bottles-jars sterilizing bottles in dishwasher

yes, if your DW is clean and has a sanitizing cycle.
 
from Making Hot Sauce 101-
Sanitize- for this you can use a sink or pot. Use one of the following methods or products-
Bleach- use unscented household bleach, use 1 teaspoon (or 1 capful) bleach per gallon of cool/lukewarm water. Do not use hot water, the heat destroys the effectiveness of the bleach. And when using bleach for other cleaning around the house, do not add bleach to a bucket of soapy water, thinking to wash and sanitize all in one step. The soap binds to the bleach and renders it ineffective. Follow the same steps of wash/rinse/sanitize for household cleaning as for equipment cleaning.

One more note about bleach- NEVER EVER mix bleach with ammonia or an ammonia based cleaning product. It will create a deadly gas. If this happened in a confined space, it can cause death.

No-Rinse sanitizers- these are available at beer brewing and wine making supply houses. Follow manufacturer’s instructions.

Heat Sanitizing-
This method works good for sanitizing bottles, obviously not appropriate for plastic utensils or caps. If using new bottles, rinse the bottles to remove any dust, then put the bottles in the oven at 200F. It’s hard to say how long to keep the bottles in the oven, but the point is to get all the bottles up to 200F. Usually 30 minutes is good enough, but if the bottles are stacked up you may want to check the bottles in the middle of the pile to make sure they are hot. This step can be done ahead of time. Then just turn the oven off and leave the bottles in there until it’s time to process, or remove the bottles and cover to keep clean.

One Other Note for washing equipment- after wash/rinse/sanitize…air-dry the dishes. Do not use a towel to dry the items.
 
 
+1 salsalady
 
Some newer dishwashers even have an anti-bacterial setting, in which whatever's in there (bottles in your case) are subjected to heat sanitizing similar to what salsalady said in their oven @ over 200F. And yes, they'll be just as hot as ones heat sanitized from the oven :)
 
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