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Worked well, will test the old one with the new hardware soon

new generic type lids or name brand lids? i've never seen bubbles in the name brand lids.

I had two failures this week. Both new lids. When I checked them after, both had bubbles in the seal. I check the used lids pretty...

Test driving the new electric pressure canner this morning with various sized jars. We shall see

🤣I have dozens of those lids...even when I open like jelly, I use the plastic screw on ones. When I'm milking I use glass jars with...

for odd amounts or if i know i'll want something sooner i have plastic canning jar lids (both regular and wide mouth sized) that twist...

Bottles are for storage. Thou shalt not open! I do the same thing! :lau

That's selfish and a shameful waste. I canned 5 more pints of cooked apples. Plus put 1.5 pint in a jar to eat now. Didn't save any...

Yep - it would bother me too!

I woke up angry this morning and I'm trying to identify the reason. Lots of things have come up, but the "inner tightwad" comment, while...

Yes!! But I toss mine to the chickens. Saves feed money, soothes my whimpers. 😂 Today I need to process apples! Prob gonna fry...

oh, yes, we've had some really bad years with catfacing or other issues, but to peel them we dunk them in near boiling water for some...

I had enough ripe tomatoes for a batch of tomato puree, two bottles of juice and a bottle of quartered tomatoes. Those funky shaped...

This one. https://www.sufficientself.com/threads/what-are-you-canning-today.212/post-534547

yes, those old jars are heavy! as long as they work i'll keep using them. :) as a food storage material i really appreciate glass...