Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Weck Canning Jars

So look at these jars!  They are beautiful!
They are not cheap, and all the blogs explain that they are more difficult to use and are not for beginners.  Please! I can do ANYTHING.
Yeah well ... I didn't do so well.
They do not have the two top system that pings.  They are jars that haven't changed since the late 1800s so they have a rubber gasket and glass top.

How do you know if its sealed?  The tab on the gasket points down (see pic)
 More than 1/2 my weck jars have failed and are now in the frig.  
They are beautiful, but what a pain in the ass!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey those look great! Can you please turn your head to look at the jar and explain the process of jarring those while I steal some of your mints.

Anonymous said...

Isn't this true of all things in life?
The better they look; the less functional and more irritating they are.