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New canning jars came sealed
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MissRumphius 4b (
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Sat, Sep 13, 14 at 9:54
I bought a box of pint Ball jars. On the way home I heard several 'pings' from the back seat. When I opened the box and checked the jars most of them are fully sealed. I will see if the store (WalMart) will take them back but I did have to open the box to check them. I assume that the lids that are sealed to the empty jars are not useable for canning.Is that true? Or since they were not heated and processed ( it was hot in the car, but not THAT hot) are they ok to use?
Elaina |
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RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| This happens to almost every batch of jars I buy. I use them and never have a bad seal. |
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| I agree with eddie1025. Not a problem at all using them. Most of the ones I buy are slightly sealed as well. |
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| I agree as well. The "sealing" is caused by changes in temperature and is not a true seal. Just pop the lids off, check to make sure the sealing compound is in good shape and let them sit for awhile to rebound. They will be fine. Deanna
(missing the old packaging where the lids/rings were separately wrapped). |
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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Thanks you all. I'll use them and see what happens. I seem to remember a time (aeons ago, when I was young) when the jars came with the lids reversed. I think that was a better idea.
Elaina |
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| I have bought unopened "vintage" boxes of jars where the lids and rings came packaged separately from the jars. What I do with the new shrink-wrapped ones is to soak them in hot water after I wash them to get the grooves out - though now they say you don't have to simmer them before canning, I just skip that step with "replacement" lids I buy in the box, the ones that come on the new jars I feel have to be soaked. |
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| When I purchase new jars, I nearly always have to pry the lids off--lots of noise when they separate. I figure it's my elevation. But, those lids still work fine for me, and I rarely have jars that don't seal BWB. I figure it's because they haven't been heat processed, just slight pressure or temp changes. |
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| There was a discussion about this last year too. Rodney |
Here is a link that might be useful: New - Bad lids
RE: New canning jars came sealed
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| I'm glad you asked this! I just had this happen to me on Friday on the way home with jars. |
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