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Kilner Jar Gaskets?

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  • samnmalc
    samnmalc Posts: 448 Forumite
    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
    Ted_Hutchinson Posts: 7,142 Forumite
    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)
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  • sandieb
    sandieb Posts: 728 Forumite
    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
    earthmother Posts: 2,563 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    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?
    DFW Nerd no. 884 - Proud to [strike]be dealing with[/strike] have dealt with my debts
  • 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.
    My weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
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  • JoeyEmma
    JoeyEmma Posts: 913 Forumite
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    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
    earthmother Posts: 2,563 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    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.

    :)
    DFW Nerd no. 884 - Proud to [strike]be dealing with[/strike] have dealt with my debts
  • 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)
    My weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
    Start 23rd Jan 2008 14st 9lbs Current 10st 12lbs
  • 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
    aycor Posts: 277 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    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
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