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Offline Rebecka

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Canning with reusable canning lids?
« on: April 23, 2010, 11:07:24 am »
Has anyone tried the reusable canning lids ? I found some on the internet and they look pretty interesting, but pricey. The two piece lids, I would think have a higher margin of failure.
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Re: Canning with reusable canning lids?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 10:28:52 pm »
 I have heard that you shouldn't use them because there isn't a way to check the seal for failure. I am far from an expert though.
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Re: Canning with reusable canning lids?
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2010, 01:02:35 am »
I have seen people reuse the regular ones and then check for the vacuum.  Most will pop up if it fails and you can just put those in the freezer.
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Offline David LaFerney

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Re: Canning with reusable canning lids?
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2010, 03:46:42 pm »
I've been told that the gaskets for the old glass reusable lids are hard to find and expensive. 
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Offline Rebecka

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Re: Canning with reusable canning lids?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2010, 08:29:08 am »
For anyone interested, The May/June issue of Backwoods Home has a fairly positive review of a particular brand of reusable canning lids. As it turns out, its the same brand I was checking into.
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