i have jars with lids that i brought with sauces in them. i was told i could place these jars inside the canister and reseal these used jars. can i.
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I have never tried this. In thinking, the vacuum would not be in the sauces jar, but around it. I really have doubts about this. I'd hate to see you lose all the sauces if it didn't work.
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Not certain this will work, as the vacuum is created outside the jar and not from within. Another way you can accomplish this goal, is to heat the sauce then close the jar tightly. As the sauce cools, natural vacuum will occur within the jar.
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Try it with something that isn't important that you wouldn't waste like rice and that you could still save ... Let us know...if it is reusable ( I know the type of sauce jar you mean) - I think you should be able to use the canning lid accessory to suction it and not need the canister
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Yes. Close smaller jar with its lid very, very lightly closed against its glass edge. Put it in the larger jar or vacuum canister. Suck the air out of the larger jar. The vacuum in the larger jar will also suck the air out of the smaller jar and suck its lid tight. Break the vacuum on the large jar and remove the small jar. Then give the lid on the small jar a good twist to seal it tight. I've done this with no problem at all. Although, I'm using a DIY system made from a bicycle pump. It can pull about 25 inches Hg of vacuum !!!
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I have reused glass jars to vacunm seal dehydrated food. The jars need to have the rubberized ring on the lid. However I have not vacunm sealed liquid foods.There are videos on You Tube that are helpful.
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Yes, insert another lid on top of the one you are using to seal. (Top sides together.) then get out the sealer attachment place it on top of both lids to seal your jar. It works each time.
305155
You can absolutely reuse them. We love these sealers, we have the regular and wide mouth and use jars more often than bags now. Greener and cheaper.
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Yes, you can use a VACUUM-type sealer that sucks all the air out of the jar -- I do it all the time. Food Saver brand does it very well, as long as the unit is capable of sealing 'cannisters'.
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I am not sure what you mean by "canning". Foodsaver makes a jar attachment for regular and wide-mouth canning jars, but you cannot replace the canning process with this machine. It is only safe to vacuum-seal dry items in jars if you aren't going to process the jars in a water bath. Rice, whole grains such as wheat berries, beans, legumes, pasta, nuts, chocolate, freeze-dried foods, herbs, whole spices and many other dry food types will last much longer when vacuum-sealed in GLASS instead of plastic. Some whole grains will last years. EDIT - I have been using the jar attachment for several years to take advantage of bulk items at Costco and to store my emergency food supply. Do a google search Wendy DeWitt. She does a food storage seminar for the LDS community that is terrific.
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absolutely, I put mine in glass jars....it is so fine...my whole kitchen was green by the time I finished..fun
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I never tried it but I would think not. It is great for jars to get under the lid and pop them open. It releases the vacuum seal.
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If you're really going to use them for water bath or pressure canning, then yes definitely only one use. Metal lids will only make a sterile seal the one time. This isn't specific to this product, though--it's pretty universal in canning (except for the Tattly lids which are re-useable). But you can use them as many times as you want after that if you're using your jars for non-canning purposes like storing rice or nuts or buttons or whatever. I keep a big bowl of used lids for when I'm not actually canning, and then when I break out the canner i also break out my boxes of unused lids.
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These canisters do have a gel seal around the inside of the covers. As long as you keep them clean from the contents, the seal is airtight.
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Absolutely. You'll just use less water because they are not as tall. Don't get tempted to stack the jars just because they are smaller. Only can one layer of jars at once.
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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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No. The lids aren't true seals for the jars. These are more of a table decorative item
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I don't understand your question. The date on my jars is about 2 years in the future. As well sealed as these jars are, they probably will be good to use beyond that time.
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If fully screwed onto the jar, they are as airtight. They are not, of course, as airtight as something that is canned using rings/lids but for basic storage of dry goods or wet goods in the refrigerator they'll keep food fresh for quite a while. We use them as lids for things such as salsa and jam once opened and placed in the refrigerator. The salsa/jam lasts at least a week without any issue. Dry goods will store much longer, obviously.
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I use my jars for dry good storage. I would contact the maker before using in a pressure canner.
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If sealed properly, these bags will not come unsealed. Personally, I prefer to make a wide seal. I do not think you could do a gallon of liquid in this bag and be able to seal properly because it is liquid. I would put your honey in another container then seal.
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I would imagine so if you have the special attachment lids for the jars. HOWEVER, as an avid canner myself, I would NOT recommend sealing jars of food in this fashion. The hot water bath and/or pressure canning systems do more than merely seal the jars. They kill microbes that would otherwise destroy the food and/or make people ill. This is a good unit for saving leftovers, splitting up frozen foods into smaller quantities, and preserving dried foods. I, personally, would not use it for long-term storage of fresh or wet foods.