Canning Jars

I thought I would start a thread dedicated to jars. So, here goes, These Weck Jars are so pretty. I have never used them but I may start saving my pennies to buy some.
Weck Jars


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Boy, they really are pretty. I've never seen them before. A little pricey, but would be great for gifting.

Are they actually "canned"? It looks like there is an intermediary layer in the seal of some kind of plastic or rubber gasket. Squinting at the picture, that looks like sun-dried tomatoes preserved in oil with garlic and basil??

Megan wrote:Are they actually "canned"? It looks like there is an intermediary layer in the seal of some kind of plastic or rubber gasket. Squinting at the picture, that looks like sun-dried tomatoes preserved in oil with garlic and basil??

Yup that's a rubber gasket, to open the jar you pull on the little rubber tongue to break the seal. The clips hold the lid on when they are processing and then you can take the clips off to use on other jars. I think you are correct about the contents as well!

Just to be clear: That sort of canning may not be safe unless you are following directions you know and trust. Please be careful!

Megan wrote:Just to be clear: That sort of canning may not be safe unless you are following directions you know and trust. Please be careful!

Here is a blog post with some interesting testimonials about using these jars. Link

Gardenista talks canning jars!
http://gardenista.com/posts/5-favorites-canning-jars

Boy, I'd sure like some of those 1/2 litre "juice" jars to put up catsup in. So much easier to serve from than half pints, don't you think? Nonna

I'd be wary of trying to use them in anything else except for the hotwater bath canner that they also sell unless they give a cast iron guarantee that they are 100 % safe for pressure canning .

I can see that the lids would lift in a pressure canner which might not be the best situation to have incase particles of food keep the lid seal open to the air after you have hot water bath sterilized the contents of the jar..

I understand that pressure canning jar lids have a restrainer so you can slightly nip the seal to to stop the lid lifting whilst presure canning , any excess pressure in the jar is forced out past the part closed seal & the intgrity of the seal holds as the jar cools.

Ignore most my above I'm a burbling idiot ..I followed the link and saw that the jars whilst being referred to as hot water bath canners do have metal clips to hold the seal in place whilst hot water bath preserving is in progress .. you can remove the clips after the jar has cooled and check the seal is intact by lifting the jar by the lid .


My mum used to remove the kilner jar metal work after the jars had gone cold , but then she only used hot water bath preserving for fruits .

Pressure sterilizing / canning meats and other stuff is quite a different kettle of fish methinks.

I have friend who pressure can with the weck jars all the time. Are those the ones you were looking at Nonna?

You have to be very careful in handling them /storing them so that you don't catch the tab or compress it more if you stack them up and make the seal leak .

Yes, camprn, the slender 1/2 litre jars I covet were listed on the Weck site. This is the year to make catsup again, we finally have enough tomatoes. Nonna

Refreshing this jar thread! It's about time to start stocking up on some jars. I found Ace Hardware to be a great local resource for canning last year. They stock and carry just about everything I would possibly need. I may however have to check out some of those Weck jars. They would make canned gifts extra special...I would almost hate to give them away though  

RoOsTeR wrote:Refreshing this jar thread! It's about time  to start stocking up on some jars. I found Ace Hardware to be a great local resource for canning last year. They stock and carry just about everything I would possibly need. I may however have to check out some of those Weck jars. They would make canned gifts extra special...I would almost hate to give them away though  

If you know anyone with a store or otherwise has access to freighting, you may be able to get some better shipping deals. Weck jars are lovely.