Thank you so much! I was planning to reuse lids for jam making. I do not do bath canning for jams. I just turn them upside down for a few minutes and wait to see if the lid will seal. Do you think I can reuse lids with that technique as well?
Thank you so much! I was planning to reuse lids for jam making. I do not do bath canning for jams. I just turn them upside down for a few minutes and wait to see if the lid will seal. Do you think I can reuse lids with that technique as well?
Yes. That's actually easier on the lids and they keep longer that way since they're exposed to less heat in sealing. In the US, water bath canning is the only "approved" method but in Europe I know that pretty much no one water bath's jams of any sort. They still seal just fine if you've done it right, and yes, you can re-use those lids.
There are, alternatively, tattler or other lids meant to be nearly infinitely reused even if you do water bath or pressure can them. I had never heard of them, so thought I would mention their existence :]
That is so true. There are two main brands, Tater and Harvest right. They have specialized gaskets that are made to be sealed many times without breaking down, though they're used slightly differently than regular lids (read the instructions that come with them). I'm not sure those will work with the European "flip" method that doesn't involve canning though....
Thank you so much! I was planning to reuse lids for jam making. I do not do bath canning for jams. I just turn them upside down for a few minutes and wait to see if the lid will seal. Do you think I can reuse lids with that technique as well?
Yes. That's actually easier on the lids and they keep longer that way since they're exposed to less heat in sealing. In the US, water bath canning is the only "approved" method but in Europe I know that pretty much no one water bath's jams of any sort. They still seal just fine if you've done it right, and yes, you can re-use those lids.
Thank you so much!!!
There are, alternatively, tattler or other lids meant to be nearly infinitely reused even if you do water bath or pressure can them. I had never heard of them, so thought I would mention their existence :]
That is so true. There are two main brands, Tater and Harvest right. They have specialized gaskets that are made to be sealed many times without breaking down, though they're used slightly differently than regular lids (read the instructions that come with them). I'm not sure those will work with the European "flip" method that doesn't involve canning though....