I’ve got plenty on my stockpile, but it’s good to know these are around!
by Jazznram
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Kitsufoxy
I’m not sure I would feel comfortable trusting my hard work to lids of unknown origins after the fiascos of knock-off lids failing during the pandemic.
cheft3ch
I put too much work into my products to use cheap lids.
erkigsnig
I wouldn’t use them. Anytime I’ve used anything besides Kerr or Ball I’ve had lid failure. Too much work to risk. I’ve just been buying my years-worth of supplies ahead of time instead of waiting til the last minute.
clutzycook
I’d pass on these.
BaconIsBest
Sus
Distinct-Yogurt2686
The only time I use these lids is when I am making refrigerator pickles. Other than that, I don’t trust that they will seal properly.
abide5lo
Money saving tip: reuse your rings. Buy new lids from trusted source such as Ball. $0.50 a piece at Target (in a box of 12), or $0.75 each for lids and rings (in a box of 12)
Label on the Dollar Tree bag says 10 pieces; bet that’s 5 rings and 5 lids. If they’re asking more than $3.75 it’s a ripoff price for potentially inferior product.
mamoocando
For my Canadian friends, Dollarama usually has Bernardin lids for $3. They’re $5 at Canadian Tire.
backtotheland76
I can attest that you will have a higher failure rate if you buy these. During covid we bought some cheap lids because that’s all we could find in our rural community. Most did seal but we had a noticeably higher failure rate
ElleEmGee
There’s no way I’d trust those. First, I spend way too much time and effort on my canning to ever risk spoilage with knock-off lids. Second, there are approximately eleventy-bazillion ideas on Pinterest for using canning lids for non-canning crafts, and I’d bet anything that these are designed for those projects.
snowmaker417
I’ve not had good luck with off brand lids. I usually only use them for refrigerator stuff.
ftsteele
I’ve used nothing but lids from ForJars off of amazon for three years with only a couple failures—just ordered my third box of 100.
darkpheonix262
Yeah, no. I’ll spend the extra money on name brand quality
Desperate_Fan_1964
First rule of canning: never buy off-brand lids and seals. Source: someone who has bought off-brand seals and has lost her unsealed pickles.
LiterColaFarva
I think I can see through them they’re so thin
ktalex2
I used two of these one time and they both buckled. I don’t recommend
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I’m not sure I would feel comfortable trusting my hard work to lids of unknown origins after the fiascos of knock-off lids failing during the pandemic.
I put too much work into my products to use cheap lids.
I wouldn’t use them. Anytime I’ve used anything besides Kerr or Ball I’ve had lid failure. Too much work to risk. I’ve just been buying my years-worth of supplies ahead of time instead of waiting til the last minute.
I’d pass on these.
Sus
The only time I use these lids is when I am making refrigerator pickles. Other than that, I don’t trust that they will seal properly.
Money saving tip: reuse your rings. Buy new lids from trusted source such as Ball. $0.50 a piece at Target (in a box of 12), or $0.75 each for lids and rings (in a box of 12)
Label on the Dollar Tree bag says 10 pieces; bet that’s 5 rings and 5 lids. If they’re asking more than $3.75 it’s a ripoff price for potentially inferior product.
For my Canadian friends, Dollarama usually has Bernardin lids for $3. They’re $5 at Canadian Tire.
I can attest that you will have a higher failure rate if you buy these. During covid we bought some cheap lids because that’s all we could find in our rural community. Most did seal but we had a noticeably higher failure rate
There’s no way I’d trust those. First, I spend way too much time and effort on my canning to ever risk spoilage with knock-off lids. Second, there are approximately eleventy-bazillion ideas on Pinterest for using canning lids for non-canning crafts, and I’d bet anything that these are designed for those projects.
I’ve not had good luck with off brand lids. I usually only use them for refrigerator stuff.
I’ve used nothing but lids from ForJars off of amazon for three years with only a couple failures—just ordered my third box of 100.
Yeah, no. I’ll spend the extra money on name brand quality
First rule of canning: never buy off-brand lids and seals. Source: someone who has bought off-brand seals and has lost her unsealed pickles.
I think I can see through them they’re so thin
I used two of these one time and they both buckled. I don’t recommend