"frater mus" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:23:34 +0000, Marilyn wrote:
>
>> Some people say
>> they use them, others say that they are not made to be reused over and
>> over again and that they have a high rate of seal failure and breakage.
>>
>> I prefer not to, but what's the consensus here?
>
> I'd use them for PC/BWB but I dislike the size and shape of the jars. I
> have one hanging around that I haven't recycled yet. I do keep the screw-
> on lids to use to reclose mason jars in the fridge, etc.
>
>
>
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> L.V.X., brother mouse


Yes, the squareness is a bit of an annoyance isn't it? Probably not so much
in a BWB but in a pressure canner where they're close together, I could see
maybe having a problem. Of course, the squareness is an asset when storing
them on the shelf because there's less wasted space.

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-Marilyn