Well, I only tried a few jars so it shouldn’t be much of a problem if it doesn’t work out well.
I like the raw pack because it’s less work but I don’t want to add too much water and have it ooze out and ruin the seal. I hate the uncertainty.
The advantage of the hot pack is that you fill the jars as full as you want and then it doesn’t change.
I like the raw pack too. So far, I have had no problems, but I don’t fill all the way to the top. Don’t really measure it either. Just eyeball it.
I’m horrible that way with all my cooking. Granny always cooked the same way, and I just picked it up. Sometimes I would want a recipe from her—it was funny trying to figure out measures with a hand full of this that and the other or a pinch or smidge. LOL