Do I need to heat the lids before sealing?
1506773
I use them for my medical cannabis,to keep it fresher for long periods of time
1506774
There is no need to heat the lids. I did wash and boil all the lids and jars before sealing them, but it is not needed. This does not replace the heat treated canning process. Use only for dry storage.
136209
You should let the dish cool a bit before using the lid, to,prevent its melting. Warm is ok, but fresh from oven, I wouldn't.
518390
Yes, you can heat seal without vacuuming. You do need to use the Foodsaver bags.
1875829
Because the cooker is small, what I do is boil the jars and lids without the filling. Bring to pressure and immediately bring it down. Then boil the filling separately and pour it into the sterile jars. The heat of the filling cooling will create the needed vacuum to seal the lids tight.
1020481
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.
97627
No necessary... I use a sealed large jar. It keeps them fresh for months. If you freeze them, seal them well from frost.
1223011
You don't need to. Just take out of microwave and put lid on it and it will stay nice and hot! I love this thing! I highly recommend!
691702
i own this, with a properly placed seal it should be airtight. the seals remove for cleaning. if you do not install them correctly then it will not be air tight. they are pretty easy to install. i am happy for the price i paid. tupperware made nice canisters but they will cost you twice as much and they are not clear.
248097
The seal is just fine but you must understand that at the temperature that they are used at, a lot of the fluid in the pot cooks down by the time you've finished cooking anyway. If that's not what you want you'll have to use another cooking technique...
276873
I did not, though some recipes for vanilla, which is what I used them for, said to sterilize. I would imagine just putting them in boiling water for a short period of time would do the trick-minus the plastic lids. I would not know how the sterilize the lids.
1161940
I also use them in a safe. The reason for the heat sealing is to keep the rest of the packets from absorbing moisture from the air until you use them. I keep mine in a good sealed zip lock bag and make sure I get the air out of it. so far no problems. Hope this helps
495170
You can just heat the lids up in hot water, below boiling. You do not need rubber tongs for this. A stockpot should be fine. There are other assessories that make it easier but they are not needed.
2097828
YES ! The lids have an excellent seal ; BUT one of our containers came with a bad seal. Evidently at the factory the seal was not installed properly and was in a position to only seal about 60 percent of the lid. I could not find away or anyone who would take back the individual canister and replace it. They wanted the whole set ( once I found someone to commit to customer satisfaction ) so I just fixed it myself. No big deal. I would highly recommend this product, they do seal and are great to look at.
1464205
I ordered this one for my son but I have one I have had for years and yes I use the lids. I have enjoyed mine so much and if I cooked more these days I would order me a new one. Hope this helps, I will try to remember to ask him next time I talk with him but I would think you would use lids or the steam would just go in microwave, things would not steam. Just my thoughts. June
1250027
The package recommended to tie them off or use a twist tie. The plastic may be too thin for heat sealing.
1385349
It is always advised to rinse product before cooking due to processing and warehousing. None of those facilities are sterile. I purchase 5 gallons buckets with lids at local hardware stores for my bulk purchases. Lids seal tight. No issues with heat, cold, insects or rodents. Store in the basement or the garage on shelves or (as i do) heavy metal rolling racks purchased from Sam's club
1579441
They certainly seem to be completely sealed. Either using the snap on, one time use lid or the more expensive gamma lid. I prefer the gamma so that access is available to the product stored with out the hassle of replacing the snap on lid.