development and rich in flavours and nutritive substances.
To stabilise is to transform the product. Stopping its natural evolution prevents rotting. It also sublimates the quality of the taste and preserves the vitamins and nutrients in the best possible way.
![Jam with 4 red berries](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-18330_262x262-jam-with-4-red-berries.net.jpg)
Jam with 4 red berries
A recipe from Karine, a Tom Press customer.
With my recipe for 4 red berry jam, you are sure to make everyone happy. It´s easy to make and if, like me, you are surrounded by people who like treats, it won´t stay on your shelves for long.
![Italian style dried tomatoes](https://cdn3.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23972_262x262-italian-style-dried-tomatoes.net.jpg)
Italian style dried tomatoes
""Italian style"" dried tomatoes are very much in vogue. It has to be said: they are delicious and are real concentrates of flavour to put into your recipes. You don´t need an aging aunt in Calabria to have a feast: make them yourself!
![How does it work: Lactofermentation](https://cdn3.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-20012_262x262-how-does-it-work-lactofermentation.net.jpg)
How does it work: Lactofermentation
Meat, milk, vegetables: the principle is simple. Simply encourage the development of lactate bacteria that are naturally found in vegetables, meat and milk. They will replace the pathogenic bacteria and preserve the food. And that´s not all…
![Making your own sauerkraut](https://cdn4.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-20013_262x262-making-your-own-sauerkraut.net.jpg)
Making your own sauerkraut
Savez-vous planter les choux à la mode, à la mode… Do you know this children´s song about planting cabbage? And do you know how to make sauerkraut?
![How does it work: vacuum packing](https://cdn3.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-20357_262x262-how-does-it-work-vacuum-packing.net.jpg)
How does it work: vacuum packing
Vacuum packing is a fantastic method of preserving food, but it is also a gastronomic way of cooking that is available to everyone. Real cooking bags are no longer for the privileged few…
![Autoclave or steriliser?](https://cdn4.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-21513_262x262-autoclave-or-steriliser.net.jpg)
Autoclave or steriliser?
What is the difference between an autoclave and a pressure cooker and what good can they do for our preserves?
![Jams: why a basin and why copper?](https://cdn2.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-21516_262x262-jams-why-a-basin-and-why-copper.net.jpg)
Jams: why a basin and why copper?
As soon as the first fruit are ripe for picking, the vexed question of jam comes up once again! How can you preserve and concentrate all the flavours of the fruit without using too much sugar?
![Electric sterilisers: the advantages](https://cdn2.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-28161_262x262-electric-sterilisers-the-advantages.net.jpg)
Electric sterilisers: the advantages
How to make your preserves in jars in the simplest and easiest way, and what you can do with an electric steriliser.
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How to keep chestnuts
How to sort chestnuts, how to keep them fresh in the refrigerator, naturally sterilised, dried, turned into flour…
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Green olives at home
Olives at home: how to remove the bitterness of green olives to make good edible olives and how to store them in brine…
![Create a vacuum!](https://cdn5.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23934_262x262-create-a-vacuum.net.jpg)
Create a vacuum!
Vacuum sealing saves time, preserves for longer and has many other advantages.
![Have you thought about sterilising sausages?](https://cdn4.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-22463_262x262-have-you-thought-about-sterilising-sausages.net.jpg)
Have you thought about sterilising sausages?
Sterilise your home made sausages, a simple procedure that is full of flavours.
![Book -Faire ses magrets séchés ""maison""(Making Dried Magrets at Home)](https://cdn3.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-22952_262x262-book-faire-ses-magrets-seches-34-34-maison-34-34-making-dried-magrets-at-home.net.jpg)
Book -Faire ses magrets séchés ""maison""(Making Dried Magrets at Home)
How to dry duck breasts at home , and how to keep them for longer.
![Book -Faire une gelée maison (Make jelly at home )](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23280_262x262-book-faire-une-gelee-maison-make-jelly-at-home.net.jpg)
Book -Faire une gelée maison (Make jelly at home )
For your sterilised canned meat, prepare a good jelly !
![Book -Saucisses en gelée (Jellied Sausages)](https://cdn2.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23281_262x262-book-saucisses-en-gelee-jellied-sausages.net.jpg)
Book -Saucisses en gelée (Jellied Sausages)
A good way to keep Toulouse sausages at home in a culinary jar
![Brine](https://cdn1.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23735_262x262-brine.net.jpg)
Brine
How to discover out salt content. Brine scales or density meter: all you need to know about measuring brine ..
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Making fruit strips (in a dryer)
How to make fruit strips
from cherries, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants: it´s simple to make good fruit strips at home.
![Recipe for blackcurrant jelly](https://cdn3.tompress.co.uk/I-Autre-23952_262x262-recipe-for-blackcurrant-jelly.net.jpg)