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I was woundering can i sterilize my flask with a 10% bleach solution before adding my media and puting on some foil and lids then pressure cooking.
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you don't have to do that but have to be pressure cooked
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Your saying pressure cook the jars and lids before i add the medium?
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The pressure cooking will sterilize both the jars and medium together. You don't need to sterilize the jars seperately.
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Thanks john for clearing that up! Some time laymans term are best.
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