Hi Beth. Well according to Trem, that would be a bad idea. Hope he has the courage to post again about it! For myself, I also use a quart mason jar to make my EIS, but then pour it into a storage jar and reuse the *making* jar again. I never wash any of the jars. I do occasionally use a paper towel to wipe off any residue on the inside of the mason jar -- a little bit of silver film does accumulate over time. If I felt the storage jars needed cleaning, I would simply swish around some hydrogen peroxide inside there, then rinse with distilled water. HTH. MA.
________________________________ From: Beth Harrison <bethharri...@bellsouth.net> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 10:11:35 PM Subject: CS>washing jars? Ok, please forgive my ignorance.. We do have a dishwasher, and I have been using quart mason jars, clean from the dishwasher, dried on high heat, for production of our CSW. Is this not acceptable? If not, why not? When it's done, we remove the generator thing and put a lid on it, and just use out of it till it's gone. In the meantime, I get a clean jar (also been thru the DW) out of the cabinet and make more. If I am doing this wrong, please correct me. thanks much, Beth H, still a beginner.