Or cook it in two batches. It is amazing how things like that just don't seem to work when you go for more, sometimes it does save time and energy and sometimes it doesn't .
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Hi there greengage
I often cook chutneys and jams in larger quantities - enough to make 8 or 9 jars at a time, I hve a large preserving pan, which is great but have to cope with an electric cooker, this means at times I just can't seem to get things to boil vigorously enough and often end up doing the fast boil needed for the final stages of jams in batches. Chutneys don't seem to be too big a problem, but i agree with everyone else, better generally to stick with the recipe quantities
It's to do with the surface area of the pan to how full it is. If you are going to double the quantities without doubling the cooking time then you need a pan with double the surface area for it to evaporate at the same speed.
I often find that if I double up I only end up burning things to the bottom of the pan because it's too deep...
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