Oh yeah, I love those jars. I have friends that give them to me. I also get jars from local honey from Those same people. I think they are similar.
I have used them for storing pickled beets stored in the refrigerator. I have never pressure canned or water bath canned with them, not yet. I’ve read they are just fine for waterbath canning so I’m thinking I will do that next year when I have produce ready. I’m glad to hear pressure canning has worked out OK with them, if I run out of mason jars I have an alternative now :-). Mason jars can be crazy expensive. Especially with as many as I use.
I got really lucky when I moved here, a lady was selling a whole bunch of them on craigslist for four dollars a case. That’s about half price so I was happy enough with it. But I’m always on the lookout for more and cheaper!
Good feedback - we will have to watch for honey packed in mason jars too.
Lately I have noticed that some of the Classico products in the supermarket are packed in regular jars with the lug/twist lids instead of the screw on mason style lids.
There doesn’t seem to be any pattern to it as they sometimes have the same product with the two different style lids side by side.
DH got me tons of canning jars at an auction or two. I have way more jars than I can use at present. If you were nearby you could have some, I’ve already given quite a few away.