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Celia and I get the Chicken sandwiches and the cheese burgers. The secret is to take them out of the package, microwave for 30 seconds, take the top bun off and turn it upside down beside it and microwave for another 30 seconds. The bun is fantastic and the sandwich itself is delicious!!!
Oh no! You're a day too late. 😂 I guess I'll can what I broke last night and stored in the fridge...but lesson learned for next time. Big thank you!! Much appreciated ❤
Forjar lids are my favorite! I need to order more! I havd found the edges on the Ball lids are very sharp and I’ve cut myself more than once when canning. Both times I had to stop and do first aid before continuing!
For Jars lids are made in China!!! They have not yet made a plant in the US to make the lids. I find them very thin. I ordered some when For Jars were first made, and they were rather thick. I ordered later, and they were much thinner. I will wait and order more when they are made in the US. Ball makes the Harvest Right lids, so they are about the same. Ball is my favorite lid. I have used them for over 45 years, and they have never let me down. My no seal is so minimal. Newell now makes Kerr. Superb is made in USA by a small family business. I sometimes fine the thicker lids are hard to pull down on the jar.
Have used Tattler lids for 15+ years. Had to file off the plastic’nipple’ that sometimes remains from manufacturing. That said , love the lids. The downside is when giving out canned goods to friends or relatives at times the lid is not returned 😞. Have to remember to do some disposable lids for gifts.
The comoany that owns Ball niw owns Kerr. Back in the 1960's and 1970's, Kerr was the prefered brand for both jars and lids. Imbe,eive that within the oast 3 years the last Kerr manufacturing plant was shut down.
I live in The Netherlands, so I`ve always used weck jars for my canning. I would like to point out that in my country it is recommended not to re-use the rubber rings that go with the lids. You`re supposed to use new rings for every batch. I have to admit that I never followed that advice and accepted the risk that not every jar would seal.
I just calculated how many times I would need to use my Harvest Guard (basically Tattler lids I believe they were even the same company for a while) to end up with a better price per use that Forjars assuming I only bought’ 100 packs of regular or wide mouth lids. I got the Forjars price from Amazon and the Harvest Guard from their website. If there wasn’t a sale right now it would be 3 uses ($ .24/ $ .25) but right now it is 2. And $ .34/$ .35 for Forjars. Of course it’s an upfront cost but if you are someone who regularly buys a lot of lids and does a lot of canning the switch may not take as long to pay for itself as you may expect. At least that’s my conclusion for now.
I emailed For Jars when the first came out about where they are produced, they said in China so I never purchased them. I just emailed again to double check, perhaps they moved.
@@TealHouseFarm this is what they said: Thank you for expressing your interest in our lids. At this time our lids are manufactured overseas in China through a partnership with a closely aligned manufacturing facility; however, in line with our commitment to fostering American manufacturing, we are working tirelessly at overcoming the hurdles to bring manufacturing to the USA. We have implemented rigorous quality control measures to ensure that our lids meet our stringent criteria requirements. As avid canners ourselves, we understand the paramount importance of having lids of exceptional quality. Hope that helps with the question you had.
I'm in Canada and I use Bernardin lids, they are $3 for 12pk, my failure rate is about 5 per year out of 1200 and usually my fault. Because of my budget I cannot justify spending over $5 per 12pk for the forjar lids, I would love to try them though. I have learned (the hard way) that when I purchase golden harvest jars to never use the lids for canning, I use them for dry storage, dehydrated fruits and veggies, sugar, flour etc. I have never bought golden harvest lids in a 12pk, I just know not to use the ones that come on the jars. Thank you for taking the time to show and explain the comparisons between the lids you use.
In the past I’ve typically always used Ball but am trying Denali this year. So far everything has sealed beautifully. They are heavier weighted flats with a nice thick rubber seal. The name is printed on them along with those nice little date lines and they have the visible “button seal” in the center. So far it’s a win but time will tell how they hold up sitting on the shelf. Happy canning!
In the words of the grinch, this is how I feel about golden harvest lids: I hate, hate, hate, double hate, loathe entirely! 😂😂 100% my favorite is forjars! But I also buy ball lids!
