When making strawberry jam, strawberry jam is usually sticky and delicious. If the homemade strawberry jam is not sticky, the possible reasons are as follows:

1, too much water.

If strawberry jam is not sticky, part of the reason is that putting too much water will make the water in strawberry jam boil and make strawberry jam very thin.

2. The boiling time is too short

Strawberry jam will be thin when cooked for the first time, so it needs to be cooked continuously to evaporate excess water, and it needs to be stirred when cooking. If strawberry jam is not sticky, it may be because it has not been cooked for enough time.

Expanding knowledge: What should I do if strawberry jam is not sticky?

To make the cooked strawberry jam more viscous, you can take the following measures:

1, extend the boiling time.

If the texture of strawberry jam is thin, don't rush out of the pot. You can continue to cook the strawberry jam in the pot, so that the strawberry jam can become thicker. But don't stay up too long, usually not more than 60 minutes.

Step 2 add sugar

If you want to make strawberry jam thicker, you can add some sugar when cooking strawberries. Sugar can react with pectin and fruit acid in strawberries to form gelatinous substances, which can increase the consistency of strawberry jam.

Step 3 add lemon

When making strawberry jam, adding a proper amount of lemon juice can make strawberry jam more viscous, because citric acid can combine with pectin in strawberries to achieve solidification effect. Thereby increasing the consistency of strawberry jam.

Step 4 add gelatin tablets

When making food, gelatin tablets are usually used as coagulants. When the strawberry jam is not sticky, you can add a little bright film to the strawberry jam to make the strawberry jam sticky.

Expanding knowledge: What if strawberry jam is too thick?

When making strawberry jam, if you make it too thick, it will taste bad. How should you improve at this time?

If the strawberry jam is too thick by accident, we can add a proper amount of drinking water to the strawberry jam, and then continue to cook, and we need to keep stirring while cooking until the strawberry jam is cooked to a suitable consistency.

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