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Plastic tamper-proof plastic sleeves

Roguejim

Roguejim

What are those plastic sleeves called that fit around the top of the bottle? Are they easy to put on? Source? Thanks.
 
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The shrink bands serve a different purpose than the liner in the cap. The liner is part of the seal, the shrink bands are for tamper-evidence. If you haven't already, check out Making Hot Sauce 101.

There's an ad in the market place for some shrink bands.

Oh! And I just noticed you're in southern Oregon. Have you heard about the NW Chilefest?

salsalady
 
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salsalady said:
The shrink bands serve a different purpose than the liner in the cap. The liner is part of the seal, the shrink bands are for tamper-evidence. If you haven't already, check out Making Hot Sauce 101.

There's an ad in the market place for some shrink bands.

Oh! And I just noticed you're in southern Oregon. Have you heard about the NW Chilefest?

salsalady
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Yes, I understand the difference between the shrink bands and the cap liners. I skimmed through the Hot Sauce 101, but didn't see anything that addressed my cap liner question. Since no one has given me an answer, I will assume they are necessary to prevent leaking. Just guessing.

I've only recently heard of the NW Chilefest. Sounds like an event I need to attend!
 
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As you titled this thread....Tamper proof

They are simply to give evidence if someone tampers with the bottle. They can be applied with a hair dryer or a heat gun.

Are here is the link to Salsalady's thread.
 
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The shrink bands are super easy to put on. After I gave my bottles a boil bath and filled them with sauce, I capped them, slipped a shrink band over the cap, and dropped them back in the boiling bath for an extra minute. The bands shrivel right up immediately, nice and tight.
 
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Here's some more information and discussion about using the boiling water method.

(having trouble pasting the link, will post in a little bit)



regarding usingthe boiling water method- if there's a bit of sauce on the outside of the bottle and it gets into the boiling water, when the bands shrink up, then moisture and food particles are behindthe shrink band, which is a recipe for contaminaion disaster on the outside of the bottle. If a person has the option of using a heat gun or hair dryer, that is a better option than using boiling water.

If a person spends the time to make sure the outsides of the bottles are completely clean enough to use the boiling water, then why not spend that time with a hair dryer and eliminate the potential risk of getting food particles behind the shrink band?

I'm not a process authority or food scientist. This is just my opinion. People are free to use whichever method they prefer.
 
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