That’s great to know, I’ve always wanted to try the cheaper lids, because they are something you just use once and throw away. Thanks for your feedback.
Let us know how the canner polishing up goes!
I will. Thanks for the thread!
L
FREE CANNING JARS
https://www.classico.com/products
Most Classico brand tomato pasta sauces are packed in Atlas style mason jars with standard screw tops.
I say most because we have seen some with lug style tops that are not reusable for canning
Most of the jars we have collected are 24 ounce but we do have some 28 ounce that came from a warehouse store like Costco or Sam’s Club.
I know the experts and manufacturers warn against reusing jars but in our experience Classico jars work just as well as store bought jars.
We have used these jars for canning for many years and never had a problem with breakage or sealing.
The style with screw on lids take a standard canning jar lid and band.
Of course they need to be inspected as you would any jar to make sure there are no hairline cracks, chips or irregularities on the rim that would affect the seal
And we always try to be careful with all jars by not filling cold jars with boiling hot contents or putting cold jars (empty or full) directly in boiling water.
If you don’t buy jar sauces yourself you can ask relatives of friends or neighbors who may use Classico to save the jars for you.
Or you can post a message on Craigslist, community bulletin boards or neighborhood flyers looking for people to save the jars for you.
In our experience people we found who do use Classico sauces were happy to save the jars for us.
Our local supermarket frequently has Classico on a BOGO sale.
We have also called the company at 1-888-337-2420 and they sent us discount coupons.
The last coupons we got were $ .50 each and we used them to save even more at the BOGO sale.