[Diana in Wisconsin]

If they’re not dented at all, and the rubber seal looks fine, then yes, I do.

No problems to date.

I think a lot of time you need new lids because someone pops it off with an opener and bends it a little. In that case, it won’t re-seal, of course.

[rightly_dividing]

Thanks, Diana, for the canning thread. I started making perserves a few years ago, and have made pickles recently for the first time, and my wife has always made blackberry jelly. I would like to see a regular canning thread, and other pertanate subjects, like drying or cooking. These are a bit outside of FR’s conservative poltical arena, but they do cut us some slack. :)

[CottonBall]

I think a lot of time you need new lids because someone pops it off with an opener and bends it a little. In that case, it won’t re-seal, of course.

Plus - and I'm speculating here - I would guess that the rubber seal gets mashed down when the jar is sealed. The seals on my used lids seems a lot flatter and less flexible than on the new lids.