Ball lids on a new pack of jars came this way. Is the only concern about jars sealing properly or are there safety concerns even if the jars seal properly with these lids?
by 1ittle1auren
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gonyere
Not on anything I expected to seal.
SeshatsPursuit
Im a newb- but I wouldn’t risk it.
CatTrickx
I wouldn’t risk it, use them for fridge/dry storage only if you’re going to use them, but definitely not to can.
Mr_MacGrubber
Why risk it? Lids are pretty cheap. Use them for stuff you’re not canning.
sagechicken
Unpopular opinion but I would use them. You can look at the red seal and see an indentation where the jar was contacting it. If the dent is outside of that line then you should be fine. Just I had several dented lids out of a batch of ball jars (just like yours) and they all sealed fine. But super frustrating to pay for new lids and get these!
lovelylotuseater
From experience, I’ve given it a go and had a lot of failures.
If you’re doing several batches of stock or something similar that won’t drop in quality from being reprocessed, you can consider it, but I wouldn’t recommend it or repeat my own actions.
Cranky_Platypus
I cry a little and toss them while cursing the decline of quality assurance. I prefer that emotional rollercoaster to the one of finding out I have to reprocess half my jars or eat 7 pints of applesauce in the next 3 days.
Fairhairedman
No, unfortunately. I might try on dry can/seal
1ittle1auren
Thanks all! Question has been thoroughly & quickly answered 🙂
Recluse_18
Nope
Thin-Enthusiasm9131
I can Tuna fish. If every component in that process isn’t perfect, it goes into the trash
decoruscreta
I do all the time. 😂
abbarach
I wouldn’t actually can with them. Something for fridge storage and to be eaten soon, sure.
Properly canning stuff takes a fair bit of time and effort, and I’m not necessarily going to find out that theres a problem until months later, and it may be a full batch that’s been spoiled and unusable. Lids are a lot cheaper than the time, effort, and ingredients I put into a batch of food, so I would rather pay a few extra bucks for a pack of new lids than to take the chance.
FreeIce4613
For storing dry goods
Lumpy-Telephone7352
Nope
tricksareforme
I won’t recommend you should or shouldn’t but if it were me I would look at the flip side right where the lid will contact the jar. I see no damage to that area from the side with the gasket, so would use those. Me I would, not suggesting you do. I get they are zero dollars but that little ding on the edge…
P0kem0m_cooks
Only for storage, not for canning.
BoozeIsTherapyRight
I would return them if you still have the receipt. No reason to take the chance.
faylinameir
I’d use them. They don’t look close enough to the center to cause a problem. Contact ball with photos and they’ll send you a coupon or a check for the amount to get new lids just fyi 🙂 I’d had that happen before no biggie. Also I’ve used lids like that before and yes they seal. Set them ontop of a dry jaw and see if you can get it to set flat. If you can then it should work. If not then use it for dry storage.
No-Poetry-2695
To store nuts or something
Affectionate_Tap9678
Fridge pickles, dry storage sure. Not pressure canning
gogomom
No.
No_Egg9897
Use them for a craft project. They’re goners.
FreshAd87
No!
Electronic_Umpire445
I paid less than $5 for a box of new lids with rings (yellow tag, clearance at Tractor Supply). Although I’m fugal, my wife dislikes, I won’t use them for canning but maybe to store dehydrated vegetables sealed with vacuum. Although the dents are not on the seals, I would think the designed seal thermal expansion during processing may compromise seal quality. Yes may seal today but may not hold for the duration.
riovtafv
You have already invested time, effort, and money into preserving your food. Don’t risk it on trying to reuse something relatively inexpensive that was designed to be single use.
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Not on anything I expected to seal.
Im a newb- but I wouldn’t risk it.
I wouldn’t risk it, use them for fridge/dry storage only if you’re going to use them, but definitely not to can.
Why risk it? Lids are pretty cheap. Use them for stuff you’re not canning.
Unpopular opinion but I would use them. You can look at the red seal and see an indentation where the jar was contacting it. If the dent is outside of that line then you should be fine. Just I had several dented lids out of a batch of ball jars (just like yours) and they all sealed fine. But super frustrating to pay for new lids and get these!
From experience, I’ve given it a go and had a lot of failures.
If you’re doing several batches of stock or something similar that won’t drop in quality from being reprocessed, you can consider it, but I wouldn’t recommend it or repeat my own actions.
I cry a little and toss them while cursing the decline of quality assurance. I prefer that emotional rollercoaster to the one of finding out I have to reprocess half my jars or eat 7 pints of applesauce in the next 3 days.
No, unfortunately. I might try on dry can/seal
Thanks all! Question has been thoroughly & quickly answered 🙂
Nope
I can Tuna fish. If every component in that process isn’t perfect, it goes into the trash
I do all the time. 😂
I wouldn’t actually can with them. Something for fridge storage and to be eaten soon, sure.
Properly canning stuff takes a fair bit of time and effort, and I’m not necessarily going to find out that theres a problem until months later, and it may be a full batch that’s been spoiled and unusable. Lids are a lot cheaper than the time, effort, and ingredients I put into a batch of food, so I would rather pay a few extra bucks for a pack of new lids than to take the chance.
For storing dry goods
Nope
I won’t recommend you should or shouldn’t but if it were me I would look at the flip side right where the lid will contact the jar. I see no damage to that area from the side with the gasket, so would use those. Me I would, not suggesting you do. I get they are zero dollars but that little ding on the edge…
Only for storage, not for canning.
I would return them if you still have the receipt. No reason to take the chance.
I’d use them. They don’t look close enough to the center to cause a problem. Contact ball with photos and they’ll send you a coupon or a check for the amount to get new lids just fyi 🙂 I’d had that happen before no biggie. Also I’ve used lids like that before and yes they seal. Set them ontop of a dry jaw and see if you can get it to set flat. If you can then it should work. If not then use it for dry storage.
To store nuts or something
Fridge pickles, dry storage sure. Not pressure canning
No.
Use them for a craft project. They’re goners.
No!
I paid less than $5 for a box of new lids with rings (yellow tag, clearance at Tractor Supply). Although I’m fugal, my wife dislikes, I won’t use them for canning but maybe to store dehydrated vegetables sealed with vacuum. Although the dents are not on the seals, I would think the designed seal thermal expansion during processing may compromise seal quality. Yes may seal today but may not hold for the duration.
You have already invested time, effort, and money into preserving your food. Don’t risk it on trying to reuse something relatively inexpensive that was designed to be single use.