You are the second person I have heard that used that method. I thought it was the brand of lids that was the problem but maybe it was an older set of jars.
@@megandonahue9220 I actually think it’s the smaller seal. It doesn’t work properly because I have to use it on the new jars like that too that aren’t wide mouth.
IT DOES WORK! Leisa, I have old jars and both sealers. The reason the old jars don't seal is because of the wider glass lip just below the threads does not allow the sealer to seat all the way down on the lid. Both will work with the old jars if you place a second lid upside down on the sealing lid as a spacer. This allows the device to seat properly and will seal the jars.
Some of my older jars will not work with vacuum sealing. Some will work for canning. I mainly use the ones that will not seal I use with plastic lids for something in my cabinets.
@@SuttonsDaze Did you press down on the jar while it's pulling the vacuum? You may also seal the old jars in the freeze dryer or in a chamber vacuum sealer. I can seal half gallons in a vacmaster vp 215. Hope this helps.
@@SuttonsDaze one other thing is to use a new lid or one that came off an old jar. The old jars are thicker and don't fit the skinny groove in a used lid from a newer jar. Hope that makes sense.
When you can water to test the jars put a different color food color in each jar so you can see which one leaks. If they seal you can still drink the water.
The old rims are thicker than the new rims on jars, hence the sealant is less wide also. My old lids seal (vacuum) on the old jars because the sealant is wider. .08 hundredths inch in way different than .13 hundredth inch. Check out with your calipers.
They won’t seal sometimes on those old jars because of the shoulder shape of these jars. I place an orange rubber seal on the shoulder of the jars and it usually seals by holding the Foodsaver gadget. The Country Harvest is sold in Canada along with Bernardin. I can in the old Made in Canada Crown Jars with the glass lids. Seals are still sold in Canada at our Canadian Tire stores. These jars of over up to 100 years old.
I had the same problem with my older jars. It is a size difference issue. There are work arounds that do work. Just play with it and find something that works for your unit. good luck!
For some unknown reason i never thought of putting the pasta in jars or mylar. This should have been obvious. I have been storing them in tubs. This will be my project this week. Thanks for idea
It's cool they have a new sealer. The old one burned my crank if you know what I'm saying and I just use a brake line bleeder with the old one. That does work great and seals both size lids. I wasted money with a vacuum sealer thingie which did not work on it. The brake line bleeder is slick.
I've had that problem but it was with newer jars. I figured out that I had to much in the jar. As soon as I took some out it worked. Try that, it might fix it..
I had the same issue on the square old jars. Look at the neck how thick the ledge is that sticks out from the jar. Ts almost lijeca decoative ledge. It's actually blocking the sealer from coming down as far as it should to work properly. They can be used in canning just fine. It's all because of that ledge.
I have found that I actually have to leave a little head space to vacuum seal some items in jars. Leisa, I noticed that the jar that didn't seal was filled almost completely to the top, but when you poured it into the newer jar, there was now headspace. Give it a try. It has worked for me.
Pasta is what sent me into learning more about food preservation methods. A box of mac&cheese had bugs, and so did a bunch of boxes of pasta in my pantry. I was horrified! The whole pantry was emptied, cleaned, and too much food destroyed. Never again!!
Please explain something for me When freezing rice/pasta doesn't it make it somewhat wet when thawing it out in order to store it? I'm so confused by this... 😏
I think it's the thickness of the glass. I was having the same problem, and when I look at the top rim of old and new, the newer jars have thinner rims.... go figure.... 🙄
Live in an apt. 😢 So lack the space for jar shelving so I vacuume seal in bags and put those in a gasketed (against air and moisture) tote under my 18 inch tall bed frame (space💖) and hope for the best. Wish I could do it in glass 😢
So what I have found that works well is….if you have the food saver kit that came with plastic storage canisters, put the jar of pasta in the large canister with the lid placed on the jar. Then continue to seal the canister as usual. When completed and sealed, you then can take the top off the canister and the jar inside will be sealed. It works every time.
I love the new vacuum sealer that Darcy let us know about. I've used them all ( the actual food saver machine, the small food saver that you showed in the video, and a brake bleeder). I am actually a car gal, so that was amazing. I still use it as a measuring device for new gadgets. I don't have a lot of old jars, but the only one I couldn't get to seal had a chip in the lower portion of the screw ring. Took me awhile to mess that out.
I have show cars and am a car "gal" too lol. The brake line bleeder works great. Gadgets done always work, I spent a hundred bucks on the Foodsaver and it didn't work so no more.
HI LEISA. I HAVE FOUND THE SLIGHTLY WIDER SHOULDER RIM ON THE OLDER GLASS JARS DO NOT ALLOW THE LID SEALERS TO SET PROPERLY. STILL WORKING ON IT. CHUCK
I had wondered about the problem with them not sealing. I wondered if it may be the ridge below the threads. I have some older rings too that I have used and found that those rings aren't as wide as the new ones and they worked. A lot of experimenting!!
AND if you don't do jars put in a paper bag and shrink wrap in vac seal bags so it won't puncture the bag...My old jars do fine,some over 50 years old...but yeah I won't get rid of ANY jar, lol
Lisa I'm new to your channel and I'm glad that you showed me about the older canning jars in the vacuum sealer I have to revert back to a brake bleeder and a seal just fine with that just a little something I wanted to put out there for you I love old jars myself they are old like me LOL
I bought large 3 pks of cereal containers for storing most of my dried goods. I put bay leaves in and freeze first. So far so good. My big bulk stuff I vacuum seal with bay leaves with my food saver bags and then put in mylar bags with O1 absobers and keep in totes. I would love jars but the cereal containers arent breakable and I can buy in bulk and store up to 10 lbs in each one. They aren't completely air tight but cereal isnt stale even after 8 months and no bugs so far.
I also have some wonderful old jars (100 years plus!) and have had success by applying the lid, pressing the vacuum sealer down on it while turning the lid to seat it firmly. Works 99% of the time. Canning with them in both water bath and pressure seems to be without any problems.
I do the same. I actually slowly move the white sealer in a circular motion while pushing down. You can hear the change in the vacuum pitch when it has found a "sweet" spot. Then I hold it right there for the duration and it seals completely.
Pasta has a shelf live of a Year in the box in your pantry.why would I go through all that work for a year's time??? I'm not getting it😢 put them boxes in a Hefty black plastic bag and put it in your pantry . last for a year in the box that it came in🎉 longterm: i freeze - thaw 2x If Needed ,,vacuum seal w/descendant on bottom , 02 absorber on top . placed in mylar with another 02 square😂, and store in 5g pails🎉 overkill ? oh ya😅. OCD?😢yep. I had to edit this cuz, why and how can rodents get to your stash? Beautiful home you have, but rodents reeking havoc 😂 running wild😮 thanks for sharing🍸
I had the same problem trying to vacuum seal a PUR jar. The vacuum sealer didn't fit snugly over the top of the jar. Even though I had no problem pressure canning with them.
I had the same issue with some of my jars that wouldn't seal. Frustrating but I did can them the old fashioned way. They sealed. Love watching your videos.
I love that new sealer. But I am having trouble with sealing regular mouth jars. They are 3 years old max. Can't figure it out. So far no problem with wide mouth jars.🙁
I think there's a slight difference in the height of the neck of the old jars vs "modern" ones. When the sealer (either brand) it has to fit tight against something in order to pull the vacuum. I think that's the wide ring around the jar at the 1" mark. If that is too far from the top of the jar (older older ones), the vacuum can't be pulled. Suspect that why putting 2 lids on regular mouth jars has worked for FoodSaver jar sealer. Just a thought.....
I find that if I put two lids on regular mouth jars, then vacuum seal, then it will seal. Then I just remove the second lid. I’ve never had a problem with wide mouth jars, just regular mouth. 😉
Thank you for sharing how you do your food storage. Did you know golden harvest jars are made by Ball? I called them and tried to order pint and a 1/2 jars. We cannot unless we are a distributor. Blessings
You can still use the jars for short term things that you put on your pantry shelf and use all the time. I've got some jars that have a flaw in them, but yet I can put water in them and it doesn't leak. I'm thinking about taking some of the things in my pantry and putting stuff in those so that I can use the other for canning.
I put boxes of pasta in plastic totes inside my cabinets and haven’t had an issue. I did this after a bout with mice a couple years ago and so I also put a sticky trap in the back of the cabinet… have yet to so much as catch an ant on it. It’s been a few yrs since I repainted the inside of my cabinets but I’ve thought about looking into mint scented oil for paint (if they make mint, they make other scents) since rodents don’t like mint. Since I’m about to pull my cabinets and clean and repaint them inside. Edit: I even put all my store bought can goods in the totes because when we had the mouse fight I realized if it happened again I didn’t want to worry about all the surfaces of the cans being compromised, so now if it happens it’s just the outside of the totes that would be most compromised.
I have a food saver and use to white cap to vacuum both wide and regular old jars with the wide rims and they seal fine. Maybe they just won't work with battery power sealer.
Being that they're 'vintage' jars, it might be a sizing design thing. I have a vintage Ball Pint&Half jar, wide mouth. The current Wide Mouth lid and ring, from any brand, doesn't fit. It's slightly smaller than the current Wide Mouth lids and rings. This goes for the plastic lids as well. So i just use it to hold supplies on my desk.
One of the two quart jar is a freezer jar, the one with lines going down the sides. I have found that out. I cannot use my vacuum sealer one any jar that is dated in the past beyond the date of 40 or later.
There is a flaw with regular mouth lids I have read. If you put the lid down like you were doing but put another one upside down, it has been working for me now. I have the white attachment to my food saver. Idk if that makes a difference.
Love your channel. Look for cracks in the bottom. That's what we just dealt with when canning. I just marked those jars for the craft room. For painting, decoupage, buttons, etc.
I’ve had that same problem an I’ve found that the one inch ( ring ) mark is higher than most if you will causing the vac tool not to go down far enough.
The lip is wider so your sealer will not go down enough to seal.. I have both of those sealers and have same issues.. also the 1/2 gal specialty ones do same.. but they all preasure can fine
I have had some difficulties using the new sealer. I have had to wet the lids and then let it seal until 60. Then it stays. Other wise it lets go especially on the regular size.
The glass ring on the outside of the jar is larger sothesealer will not fit down over it. Holditnext to a new one and compare that outside rim at the 1 inch headspace mark. I just dealt with this on an old jar that was given to me.
Thank you for mentioning mylar! I dont have many half gallon jars so mylar is cheaper for me. I just used it for pasta in the working pantry because it got moved to the humid basement 😢 (not my choice!). I dont heat seal or O2 absorbers because ill be in and out of them a bit. So far so good!
Yeah. Those old ones seem to have a slightly narrower flat area on the rim where it comes in contact with the gasket. I noticed and wondered if it wld be an issue. I have some full of water with tattlers, some full of meat or fruit and regular metal flats, and a couple wide mouth kerr oldies I use because my cold brew pour tops fit on them better than other wide mouths. I think they're pretty.
I put 2 lids on my old jars & seal when I remove the sealer, the top lid is loose and the bottom is sealed
I had to do that too ..
@@fourdayhomestead2839 It works!
You are the second person I have heard that used that method. I thought it was the brand of lids that was the problem but maybe it was an older set of jars.
@@megandonahue9220 I actually think it’s the smaller seal. It doesn’t work properly because I have to use it on the new jars like that too that aren’t wide mouth.
Adding an extra lid works
IT DOES WORK!
Leisa, I have old jars and both sealers. The reason the old jars don't seal is because of the wider glass lip just below the threads does not allow the sealer to seat all the way down on the lid. Both will work with the old jars if you place a second lid upside down on the sealing lid as a spacer. This allows the device to seat properly and will seal the jars.
I tried it and it didn't work for me, maybe I'll try again
Some of my older jars will not work with vacuum sealing. Some will work for canning. I mainly use the ones that will not seal I use with plastic lids for something in my cabinets.
@@SuttonsDaze Did you press down on the jar while it's pulling the vacuum?
You may also seal the old jars in the freeze dryer or in a chamber vacuum sealer. I can seal half gallons in a vacmaster vp 215. Hope this helps.
I have new jars but run into the same issue. I use the 2nd lid method upside down on lid on jar and seals great with no effort.
@@SuttonsDaze one other thing is to use a new lid or one that came off an old jar. The old jars are thicker and don't fit the skinny groove in a used lid from a newer jar. Hope that makes sense.
When you can water to test the jars put a different color food color in each jar so you can see which one leaks. If they seal you can still drink the water.
Can you please do more videos of how you store other items
The old rims are thicker than the new rims on jars, hence the sealant is less wide also. My old lids seal (vacuum) on the old jars because the sealant is wider. .08 hundredths inch in way different than .13 hundredth inch. Check out with your calipers.
They won’t seal sometimes on those old jars because of the shoulder shape of these jars. I place an orange rubber seal on the shoulder of the jars and it usually seals by holding the Foodsaver gadget. The Country Harvest is sold in Canada along with Bernardin. I can in the old Made in Canada Crown Jars with the glass lids. Seals are still sold in Canada at our Canadian Tire stores. These jars of over up to 100 years old.
I literally did that yesterday. I took your advice and stocked up on pasta. I’m thinking I might go back and get more. 🤣
You got this!
No such thing as too much pasta! 😉
Thank you living in a tropical climate it doesnt take long for bugs to find our food. This would b easy to use to keep the pasta good between use
You crack me up:" give me back my LID!!!" lol
Might have to go the route of an oxygen absorber.
I just got the jackpot at the thrift store on jars.
Water is a great idea!
I had the same problem with my older jars. It is a size difference issue. There are work arounds that do work. Just play with it and find something that works for your unit. good luck!
For some unknown reason i never thought of putting the pasta in jars or mylar. This should have been obvious. I have been storing them in tubs. This will be my project this week. Thanks for idea
I have used 2nd hand old jars for canning and they were fine
Mine aren’t that old and I still have a problem with the small one so I figured I would probably use them for water bath
I have the same problem with small jars
Try an oxygen absorber to see if that will work on the old jars. Vacuuming is better but this maybe an alternative.
It's cool they have a new sealer. The old one burned my crank if you know what I'm saying and I just use a brake line bleeder with the old one. That does work great and seals both size lids. I wasted money with a vacuum sealer thingie which did not work on it. The brake line bleeder is slick.
I've had that problem but it was with newer jars. I figured out that I had to much in the jar. As soon as I took some out it worked. Try that, it might fix it..
I had the same issue on the square old jars. Look at the neck how thick the ledge is that sticks out from the jar. Ts almost lijeca decoative ledge. It's actually blocking the sealer from coming down as far as it should to work properly.
They can be used in canning just fine.
It's all because of that ledge.
I Already Bought one Through You!!
I have found that I actually have to leave a little head space to vacuum seal some items in jars. Leisa, I noticed that the jar that didn't seal was filled almost completely to the top, but when you poured it into the newer jar, there was now headspace. Give it a try. It has worked for me.
great idea
I really want one of these but they are double the price in the U.K. they are £57 - 70!
Pasta is what sent me into learning more about food preservation methods. A box of mac&cheese had bugs, and so did a bunch of boxes of pasta in my pantry. I was horrified! The whole pantry was emptied, cleaned, and too much food destroyed. Never again!!
I freeze all my pasta before storing it, which kills the larva /eggs from any big that may be in there.
Please explain something for me
When freezing rice/pasta doesn't it make it somewhat wet when thawing it out in order to store it?
I'm so confused by this...
😏
You may have to leave more headroom. That’s what I found with my dehydrated garlic. I use old spaghetti jars. I had this issue.
I canned pears in those super thick old jars and they still worked and held perfectly 😊
The rubber on the lids are not as wide as the older canning flats. Not enough to cover the entire lip of the older jars, cut back,cut back on quality!
I've never seen one of those little hand held vacuum sealers! Thank you 😊!
I think it's the thickness of the glass. I was having the same problem, and when I look at the top rim of old and new, the newer jars have thinner rims.... go figure.... 🙄
Live in an apt. 😢 So lack the space for jar shelving so I vacuume seal in bags and put those in a gasketed (against air and moisture) tote under my 18 inch tall bed frame (space💖) and hope for the best. Wish I could do it in glass 😢
So what I have found that works well is….if you have the food saver kit that came with plastic storage canisters, put the jar of pasta in the large canister with the lid placed on the jar. Then continue to seal the canister as usual. When completed and sealed, you then can take the top off the canister and the jar inside will be sealed. It works every time.
Could not live without my vacuum sealer. I use it on a daily basis!!! I do my pasta this way, too!! Bless you, Ms Leesa!!
I noticed the difference in jar tops, thought I was nuts.. They'll make great drinking glasses & flower vases.
You're not nuts....lol
Leisa I found that to happen with Tattlers lids on some of my older jars. Band won’t turn on either! 😃
I love the new vacuum sealer that Darcy let us know about. I've used them all ( the actual food saver machine, the small food saver that you showed in the video, and a brake bleeder). I am actually a car gal, so that was amazing. I still use it as a measuring device for new gadgets.
I don't have a lot of old jars, but the only one I couldn't get to seal had a chip in the lower portion of the screw ring. Took me awhile to mess that out.
Just went and checked, and the new vac sealer worked on that one jar.🥰
I have show cars and am a car "gal" too lol. The brake line bleeder works great. Gadgets done always work, I spent a hundred bucks on the Foodsaver and it didn't work so no more.
I have learned so much from you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Wonderful tutorial and suggestions thank you
I put it in plastic bags and put it back in the box and tape it shut, then in a big sterlite tote. Basement is dry, and I've never had any problems.
I'm more concerned about pests and plastic doesn't prevent those. But I'm glad that you've never had a problem
HI LEISA. I HAVE FOUND THE SLIGHTLY WIDER SHOULDER RIM ON THE OLDER GLASS JARS DO NOT ALLOW THE LID SEALERS TO SET PROPERLY. STILL WORKING ON IT. CHUCK
I got one about two weeks ago and it was 7.00 off. Love it!
It looked like you had to many noodles in it. Take care😊
The same exact amount of noodles that went into the jar that sealed?
I had wondered about the problem with them not sealing. I wondered if it may be the ridge below the threads. I have some older rings too that I have used and found that those rings aren't as wide as the new ones and they worked. A lot of experimenting!!
AND if you don't do jars put in a paper bag and shrink wrap in vac seal bags so it won't puncture the bag...My old jars do fine,some over 50 years old...but yeah I won't get rid of ANY jar, lol
Lisa I'm new to your channel and I'm glad that you showed me about the older canning jars in the vacuum sealer I have to revert back to a brake bleeder and a seal just fine with that just a little something I wanted to put out there for you I love old jars myself they are old like me LOL
Use them for Moonshine!!
Sorry for going off topic...I noticed how loose your rings are. Congratulations!
Thank you!
I bought large 3 pks of cereal containers for storing most of my dried goods. I put bay leaves in and freeze first. So far so good. My big bulk stuff I vacuum seal with bay leaves with my food saver bags and then put in mylar bags with O1 absobers and keep in totes. I would love jars but the cereal containers arent breakable and I can buy in bulk and store up to 10 lbs in each one. They aren't completely air tight but cereal isnt stale even after 8 months and no bugs so far.
I also have some wonderful old jars (100 years plus!) and have had success by applying the lid, pressing the vacuum sealer down on it while turning the lid to seat it firmly. Works 99% of the time. Canning with them in both water bath and pressure seems to be without any problems.
I have a couple of jars that have a tiny dimple in the collar below the threads. They work fine for canning but not for vacuum sealing.
And yes you answered what some of us hadn't yet asked, but were curious about how you stored the pasta. 😊 Thank you so much.
Thanks for the video , but I would like to try and seal them in sealer bags instead of jars ,what do you think.?
With the white one for regular mouth I constantly push down with my hands until it cuts off and seals every time
I do the same. I actually slowly move the white sealer in a circular motion while pushing down. You can hear the change in the vacuum pitch when it has found a "sweet" spot. Then I hold it right there for the duration and it seals completely.
What about if you just use oxygen absorbers instead of a sealer?
Unnecessary
Pasta has a shelf live of a Year in the box in your pantry.why would I go through all that work for a year's time??? I'm not getting it😢 put them boxes in a Hefty black plastic bag and put it in your pantry . last for a year in the box that it came in🎉 longterm: i freeze - thaw 2x If Needed ,,vacuum seal w/descendant on bottom , 02 absorber on top . placed in mylar with another 02 square😂, and store in 5g pails🎉 overkill ? oh ya😅. OCD?😢yep. I had to edit this cuz, why and how can rodents get to your stash? Beautiful home you have, but rodents reeking havoc 😂 running wild😮 thanks for sharing🍸
I had the same problem trying to vacuum seal a PUR jar. The vacuum sealer didn't fit snugly over the top of the jar. Even though I had no problem pressure canning with them.
I had the same issue with some of my jars that wouldn't seal. Frustrating but I did can them the old fashioned way. They sealed. Love watching your videos.
I love that new sealer. But I am having trouble with sealing regular mouth jars. They are 3 years old max. Can't figure it out. So far no problem with wide mouth jars.🙁
I think there's a slight difference in the height of the neck of the old jars vs "modern" ones. When the sealer (either brand) it has to fit tight against something in order to pull the vacuum. I think that's the wide ring around the jar at the 1" mark. If that is too far from the top of the jar (older older ones), the vacuum can't be pulled. Suspect that why putting 2 lids on regular mouth jars has worked for FoodSaver jar sealer.
Just a thought.....
It's not the neck it's the glass lip just below the threads which protrudes further than newer jars so the sealer doesn't seat all the way down.
I find that if I put two lids on regular mouth jars, then vacuum seal, then it will seal. Then I just remove the second lid. I’ve never had a problem with wide mouth jars, just regular mouth. 😉
Thank you for sharing how you do your food storage. Did you know golden harvest jars are made by Ball? I called them and tried to order pint and a 1/2 jars. We cannot unless we are a distributor. Blessings
I use my old jars for dried herbs in the kitchen, love the attitude please keep it up.
I have found the head space is important for vacumn sealing with the old canning jars.
Just ordered 2 of the black vacuum sealer. Thanks
Right now I have boxes in 5 gal food grade buckets. I am trying to buy enough jars for 2 full buckets of pasta and will use O2 absorbers
You can still use the jars for short term things that you put on your pantry shelf and use all the time. I've got some jars that have a flaw in them, but yet I can put water in them and it doesn't leak. I'm thinking about taking some of the things in my pantry and putting stuff in those so that I can use the other for canning.
I put boxes of pasta in plastic totes inside my cabinets and haven’t had an issue. I did this after a bout with mice a couple years ago and so I also put a sticky trap in the back of the cabinet… have yet to so much as catch an ant on it. It’s been a few yrs since I repainted the inside of my cabinets but I’ve thought about looking into mint scented oil for paint (if they make mint, they make other scents) since rodents don’t like mint. Since I’m about to pull my cabinets and clean and repaint them inside. Edit: I even put all my store bought can goods in the totes because when we had the mouse fight I realized if it happened again I didn’t want to worry about all the surfaces of the cans being compromised, so now if it happens it’s just the outside of the totes that would be most compromised.
I have a food saver and use to white cap to vacuum both wide and regular old jars with the wide rims and they seal fine. Maybe they just won't work with battery power sealer.
Where do you get that black jar vacuum sealer? What's the brand name?
Even my old blue jars that had the rings will preasure can.. with flat top lid and ring..
Just signed up for for jars. Can’t wait!!
I had the issue too. I just changed the lid. Also I had to push down the sealer really hard while it was running. Try that.
I use plastic tops for my old jars for keeping in my pantry for current use. I have used my pasta 3 years after storing in mason jars and it was fine.
Being that they're 'vintage' jars, it might be a sizing design thing.
I have a vintage Ball Pint&Half jar, wide mouth. The current Wide Mouth lid and ring, from any brand, doesn't fit. It's slightly smaller than the current Wide Mouth lids and rings.
This goes for the plastic lids as well.
So i just use it to hold supplies on my desk.
One of the two quart jar is a freezer jar, the one with lines going down the sides. I have found that out.
I cannot use my vacuum sealer one any jar that is dated in the past beyond the date of 40 or later.
There is a flaw with regular mouth lids I have read. If you put the lid down like you were doing but put another one upside down, it has been working for me now. I have the white attachment to my food saver. Idk if that makes a difference.
Maybe use old jars for spices. Just saying,
Could you try putting oxygen absorbers in and see if the jar will seal
Mine will not seal either. Put one lid on regular and flip the second jar seal. It will seal.
Love your channel.
Look for cracks in the bottom. That's what we just dealt with when canning. I just marked those jars for the craft room. For painting, decoupage, buttons, etc.
I have found that regular mouth don’t seal most of the time! I use only wide mouth to vacuum seal!
I have the same problem with the old jars. So disappointed! I have a lot of large old jars that I was going to use for dry storage.
I’ve had that same problem an I’ve found that the one inch ( ring ) mark is higher than most if you will causing the vac tool not to go down far enough.
The lip is wider so your sealer will not go down enough to seal.. I have both of those sealers and have same issues.. also the 1/2 gal specialty ones do same.. but they all preasure can fine
I have had some difficulties using the new sealer. I have had to wet the lids and then let it seal until 60. Then it stays. Other wise it lets go especially on the regular size.
I love mine also! Great gadget!❤❤
I found on my really old jars That bottom ring sticks out a little farther and won't seal. I use them for my nearer to use stock.
can you reuse lids for canning after using them like this?
Yes
The glass ring on the outside of the jar is larger sothesealer will not fit down over it. Holditnext to a new one and compare that outside rim at the 1 inch headspace mark. I just dealt with this on an old jar that was given to me.
The rim on the bottom of the lip is wider it doesn't fit down all the way I had the same problem canning with them not a problem
I have noticed there is a difference in the glass thickness between some older jars!
Thank you for mentioning mylar! I dont have many half gallon jars so mylar is cheaper for me. I just used it for pasta in the working pantry because it got moved to the humid basement 😢 (not my choice!). I dont heat seal or O2 absorbers because ill be in and out of them a bit. So far so good!
That was a fun experiment. Thanks for showing it!
If you cant get them to seal just use them for kitchen food storage
Yeah. Those old ones seem to have a slightly narrower flat area on the rim where it comes in contact with the gasket. I noticed and wondered if it wld be an issue. I have some full of water with tattlers, some full of meat or fruit and regular metal flats, and a couple wide mouth kerr oldies I use because my cold brew pour tops fit on them better than other wide mouths. I think they're pretty.
If all else fails, you will just have to use those beauties for fermenting!
Regular jars sometimes need double lids.
I didn't see you put an oxygen absorber.
They make me happy. Love it! Blessings