Hello.
English is not my native language and relating to this subject specifically I think i lack some knowledge of words, any way I have a hard time grasping the question of sterilization/disinfection.
I have read about this without reaching a conclusion nor any actual option for me to use, but it would seem as there are two paths to sterilize a surface(container)(I don't say disinfect because in the situation in which this should be applied I want sterilization if that is possible) and I think we can call them cold sterilization and hot/warm sterilization. Where hot/warm is performed by heating a container by placing it in boiling water for a few minutes or by exceeding the boiling temperature of water with the help of a pressure cooker or oven.
Which is what I do with my glass bottles, I clean them with hot water and soap, then rinse good and then place them in an oven at above 100degC for something like 20min.
And then for every situation in which a container that can't tolerate such high temperatures there are chemicals used, and this is what I am interested in, some liquid that I can pour into my bottles, shank around in the bottle and then empty the bottle and let it dry and then have a sterilized bottle.
For all I know sterilization isn't possible this way and this only get the bottle disinfected and if that is the case then that has to be fine.
Obviously there are chemicals used for this purpose that can't be used with certain plastic bottles, and I think I am unaware of some terms or suitable search words because I can't find any option for this, I'm from Sweden which I think is a very important aspect of this thread because it wouldn't do me much good if there where some product that would do what I want to do but that I can't get my hands on.
Shipping from the USA is not cheap at all... I have actually wondered for quite a while why exactly shipping is so darn expensive from the USA
But I am using plastic bottles much more often than glass when I am mixing and testing ideas out and I have a kind of unicorn bottle that do tolerate to be boiled but it does create a lot of ware and tare and you really notice if a bottle have been boiled or not where the non-boiled bottles are much clearer, smother, maintaining a round shape etc.
Do any one know anything about this or have any other advice on sterilization?
Regards
English is not my native language and relating to this subject specifically I think i lack some knowledge of words, any way I have a hard time grasping the question of sterilization/disinfection.
I have read about this without reaching a conclusion nor any actual option for me to use, but it would seem as there are two paths to sterilize a surface(container)(I don't say disinfect because in the situation in which this should be applied I want sterilization if that is possible) and I think we can call them cold sterilization and hot/warm sterilization. Where hot/warm is performed by heating a container by placing it in boiling water for a few minutes or by exceeding the boiling temperature of water with the help of a pressure cooker or oven.
Which is what I do with my glass bottles, I clean them with hot water and soap, then rinse good and then place them in an oven at above 100degC for something like 20min.
And then for every situation in which a container that can't tolerate such high temperatures there are chemicals used, and this is what I am interested in, some liquid that I can pour into my bottles, shank around in the bottle and then empty the bottle and let it dry and then have a sterilized bottle.
For all I know sterilization isn't possible this way and this only get the bottle disinfected and if that is the case then that has to be fine.
Obviously there are chemicals used for this purpose that can't be used with certain plastic bottles, and I think I am unaware of some terms or suitable search words because I can't find any option for this, I'm from Sweden which I think is a very important aspect of this thread because it wouldn't do me much good if there where some product that would do what I want to do but that I can't get my hands on.
Shipping from the USA is not cheap at all... I have actually wondered for quite a while why exactly shipping is so darn expensive from the USA
But I am using plastic bottles much more often than glass when I am mixing and testing ideas out and I have a kind of unicorn bottle that do tolerate to be boiled but it does create a lot of ware and tare and you really notice if a bottle have been boiled or not where the non-boiled bottles are much clearer, smother, maintaining a round shape etc.
Do any one know anything about this or have any other advice on sterilization?
Regards