La Rochère Versailles Tea Glass 27.5 Cl - 6 Pieces
Pasabahce Elysia Tea Glass 31 Cl - 2 Pieces
Pasabahce Elysia Tea Glass 25 Cl - 2 Pieces
Pasabahce Timeless Tea Glass 25 Cl - 2 Pieces
When to sterilize?
For drinking glasses in everyday use, washing them in hot water or in the dishwasher at 60 degrees is enough: this kills almost all bacteria. Sterilization is necessary when a glass needs to be germ-free: canning jars and bottles for jam, juice, or preserves, baby bottles, and glasses for someone with a weakened immune system. Secondhand glasses from a thrift shop are also safe to use after sterilization.
In the hospitality industry, nobody sterilizes drinking glasses; a rinse cycle at 65 degrees with an 85-degree rinse is the standard and more than enough.
Three methods
Boiling water: Put the glasses in a pan of cold water, bring it to a boil, and let them boil for ten minutes. Start with cold water, because a cold glass will crack in boiling water. Oven: Place clean, wet glasses upright in a cold oven, heat to 120 degrees, and leave them for fifteen minutes; let them cool in the oven. Dishwasher: Use the hottest cycle, usually 70 degrees, without detergent, and take the glasses out immediately.
A steam sterilizer for baby bottles also works for small glasses. Don't touch the insides afterward, and let the glasses dry upside down on a clean cloth or in a rack.
Which glass can withstand heat?
Canning jars, tempered glass, and borosilicate glass can withstand boiling and oven temperatures without any problems. Regular thin glass and crystal can crack with a sudden change in temperature; only sterilize those in the dishwasher. No glass should go straight from the refrigerator into boiling water. Read why glass cracks in our article about glass and hot water.
Glasses with prints, colored glass, and glasses with a metal rim should not go in the oven. Decorations can discolor, and metal expands differently from glass. Read about the materials in our article on borosilicate glass and browse our tea glasses.
Glasses that can handle the heat
The Luigi Bormioli Thermic tea glass is made of borosilicate glass and can go straight into boiling water. The Duralex Picardie is made of tempered glass that withstands boiling and the hottest dishwasher cycle. Find all sizes in the tea glasses collection.
Luigi Bormioli Thermic Tea Glass 22 cl (2 pieces)
Duralex Picardie Tumbler 25 cl Blue (6 pieces)
Good to know
How do you sterilize preserving jars?
Boil for ten minutes or put in the oven for fifteen minutes at 120 degrees, then fill while still warm. Boil the lids and rubber seals for five minutes; don't put them in the oven.
Does the dishwasher kill bacteria?
At 60 degrees or higher, almost all of them. It isn't sterilization in the medical sense, but it's more than sufficient for drinking glasses.
How do you clean secondhand glasses?
Soak overnight in hot water with baking soda, then wash and sterilize once in the dishwasher on the hottest cycle. Also read our article about cloudy glasses.
Frequently asked questions
How do you sterilize glasses?
Ten minutes in boiling water, starting with cold water, or fifteen minutes in the oven at 120 degrees, or the hottest dishwasher cycle without detergent. View our tea glasses.
Is sterilizing necessary for drinking glasses?
No, washing in hot water or using the dishwasher at 60 degrees is enough. Sterilizing is for preserving, baby bottles, and vulnerable users.
Can any glass go in boiling water?
No. Tempered glass, borosilicate glass, and preserving jars are fine. Thin glass and crystal can crack; only put those in the dishwasher.
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