Do Reusable Canning Lids Live Up to the Hype?! (one year later...)

Last year I published a video about reusable canning lids that went VIRAL. Since then, a bunch have you have been wondering.... do I STILL like these lids? Do reusable canning lids live up to the hype?! The answer might surprise you...

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[brenda]

Have been using my reuseable lids for 14 years now. Still pleased with them. You will need to replace the rubber rings after about 12 years, but other than that, they're still going strong for me. I do not use them for jams/jellies as I give jars away for gifts and I don't want to lose the lids, and I do not use them for pie filling because the lids need to vent and it can cause your filling to leak out. Messy jars to clean up after that! I do use them to can dried beans and have never had a problem there. Happy canning everyone!

[kathleenmanak]

I also have been using these tops. I put my rubber ring on differently from you. I place the rubber ring on the plastic top and then place on my jars.

[arielmartin]

Please wait 5 minutes after taking the canner lid off before removing jars. My mother-in-law had a jar of beans explode as she was setting it down and burned herself, my two children and her niece. Thankfully no one was burned over a large area but it could have been worse. There were glass shards in the ceiling from the jar. I always remember to wait now and still hold my breath as I remove the jars.

[schomestead]

A few years ago Harvest Guard told me it's best to store the rubber rings in the dark. Light degrades rubber. So does oxygen and heat (hand wash them in warm water!). A mylar bag that is vaccum sealed and stored in your panty would be a great storage method.

[jennifernebraska]

I have both Harvest Guard and Tattler. Both are fine with no issues using these same directions. Did have some that failed but hint on another channel is to sand off any burrs on the end of the plastic lid as these will catch when you tighten or remove the ring causing pressure on the seal. A session with emery cloth and all better.

[MoovinOnEstateSales]

I've been using Tattler lids for almost 20 years, I used to have so much trouble with them not sealing or seeming sealed only to find them unsealed on my pantry shelf that I only used them when I was out of metal ones. I bought a LOT of new tattler lids when the metal ones became impossible to get, I started putting my old tattler lids on the same way the new ones are supposed to be done and now I rarely have failures. I use them to can vegetables, fruit, jams, pie fillings, meats, beans and lots and lots of soups and stews. We butcher 100 meat birds every summer for our family of 8, I canned half of all the legs from the butcher this summer using Tattler lids and had zero failures - so happy with them now that I've finally got the hang of them! This October I'll be canning any beef/pork we have left in our freezers to make room for November butcher and I'll be using only Tattler lids.

[leanneblack]

I've been using the Tattler lids for the third canning season now. Once I learned the proper technique, I have less failures than with disposable lids. Headspace is also important with the Tattler. With Tattler, put your band on with the jar on bare countertop. Twist with one hand until jar spins. All one handed.

[kfl]

What a cute happy looking dog ! Great video. I like your cast iron pot hanger / holder.

[tomandtinadixon]

***Tina here*** I bought the Tattler brand of lids from Lehman's last year and tried them out on pressure canning some chicken broth. 6 of 7 sealed just fine, the last one had the gasket slightly wrinkled so it couldn't seal. Certainly not a bad result, and all I do for those ones that fail in the beginning is put them in the oven at 225F or so and let them heat up completely, then take them out and tighten as necessary and it usually works to seal them up.

[sharonbrown]

Not tighten them down is the same way Tattler works. I have Tattler that I bough maybe 12 years ago. They still work today.

[lionheart]

Wow! You are the only one I've seen who turns the paper towel when you are wiping rims! I do it too!

[elisabethrochon]

Love your kitchen, Jill! You made a beautiful space there.

[thesmiths]

Thank you for encouraging me to not give up on my plastic lids. I bought these several years back and have hated how much food they have caused me to compost. I quit putting meats in them last year, but quite often I find jars that have come unsealed with corn, beans, salsa, potatoes, broth etc that has to be thrown out. I might havebeen tightening my lids too quickly after taking taking out of the canner.

[hillarydaniels]

I am going to start my jams with reuseable lids. I even rebel can with reg lids reusing . They are way more reliable than ball lids are now

[Barracudarighty]

Thank you! Found this video when searching for reviews. Since I love your insights, bought the lids. Thanks again for sharing your expertise.

[chrisp]

Thanks for the updated video i just ordered a whole bunch of these things from harvest guard about 30 minutes ago 👍👍

[donnaatchison]

Great follow up!
I use a stainless steel chopstick to lift my gaskets out of the hot water and place on the lid, especially for sweet foods or when canning meat to make sure that whatever syrup or fat from my fingers doesn't come in contact with the gaskets.

[jeannesmith]

For years I have successfully reused the ball counting lids counting lids because I'm very careful when I remove them should not Dent them or alter them and they work successfully work successfully for reuse multiple times and they are not nearest expensive

[MarieAchee]

*sigh* I'm an experienced canner and I wanted these to work so badly and I bought a whole bunch of them last time you posted this. I know I must be doing something wrong, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. I've watched all the tutorials and am super careful. I even reached out to Harvest Guard and they gave me the same tips I already knew (not over tightening, not over filling, tightening after they come out, watching for concave/convex, etc. etc.). I've used these 4 times now with both water bath and pressure canning (jam, fruit, soup) and have about 80%+ failure rate. Canning (especially pressure canning) takes so much time that I'm scared to mess with these things anymore. :( Maybe I should master canning water with them first.

[givemefaithfarm]

Initially I loved these but after having jar after jar fail after months of being sealed tight, I'm starting to lose patience. What I'm finding is that I'm losing the seals on pressure canned foods with the regular mouth lids. I haven't lost any with wide-mouth and I haven't had ANY failures with water bath canning but it's frustrating to lose the seal months after I've canned them. I'm wondering if the smaller lid can't flex as well as the wide-mouth and is, therefore, more prone to popping. I think I'm ready to return to metal lids for all my pressure canning.