Reusable Canning Lids: How to Reuse Metal Canning Lids
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Have you ever wondered if you can reuse your metal canning lids? In this tutorial, I show you how to prepare used lids so that you can reuse them yet another time!
It also helps if you go a little more than finger tight on used lids. I use them over in the pressure canner. I have less failures on pressure canned items.
frugalprepper
I'm 51 and I've been doing this for many years. A country friend told me to boil them for 10 minutes and see which ones came out looking new, and go to it!
carisabaird
I've placed mine on a cookie sheet in the oven @ 200 degrees for 10 minutes and had wonderful results. It settles the rubber in the low spots of the lid and it looks brand new.
Thank you
dennisbaker
Do not throw out damaged lids. We use them as plant markers for our flower beds. Hubby soldered some together to make hot pads to rest our pots on. Even used them in diy projects. Kids can deco pictures on them and make a tree of pets for their door and wall. Could even engrave letters of their name to hang on door. My favorite is closed keep out sign
sheilarogers
wife has been canning for 4 years. She takes the old lids and uses them for dry canning, but she loves this new idea from you. I benefit, it doesnt cost me more money for use one!
johnmac
You're going to damage your lids or jars by opening it that way. Take that butter knife and lay it flat on top of the lid with thin knife edge facing toward center of lid. Then take the bottle end of a church key and hook it under an edge of the lip which is most prominent. Slide the thickest part of the knife under and between the bottle opener and the lid. Lift up slowly and gently with the bottle opener til lid releases. Works every time. No dings, no dents, no errors.
foghornleghorn
Don’t throw the bad ones out. Reuse them using your vacuum sealer for foods you have opened or repackaging from large packaged foods ( 25 lb bag of sugar for example), into more manageable amounts. Use 2 lids, one of them upside down, during the vacuuming process to make sure the lid seals and then remove the upside down lid and apply your ring, if wanted and store in your pantry.
kristimiles
I have been reusing lids repeatedly for years. When it's time to phase them out, I use them a final time in the pressure canner where the seal is the strongest. Will update if this kills me.
William_Van_Landingham_III
Your such a great book of information. I to have reused my metal canning lids and have for many years. Keep up the great videos.
lockeyanderson
I've been using Harvest Guard gaskets for a couple of years with all of my metal lids, both used and brand new. I honestly haven't had a single seal failure with this method.
chrisschultz
Great information Thank you for sharing
marysilva
Watched a video of soaking them in baking soda vinegar water for a few minutes. Was here on YouTube. Did it and was pleased with results. Sorry I have memory issue and can not give you the tuber that had the video
sheilarogers
This is such a good idea and your presentation was very well done. If the hot water doesn't quite do the job, I recommend putting the lids in a toaster oven for a minute or two. The heat can be more than the water and that might do the job on an unresponsive seal.
Also, try opening your sealed jars by placing the Back Edge of the table knife between the upper thread and lid. Then give the knife a little tipping action. This may produce even less damage to the lid.
doctorbobdc
If you buy tattler gaskets and use on used lids they will seal and the rings are gppd for up to 10 uses. Much cheaper than using tattler rings.
williamgalloway
I make overlapping circles of lids in a large stainless frypan with a little organic unscented dish soap. I then run cold water over to rinse. I fingertip tight. No problem.I only reuse for fruit waterbath, or 5 pound pressure fruit. You do very well for a youngun! Hoho
lorenray
If you turn your knife lengthwise it distributes the pressure along a longer surface meaning it is much less likely to damage the metal flat.
dsheridan
The ones that are a bit damaged I use on dry good jars and spice jars. I put plastic wrap on jar then the damaged lid and tighten ring. Frees the good lids up for canning
sheilarogers
hi i'm your new subscriber i'm from switzerland i have a question. nk cado vice sk uses the lids again in bsnho maria cooking right ?? Sorry to ask is that I don't understand English very well and I fuwuei in doubt. thank you if you answer me❤️🌸🌸
sandraantoniohuber
The way I open my lids is I run hot really hot water over them for a few mins then use the butter knife
jallen
Second-hand lids have uses even if you don't use them for canning. I do cold-brew coffee in the fridge using a second-hand lid. I don't intend to store it for long periods of time, so who cares if it seals? It's generally just overnight, or maybe a couple days, and always refrigerated. Or you can use a second-hand lid on a jar storing dry ingredients. Like rice for instance. I buy things like beans and rice in bulk, but obviously I can't have 50lb sacks of dry goods rammed into the kitchen cupboards. So the sacks stay in storage, and I just fill up a jar as needed and stick that one jar of dry rice or barley or whatever in a cupboard, with a second-hand lid. Because again, it doesn't have to be a perfect seal.
