Kilner Jar Gaskets?

samnmalc

Hi Ted, yes I agree with you about re using jars,and I reuse all I possibly can. I have also asked my neighbours and they have come up with a measley three between them.
I wouldn't normally buy them, but I have 3lbs of raspberries in the freezer waiting for jars so I can make them into jam , 6lbs of blackcurrents waiting for the same thing, 6lbs of Rhubarb waiting for jars so I can make it into chutney, 4 lbs of red and green gooseberries,again waiting for jars so it can be made into chutney.
Plus I will have damsons,plums ,blackberries and autumn raspberries which will all be needing jars.
I don't like buying them ,but needs must and I figure that 33 will last me a few years...not to mention a good few jams and chutneys!:D

Ted_Hutchinson

samnmalc wrote:

I don't like buying them ,but needs must and I figure that 33 will last me a few years...not to mention a good few jams and chutneys!:D

The problem with making home made preserves is that they make good presents for folk, so you give them away and NEVER get the jars back.(even when you make a point of mentioning you'd like the jars back)

sandieb

Last year at our local shop where the glass recycling bins are was a box with a hand-written request note - jam maker seeking jars! One way of getting them before they got smashed to smithereens! I would think that well washed and sterilised in the oven they would be fine.

Obviously Kilner and Le Parfait jars are another thing altogether!

earthmother

Is there such a thing as a 0.6L jar?

I can find 0.5L (too small), and apparently there are 0.75L (too big, and local shop also struggling to source). But I'm sure that somewhere I have seen a 0.6L jar - which is exactly what I need.

Any ideas for online/nationwide suppliers I might try?

Ted_Hutchinson

Have you tried reusing the jars that pickled vegetables, ready made sauces, bottled fruit comes in?
I've been re-cycling large glass jars for bottling and smaller ones for jam/marmalade this year and not had any problems as yet.
Lidl's bottled red peppers are a good size for bottling.
I just give the jar and lid a go in the dishwasher and they are fine for a second use bottling apples etc.

JoeyEmma

I got some kilner style jars from Ikea to make some sloe gin in. Worst mistake I ever made. The bloody things don't have a proper seal, so I can't properly shake my gin without it leaking everywhere.

earthmother

Thanks

A 2lb jam jar is the exact size I need, so it is my back-up plan, but I really wanted proper preserving jars as this particular project is to go in christmas hampers - hence using a jar that is more likely to be reused rather than disposed of.

I will remember about Ikea - I will admit I had thought of taking a trip down there, but I do need good seals.

Ted_Hutchinson

earthmother wrote:

I really wanted proper preserving jars as this particular project is to go in christmas hampers - hence using a jar that is more likely to be reused rather than disposed of.

It's for that very reason a lot of my preserving is done in secondhand jars. I know the recipients are never going to start preserving themselves (too lazy and no gardens) and by giving them pressies in secondhand jars I won't be thinking their going to waste a good kilner jar by throwing it into the recyling bin. (Why can't they give them back to me I'll never know)

Paulie'sGirl

This might sound daft, but could you use two 1lb jars? Upsides being you're more likely to find a 1lb jar, and the contents wont go off as quickly (as one half would still be sealed, in another jar)

Sorry if that's not what you wanted...

aycor

have you tried freecycle?
or your local charity shop or house clearance dealers as they never know what to do with this type of jar