Wondering how to make homemade salsa safely? Don't buy an expensive electronic tester to find the precise pH when approximate pH values will do. Use Indigo® pH 3-6 test strips to save processing time & make deadly toxin free salsa that is can or glass jar safe.
There doesn't have to be a trade-off between taste and food safety. Once you know your salsa is less than pH 4.6, it's safe to eat; how much more acidic is a matter of taste. Why?
Salsa recipes are already a mix of low-acid foods, such as onions and peppers. Tomatoes are acidic enough so don't need a lot of added vinegar, lemon juice or powdered citric acid to end up with a safe product.
Dip a strip for 1-2 seconds, shake off excess salsa & compare to the color chart. If you’re a little high, add vinegar, lemon or lime juice. Retest each time until you're in the safe zone.
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Needed an easy way to check my materials for canning, especially my tomato sauces. These test strips saved me a lot of trouble since I didn't have to add any special acid to them after I discovered that mine were perfect at pH4.0. THis very simple test saved me a lot of money and i'm very happy with the product
Great news & an excellent example of how to use a test strip to make preparing tomato sauce & salsa easier. This old blog might be of some interest to others: How Does Litmus Paper Work? Not Like pH Strips?.