Can I re-use the lids if the jars are used for general storage of goods and foodI and seal with a vacuum machine ?
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As long as you haven't sealed the lids, they can e reused. If you've sealed them, its a good idea to replace the flat lid. You can keep reusing the rings as long as they hold together
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You need special containers unless you want to seal the jar in an air tight plastic bag but I would not because after time, these bags leak air.
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With the addition of an accessory ($9.95 when I bought it here on Amazon - and usually shown as a "often bought with this WaringPro), wide mouth quart jars can be sealed with this vacuum sealer. It's the only way we store leftovers now - in glass. One note: the instructions say that traditional hot bath mason jar sealing is not replaced by this sealer, so keep that in mind if your intent was to do away with the hot bath method. That said, I've never lost a vacuum with a mason jar I've sealed with the waring pro. (But I sure have with the vacuum bags).
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I read all of the content that was on the box of bags that I received and did not see it say that you could or could not reuse these bags. These are to be used with the sealing machine: Food Saver which uses heat to create a seal - not a zip type bag. You have to cut the bag open to get to your food after it has been steamed...... I suppose you could try it, but your bag will get smaller with each use, and the company probably cannot give you advise on reuse because they don't want to be responsible in case of bacteria left over from the previous use....
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Yes. I bought the containers for that purpose. Keep in mind that there is no vent hole, so you have to leave the lid cracked. Also, the containers are fairly large and in my standard side by side door refrigerator take up almost an entire shelf.
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I would think is should, I sealed a Foodsaver container with my VacMaster machine.
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You can definitely use the ziplock-and-squeeze approach. And you'll need to do that if there's a lot of liquid in the bag. I just think that vacuum sealers are cool.
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Don't know never tried we store lids seperate. I will never buy anymore I do not like the way the lids vent steam, very stupid.
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Bands can be reused. Lids i wouldnt. When you clean them they dont always pair back with the same jar and you cant get a great seal.
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No. They are very small and the lids are not sealed . I bought some Avent's recipes for store milk.
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You can reuse all lids over and over until the rubber wears out or they won't seal anymore with 1 exception, the lids that you used to pressure can with cannot be used to pressure can again.But you can use them for vacuum sealing.Once I've opened a jar that has been pressure canned I immediately take a knife and put a X or check mark on it, that away I know I can't use it again to pressure can but it's okay to use for vacuum sealing over and over.Hope this helps, good luck and GOD BLESS.rachelkeys
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No, but we don't use the lids for much. Occasionally we will want to store something in frig so use lid to keep the stuff fresh. Not much help for you. Sorry.
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I have reused jars that I purchased food in from the grocery store to vacumn seal and they work great as long as they have a rubber ring on the lid. I have a canister sealer and I put the jar inside and when I release the seal on the canister the inside reused jar seals. Look at video's on YOU TUBE about vacumn sealing they have been very helpful to me.
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If you put them in plastic bag! In order to really seal a Mason jar, you'd have to have a specially designed top for the jar. Most things that you'd can need heat anyway, I believe you'd just be adding complexity for no benefit. The FoodSaver works great as designed....to seal food in plastic. Canning works great as designed....to seal heated/cooked food in glass/metal. The two processes are different enough that you do not want to mix them.
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Hi Bridget. Yes, but be sure to order the "Wide Mouth" vacuum lids, because half gallon size Mason jars only come with that size opening.Regards, Tom Cannon.
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Yes. But be careful with liquids, when using the reusable lid (which will seal mason jar lids): When I sealed a liquid, it sucked up some of the liquid into the hose, and there is no way to remove the hose to clean and dry it (without sending it for repair). Also, no way to fix the retractor on the hose, if you accidently go past the red. this is easy to do, since you have to pull out the cord, in order to get a simple retraction.
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I do not use bags. I only use my Reynolds vacuum sealer with the special lids for Mason Jars. It works fabulously with the Mason jars.