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We Just Added the reCAP Fermenter

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We added another useful tool to our fermenting products. Introducing The reCAP® Fermenter: an easy to use waterless airlock set for making ferments. It fits the pour spout of the pour caps  which means it can work with both regular mouth and wide mouth Mason jars!


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reCAP® Fermentation
is different than some other fermenting systems because it is a low-profile, waterless airlock with a one-way valve to let gases escape and absolutely not let air in. This eliminates the need to monitor the jars every day, but makes it easy to peek in and taste when desired.

What makes the reCAP Fermenter so special:

  • EASY – Low profile, Waterless Airlock (no maintenance) & interchangeable between regular and wide mouth Mason jars. Quick Clean Up & Dishwasher safe.
  • SAFE – Rust-free, BPA-free, Food Safe Plastic. True One-way Valve (allow gases to escape and will not let air in)
  • DURABLE – An Economical, Multipurpose Solution that will last for many years.
  • NO Maintenance or monitoring required.

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Mason jars are a popular vessel for fermentation. reCAP Mason Jars converts the pour cap into a fermenting tool with the reCAP Fermenter.  The waterless airlock and stopper fits perfectly into reCAP’s pour cap. Once the ferment is complete, simply remove the stopper, press down the pour lid and it’s ready for storage!  The reCAP Fermenter can then be used in another batch.  No need to scramble for lids and rings.

The reCAP® Fermentation comes as a 3-pack. It is dishwasher safe and made of BPA-free, food safe plastic. Order yours here.ferment 3-pack

Recipes and Resources

We highly recommend the book Ferment Your Vegetables by Amanda Feifer. It’s a great guide to making your own pickles, kimchi, kraut and so much more. Amanda’s blog Phickle is also a wealth of resources and recipes. Batch, by the folks at Well Preserved covers a variety of preserving methods including fermenting.

A few of our favorite ferment recipes:

Simple Sauerkraut

Kale Kimchi

Mirepoix Sauerkraut Recipe

If you are totally new to fermenting, don’t be scared. Watch this video to see how easy it really is!

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the new addition to our Fermenting Supplies, we put together a fun fermenting package. We will pick one lucky winner. Enter below.

Fermenting Package includes:

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NEW Smooth Sided Jars from Ball®

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We are giddy over these sleek new jars from Ball. The new Smooth-Sided Jar Collection offers a smooth face on three sides of the jar, with a minimized Ball logo on one side. We love it, because these new jars will accommodate a wide variety of labeling for preserves, increase decorating options for crafting, decor, gifting and sharing.ball-smooth-sided-jars-fillmore-container-text

The creative possibilities are http://blog.fillmorecontainer.com/?p=10438&shareadraft=baba10438_587d851d3a2caendless for labeling, and these jars are safe for canning, but also ideal for storage too: candy, buttons, popcorn kernels, nails, potpourri and more.ball-smooth-sided-jars-fillmore-container-3text

  • Each case includes 12 jars, 12 lids and 12 bands
  • Smooth sides with a minimized Ball® logo offer plenty of labeling and crafting space
  • Safe and perfect for canning
  • BPA free
  • Made in the USA

The new Smooth-Sided jars are available in three sizes:

 

 

We are often asked which Ball products we carry, so we’ve put a full list together for you.

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JarBox Keeps Jars Organized and Safe

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We keep our canning jars safe, clean, & organized using a JarBox!Jarbox

The JarBox is a set of two rigid plastic shells molded to safely nestle one dozen (12) canning jars. The JarBox trays snap firmly together, encasing their contents safely and protecting your canning investment from top to bottom. You can also use the JarBoxes separately as trays for jars, for carrying or transporting your preserves. The JarBox is available in two sizes, one for quart sized jars and one for pint sized jars.

JarBoxes are designed to be stacked atop one another. Each JarBox locks into the one above it and below it, increasing strength and structural integrity. When locked together, the entire stack of JarBoxes functions as one whole. This functionality helps ensure the safety of your glass jars, and is a safe and convenient way to stack jars in a shelving unit.

The JarBox is a pretty nifty invention because it offers a protective, stackable, and versatile storage for your canning jars, as well as a safe way to transport your canning creations. We also love that its made in the USA.

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Ball’s 24 oz. Wide Mouth Jars to be Discontinued + a Giveaway

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Ball’s wide mouth 24 ounce jars  also know as Venti Mason Jars, or Pint & Half Jar, have been a favorite with preservers and mason jar fans.  Their wide mouth and shoulder-free design  makes them easy to fill,  easy to empty,  and safe for the freezer!  In fact, it’s safe to say that these jars get turned over the most in our home. Sadly, Ball is discontinuing these, and boy will we miss them. We do still have them in stock, but we know they will go fast now that the word is out. So, we are giving away some below, and on Food in Jars!24oz-ball-jars-giveaway

This 24 ounce jar might be one of the most versatile jars we have. Here are our 7 favorite ways to use these jars.  Ball_Widemouth_24_oz_Jars_with_Bands_Lids

  1. We’ve frozen lots of food in them, including soups.
  2. They are a perfect vessel for pickling asparagus.
  3. We’ve often topped them with our ReCAP lids for some creative uses.
  4. Perfect for storing tea concentrate in them, or drinking tea (and other beverages) from them when paired with an iLid and a straw.
  5. As a standard jar in our Mason Jar Meal Kits, we’ve packed lots of lunches in them.
  6. Our pantry items stay easily visible (and organized) when stored in these jars.
  7. Storing and freezing our Roasted Tomato Sauce.

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Two lucky winners will receive one case of the 24 oz. jars and 2 wide mouth iLids. Enter our giveaway below. Since Marissa McClellan, from Food in Jars, loves these jars too, you can win a case of them and a $100 credit to Fillmore Container on her blog. Good Luck!

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Anchor Hocking Smooth Sided Canning Jars + Giveaway

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We are excited to add another line of smooth sided regular mouth jars!

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These long-awaited jars by Anchor Hocking are available in 8oz, 16oz and 32oz, are smooth on all sides, sport a softened square shape and shoulders. So easy to write on and to label!

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Above, you can see how the 8oz size of this new line compares to the 2 versions of 8oz square mason that we’ve carried for years. These do not come with lids, but are compatible with the regular mouth 2-piece lids or single piece lids. For those of you already comfortable using those single piece lids, you won’t be paying for lids you don’t plan to use.

To celebrate our newest arrivals, we’re having a giveaway! 

TWO lucky winners will get:

-1 case of these new jars (their choice of 8oz, 16oz or 32oz)

-12 Canning lids (their choice from the 2-piece or 1-piece regular mouth lids)  

 
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Honey Sweetened Preserves

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Honey has a long history of being the favorite natural sweetener, so it’s resurgence into preserving recipes isn’t surprising.

Why Honey?

It’s a natural, much healthier alternative to processed sugar or artificial sweeteners. Its supporting role of a sweetener allows the flavor profile of the fruit or other ingredients to shine through instead of the super sweetness of sugar.

Substituting Honey for Sugar with Pomona’s Pectin:Pomonas_Universal_Pectin

If you’re familiar with Pomona’s Pectin, you know that there are 2 parts; a liquid – calcium water (that you’ve already made using water, according to the directions on the packet) and pectin powder. The powder is what gets incorporated to the sweetener of choice. When you’re substituting honey, you simply combine the pectin powder with the honey & mix well before you add the honey to your fruit.

Important things to keep in mind:

  • Honey is (believe it or not!) a stronger sweetener than sugar, so if you’re goal is to replace the sugar with honey, ¾ cup honey will equal 1 cup sugar.
  • Your Jam color my darken more with honey sweetened recipe, but they should still last at least a year in the jar, if properly sealed. Sugar does a better job in maintaining that brighter shade – so if you’re really particular about the color of your jam, it’s something to consider.
  • Pay attention to the type of honey that you’re purchasing or planning to use. Most apiaries will label their honey clearly with the type of honey – and the source of the botanical flavor source – such as clover, wild flower or alfalfa and so forth. For preserves, a mild honey is often recommended.  
  • Once you open your honey-sweetened preserves, you can experience a shorter refrigerator life. Here are some suggestions – like with most jams, jellies & preserves – consider how quickly your family or household will consume that opened jar and go from there. If you don’t consume it quickly, or if you enjoy having 5 jam jars going at a time, go with some smaller jars like these.  Do your best to avoid contamination – try to use a clean knife or spoon for scooping jam and resist spreading it and then double dipping.
  • Honey does not react with pectin in the same manner in which sugar will in order to create the “set”. In light of that, only pectin formulations that do not require sugar; such as Pomona’s Pectin or sugar-free pectin are recommended.
  • It is not recommended to feed honey to children under 1 year of age, or who have compromised immune system without the approval of your pediatrician.

Marisa’s latest book, Naturally Sweet Food in Jars, has an entire section devoted to recipes that use Honey as the sweetener. During one of her preserving classes at Fillmore Container, we made this Pear Vanilla Jam with Honey. It was amazing!

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Makes 5-6 pints

6 pounds ripe, thin skinned pears (like Bartlett or Bosc)
3 cups honey, divided
2 vanilla beans, split and scraped
2 lemons, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons calcium water
2 tablespoons
Pomona’s Pectin powder

Prepare a boiling water bath canner and enough jars to hold 5-6 pints of jam (the yield varies depending on how much water the pears contain).

Wash, core and chop pears. Place them in a low, wide pan and add 1/2 cup water, 2 cups honey, vanilla seeds and beans, the lemon zest and juice, and the calcium water. Stir to combine and place on the stove. Set the burner to medium-high heat and cover the pot. Cook the pears, stirring regularly, until they are soft. This should take 35-40 minutes.

Once the pears are tender, grab a potato masher and break them down into a chunky sauce. Whisk the pectin powder into the remaining cup of honey. Bring the pears up to a simmer and stir in the pectin-spiked honey.

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes, until the jam begins to thicken. Once it is thickening, remove the pan from the heat. Funnel jam into prepared jars. Wipe rims, apply lids and rings, and process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes.

When time is up, remove jars from canner and set them to cool on a folded kitchen towel.

Sealed jars are shelf stable for up to a year. Unsealed jars should be refrigerated and eaten within 2-3 weeks.

Marisa shares a wonderful variety of “Honey Sweetened” recipes on her Food in Jars Blog.

 

 

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A Review of New Anchor Hocking Jars on Food in Jars + Giveaway

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This week, we are sponsoring a giveaway with Food in Jars. We sent her a couple of cases of our recently added line of Anchor Hocking jars.

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These new regular mouth jars are available in Half Pints – 8oz, Pints – 16oz., and Quarts – 32oz. We love these new jars because they are smooth on all sides, sport a softened square shape and shoulders and are perfect for labeling. Find out what Marisa McClellan loves about them in her review of the Anchor Hocking jars.

It’s important to note that these jars do not come with lids, which offers a lot of flexibility on selecting your own closures. If you intend to use them for traditional two-piece canning, the jars work perfectly with Ball’s two-piece lids.

We loved watching Marisa McClellan test these jars out in her recent Facebook Live Jamming Demo below.


 

In the demo, and recent blog post, Marisa filled the new Anchor Hocking Half Pints – 8oz with this Strawberry Meyer Lemon Jam.  Now, I know we are partial, but we think these new jars display preserves just beautifully. Perfect for your pantry, or gifting to friends. The smooth sides make labeling a snap.

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GIVEAWAY

Don’t forget to enter to win a case of the Anchor Hocking jars (jar size is winner’s choice), a dozen lids and rings, and a $25 gift card, good on our website (perhaps you’ll want to use it to get a copy of Marisa’s Naturally Sweet Food in Jars!).  Go here to ENTER. This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.

 

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Win a Mrs. Wages Refrigerator Pickle Pack

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It’s pickle season! If you are enjoying a bumper crop of cucumbers, and want to add more variety to your pickling, we’ve got you covered with a Refrigerator Pickling Giveaway!

If you aren’t familiar with Mrs. Wages, they make a HUGE variety of canning mixes for pickles, salsa, tomato sauce, ketchup, jams, and pectin, pickling salt, citric acid and so much more. With the help of Mrs. Wages you and your family can enjoy the wholesome goodness of home canned fruits, jellies and vegetables in no time.

We are giving away a Refrigerator Pickling Pack, which includes these 3 pickle mixes from Mrs. Wages.

Polish Dill Refrigerator Mix

Kosher Dill Refrigerator Mix

Bread & Butter Refrigerator Mix

All of these mixes will help you make NO-Process pickles. The preparation includes adding water, vinegar or sugar. Just make and store in refrigerator. They are so easy to make, just check out this video.

 

 

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There are a host of other pickling products from Mrs. Wages. Check them all out below.

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Bread & Butter Quick Process Pickle Mix – A tender, sweet pickle mix with onions for added flavor and natural herbs and spices.

Dill Pickle Quick Process Pickle Mix – This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and water through the canning process.

Kosher Dill Quick Process Pickle Mix – Enjoy the robust flavor of a dill pickle with garlic. This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and water through the canning process.

Sweet Pickle Quick Process Pickle Mix – This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and sugar to create this delicious Sweet Pickle Relish.

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Jalapeno Pickle Relish Mix – Use your fresh pickling cucumbers and jalapenos with Mrs Wages Jalapeno Pick Relish.

Sweet Pickle Relish Mix – This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and sugar to create this delicious Sweet Pickle Relish.

PICKLING SUPPLIES

Wages-PicklingSupplies-FillmoreContainerAlum – Use to add extra crispness to pickles, watermelon rinds, and cherries.

Pickling & Canning Salt – This high purity salt produces a sparkling clear brine and is specifically designed for food canning.

Pickling Lime – For pickling cucumbers the old-fashioned way for extra crispness and flavor.

Mixed Pickling Spice – A special blend of fresh, choice spices originally formulated for preparing the famous Mrs. Wages Old South Cucumber Lime Pickle recipe.

Xtra Crunch Pickle Mix – This replaces the need for pickling lime to create crisp and crunchy pickles and vegetables.

 

 

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Holiday Gift Guide 2017

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This year our gift guide consists of 17 items to celebrate 2017! We hand-picked these items from our top sellers, and our personal favorites! We hope you find the perfect gift for someone on your list, or maybe you’ll treat yourself to something special!

  1. Water Bath Canner – The perfect gift for someone just getting started with canning, or for someone who needs an upgrade from an old agate canning pot.
  2. Preserving Books  – A library of preserving resources to choose from.
  3. Stainless Steel Funnels –  A must have for the kitchen and a favorite for canning! We have funnels in a variety of sizes, so they can be used for filling canning jars, or for filling spice jars.
  4. This 6 Piece Canning Set contains the essential tools for canning.
  5. The 4th Burner Pot has become a favorite for small batch canning. The interior straining basket is perfect for canning, steaming vegetables or cooking larger pasta too. Read more about this versatile pot here and here.
  6. Ferment Your Vegetables, by Amanda Feifer of Phickle, is a must-have for the newbie or for the seasoned fermenter and will help to keep you in probiotic goodness all year around!
  7. Complete Mason Jar Fermentation Kit – This kit features 4 Pickle Pebbles, 4 Pickle Pipes and a Pickle Packer – packed in a custom and beautifully designed color box; perfect for gifting.
  8. Our Pantry Jars, including the Cracker JarMontana Jar and Heritage Hills Jars, make great additions to anyone’s kitchen.
  9. Fancy lids like our Daisy Lids and Straw Lids, plus our Paper Straws add a little fun to any drink. Available in lots of colors and patterns.
  10. Candle Tools are a perfect hostess gift that will keep candles burning their best.
  11. The Mason Bottle Kits turn a Mason jar into a feeding solution for infants. Perfect for any current or soon-to-be mama.
  12. ReCAP lids  transform jars into on-the-go drinks, storage and more.
  13. The Cuppow folks continue to make our list with 3 pretty cool products – the Cuppow CoozieCuppow lid and the BNTO.
  14. Our Muth jars are beautiful replicas of the old fashioned square honey jars.
  15. JarBOX – Store or tote your preserves safely, in this plastic container. Available in both quart and pint size.
  16. Cherry Pitter – We love this handy tool, and we aren’t the only ones who love it!
  17. Ball Jars  – We carry the entire line of Ball jars. Even the hard to find ones!

Tell us which items are on your list?

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NEW Amber Mason Jars from Ball®

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We are excited to introduce the NEW Ball Collection Elite Amber Glass Mason Jars. The new wide mouth jars will help protect your preserved food from harmful food-damaging UV rays.  Amber glass blocks 99% of  UV rays, allowing your preserves to be shelf stable for up to 18 months. The jars can be used for home canning, storage of herbs, spices, coffee or tea, decorations or gifts.Amber Mason Jars

We’re so excited about these new jars that we are giving away a few cases of them. (See the giveaway details at the end of the post.)

AmberWindowWe love the rich amber hue, but mostly we love that the jars offer a unique property to protect our preserves longer. The wide mouth jars are available in 16 oz., 32 oz., and 64 oz.  They are sold in cases of 4 with Suretight bands and lids and they are MADE in the USA.

 

Why is Amber Glass Better?

In addition to protecting fruits and vegetables, amber glass is actually the best glass for storing extracts, oils, home brews, bitters, specialty drinks and other liquids. Because of the powerful UV protection, we carry a wide variety of other amber glass jars.  Our Amber Boston Round glass containers  are available in 1 oz., 2 oz.,  oz., 8 oz., 16 oz., and 32 oz. The PolyCone Lined Phenolic Caps used for these jars form an exceptionally tight seal and provide a good chemical barrier too. For those that have precious oils they want to keep protected the 1 oz. and 2 oz  are great storage solutions.  

9 oz amber straightOur customers who make candles and bath & body products tend to use our  4 oz., and 9 oz. straight-sided jars. They work nicely for light sensitive products.

We also carry EZ Cap jars and Loop Jug amber jars which keeps home brews and Kombucha protected longer.  You can read more about the benefits of Amber jars here.

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The Giveaway

Three lucky winners will get to pick one case of the new Ball Collection Elite Amber jars. Winners get to pick which jar they prefer. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good Luck!

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Shop the Largest Selection of Ball Jars Online

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We are avid users of Ball’s canning products, and of course we carry one of the largest online selections of their products too.  Ball® has stopped selling to preservers directly, but Fillmore Container will continue to carry one of the largest varieties of Ball and Kerr jars, at the best prices.

OInteractive-Canning-Map-Junever the years, Ball Canning has introduced some pretty cool new tools and products that will motivate you to try something new and help you preserve more! You can use this  Interactive Canning Map to find out and what’s currently in season in different regions of the country. Clicking on the various images of fruits and vegetables will take you to preserving recipes that utilize those ingredients.

If you need help calculating the pectin you need for yourBall Blue_Book jam or jelly, use this handy pectin calculator. If you’re new to canning, this simple pH chart will give you guidance on pH and which preserving method will be needed. Making jelly without pectin? You can use this sheet test to determine if you’ve reached the gelling point. Don’t forget to sift through their recipes too. Or maybe you’ll want to add the latest Ball Blue Book to your cart?

One of the Largest Selection of Ball Jars

We are often asked which Ball products we carry, so we’ve put a list together for you.

Ball Wide Mouth Jars

Ball’s traditional clear glass wide mouth canning jars with the Ball signature imprinted on the front of the jar are available in 16oz, and 24oz, 32oz, 64oz.

Widemouth Jars Fillmore ContainerThe Elite Collection also offers two unique squat style jars in a wide mouth opening. Available in an 8oz., and 16oz; as well as this 8oz Kerr jar, which is made by Ball.

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Ball’s Quilted jelly jars offer a traditional look and are an old favorite with canners. The quilted line of jars are available in 4oz, 8oz, and 12oz. and come with bands and lids.

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Ball’s traditional canning jar with the Ball signature imprinted on the front of the jar with tapered shoulders is available in 16oz, and 32 oz.

 

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The past few years, Ball’s been creating specialty jars that offer a different style or color than traditional canning jars. They are still safe for canning, but they are just as pretty to look at, as they are to fill!

The Collection Elite color series jars offer never-before released sizes in blue glass which include – 8oz. regular mouth, 16oz. wide mouth and 32oz. wide mouth jars. Each jar is made in the USA of colored glass and is safe for water bath canning, pressure canning and food storage. Learn more about these jars here.

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Brand new to the Collection Elite jar line are the Amber Wide Mouth Jars available in 16oz., 32oz., and 64oz. The new wide mouth jars will help protect your preserved food from harmful food-damaging UV rays. Amber glass blocks 99% of UV rays, allowing your preserves to be shelf stable for up to 18 months. The jars can be used for home canning, storage of herbs, spices, coffee or tea, decorations or gifts. You can read more about the benefits of Amber jars here.

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The only clear glass jar in Ball’s Collection Elite line is this vintage style regular mouth 8oz jam jar. This regular mouth jar sports a squat shape and is covered with a variety of embossed fruits.

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Smooth-Sided Jars

The Smooth-Sided Jar Collection from Ball offers a smooth face on three sides of the jars, with a minimized Ball logo on one side. We love it, because the jars accommodate a wide variety of labeling for preserves, increase decorating options for crafting, decor, gifting and sharing. They are available in 16 oz. regular mouth, 32 oz. regular mouth, and 32 oz. wide mouth.You can read more about these jars here.

Ball SmoothSidded Jars

Ball Mugs

These 24oz drinking jars are ideal for water, fresh brewed iced tea, lemonade or any other cold beverages. The mugs are made with the same high quality glass as Ball’s canning jars with the addition of a handle to make holding the jar easier. Made in the USA is embossed on the jar below the Ball logo on the front of the jar. Theses wide mouth mugs can be paired with any wide mouth lid include these iLid drinking lidsstraw hole lids.  These jars are not recommended for home canning, and are sold in packs of 4.

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Ball Lids

All of Ball’s jars come packaged with bands and lids, but if you need fresh dome lids they are sold 12 to a pack, or you can purchase a combo ring and dome set sold in packs of 12. If you do a lot of canning, consider purchasing  our bulk flats, available in both regular and wide mouth. They are manufactured by Ball, but are unmarked. Ball’s plastic storage lids are also a nice one-piece option when storing open jars in the fridge available in both regular and wide mouth. They are packaged 8 to a pack.

Ball Freeze Safe Jars

If you plan to freeze in your jars, but sure you are using jars that are freezer safe.  Check out the chart below to identify which jars are best for freezing. To read more about how to freeze in jars safely, read this post.

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Plastic Containers

If you’re not comfortable freezing in glass try Ball’s Plastic Freezer Jars – available in 16oz. & 8oz. sizes.

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Are we missing a Ball jar that you love? Unfortunately, we can’t carry every single jar from Ball and here’s why:

  • Ball’s entire line is not available to us through our supplier. Some of them are ear-marked for non-USA markets.
  • Some items would be duplicates of what we carry in a more economical and/or more versatile version.

Sometimes we are able to bring items in as a special order, but there is usually a minimum quantity expected in order to do so and a greater lead time. If there is a particular item that you’re interested in, feel free to ask by emailing info@filmorecontainer.com with the details.

 

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JarBox Keeps Jars Organized and Safe

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We keep our canning jars safe, clean, & organized using a JarBox!JarBox in two sizes

The JarBox is a set of two rigid plastic shells molded to safely nestle one dozen (12) canning jars. The JarBox trays snap firmly together, encasing their contents safely and protecting your canning investment from top to bottom. You can also use the JarBoxes separately as trays for jars, for carrying or transporting your preserves. The JarBox is available in two sizes, one for quart sized jars and one for pint sized jars.

JarBoxes are designed to be stacked atop one another. Each JarBox locks into the one above it and below it, increasing strength and structural integrity. When locked together, the entire stack of JarBoxes functions as one whole. This functionality helps ensure the safety of your glass jars, and is a safe and convenient way to stack jars in a shelving unit.

The JarBox is a pretty nifty invention because it offers a protective, stackable, and versatile storage for your canning jars, as well as a safe way to transport your canning creations. We also love that its made in the USA.

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Ball’s 24 oz. Wide Mouth Jars to be Discontinued + a Giveaway

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Ball’s wide mouth 24 ounce jars  also know as Venti Mason Jars, or Pint & Half Jar, have been a favorite with preservers and mason jar fans.  Their wide mouth and shoulder-free design  makes them easy to fill,  easy to empty,  and safe for the freezer!  In fact, it’s safe to say that these jars get turned over the most in our home. Sadly, Ball is discontinuing these, and boy will we miss them. We do still have them in stock, but we know they will go fast now that the word is out. So, we are giving away some below, and on Food in Jars!24oz-ball-jars-giveaway

This 24 ounce jar might be one of the most versatile jars we have. Here are our 7 favorite ways to use these jars.  Ball_Widemouth_24_oz_Jars_with_Bands_Lids

  1. We’ve frozen lots of food in them, including soups.
  2. They are a perfect vessel for pickling asparagus.
  3. We’ve often topped them with our ReCAP lids for some creative uses.
  4. Perfect for storing tea concentrate in them, or drinking tea (and other beverages) from them when paired with an iLid and a straw.
  5. As a standard jar in our Mason Jar Meal Kits, we’ve packed lots of lunches in them.
  6. Our pantry items stay easily visible (and organized) when stored in these jars.
  7. Storing and freezing our Roasted Tomato Sauce.

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Two lucky winners will receive one case of the 24 oz. jars and 2 wide mouth iLids. Enter our giveaway below. Since Marissa McClellan, from Food in Jars, loves these jars too, you can win a case of them and a $100 credit to Fillmore Container on her blog. Good Luck!

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Anchor Hocking Smooth Sided Canning Jars + Giveaway

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 New! Smooth Canning Jars!

Anchor Hocking Smooth Canning Jars from Fillmore Container

These long-awaited smooth canning jars by Anchor Hocking are available in 8oz, 16oz and 32oz, are smooth on all sides, sport a softened square shape and shoulders. So easy to write on and to label!

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Above, you can see how the 8oz size of this new line compares to the 2 versions of 8oz square mason that we’ve carried for years. These do not come with lids, but are compatible with the regular mouth 2-piece lids or single piece lids. For those of you already comfortable using those single piece lids, you won’t be paying for lids you don’t plan to use.

To celebrate our newest arrivals, we’re having a giveaway! 

TWO lucky winners will get:

-1 case of these new jars (their choice of 8oz, 16oz or 32oz)

-12 Canning lids (their choice from the 2-piece or 1-piece regular mouth lids)  

 
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Honey Sweetened Preserves

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Honey has a long history of being the favorite natural sweetener, so it’s resurgence into preserving recipes isn’t surprising.

It’s a natural, much healthier alternative to processed sugar or artificial sweeteners. Its supporting role as a sweetener allows the flavor profile of the fruit or other ingredients to shine through instead of the super sweetness of sugar. Pomonas_Universal_Pectin

Substituting Honey for Sugar with Pomona’s Pectin:

If you’re familiar with Pomona’s Pectin, you know that there are 2 parts; a liquid – calcium water (that you’ve already made using water, according to the directions on the packet) and pectin powder. The powder is what gets incorporated to the sweetener of choice. When you’re substituting honey, you simply combine the pectin powder with the honey & mix well before you add the honey to your fruit.

 

Important things to keep in mind:

  • Honey is (believe it or not!) a stronger sweetener than sugar, so if you’re goal is to replace the sugar with honey, ¾ cup honey will equal 1 cup sugar.
  • Your Jam color my darken more with honey sweetened recipe, but they should still last at least a year in the jar, if properly sealed. Sugar does a better job in maintaining that brighter shade – so if you’re really particular about the color of your jam, it’s something to consider.
  • Pay attention to the type of honey that you’re purchasing or planning to use. Most apiaries will label their honey clearly with the type of honey – and the source of the botanical flavor source – such as clover, wild flower or alfalfa and so forth. For preserves, a mild honey is often recommended.  
  • Once you open your honey-sweetened preserves, you can experience a shorter refrigerator life. Here are some suggestions – like with most jams, jellies & preserves – consider how quickly your family or household will consume that opened jar and go from there. If you don’t consume it quickly, or if you enjoy having 5 jam jars going at a time, go with some smaller jars like these.  Do your best to avoid contamination – try to use a clean knife or spoon for scooping jam and resist spreading it and then double dipping.
  • Honey does not react with pectin in the same manner in which sugar will in order to create the “set”. In light of that, only pectin formulations that do not require sugar; such as Pomona’s Pectin or sugar-free pectin are recommended.
  • It is not recommended to feed honey to children under 1 year of age, or who have compromised immune system without the approval of your pediatrician.

Marisa’s latest book, Naturally Sweet Food in Jars, has an entire section devoted to recipes that use Honey as the sweetener. During one of her preserving classes at Fillmore Container, we made this Pear Vanilla Jam with Honey. It was amazing!

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Makes 5-6 pints

6 pounds ripe, thin skinned pears (like Bartlett or Bosc)
3 cups honey, divided
2 vanilla beans, split and scraped
2 lemons, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons calcium water
2 tablespoons
Pomona’s Pectin powder

Prepare a boiling water bath canner and enough jars to hold 5-6 pints of jam (the yield varies depending on how much water the pears contain).

Wash, core and chop pears. Place them in a low, wide pan and add 1/2 cup water, 2 cups honey, vanilla seeds and beans, the lemon zest and juice, and the calcium water. Stir to combine and place on the stove. Set the burner to medium-high heat and cover the pot. Cook the pears, stirring regularly, until they are soft. This should take 35-40 minutes.

Once the pears are tender, grab a potato masher and break them down into a chunky sauce. Whisk the pectin powder into the remaining cup of honey. Bring the pears up to a simmer and stir in the pectin-spiked honey.

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes, until the jam begins to thicken. Once it is thickening, remove the pan from the heat. Funnel jam into prepared jars. Wipe rims, apply lids and rings, and process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes.

When time is up, remove jars from canner and set them to cool on a folded kitchen towel.

Sealed jars are shelf stable for up to a year. Unsealed jars should be refrigerated and eaten within 2-3 weeks.

Marisa shares a wonderful variety of “Honey Sweetened” recipes on her Food in Jars Blog.

 

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A Review of New Anchor Hocking Jars on Food in Jars + Giveaway

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Review of New Anchor Hocking Jars

This week, we are sponsoring a giveaway with Food in Jars. We sent her a couple of cases of our recently added line of Anchor Hocking jars.

These new regular mouth jars are available in Half Pints – 8oz, Pints – 16oz., and Quarts – 32oz. We love these new jars because they are smooth on all sides, sport a softened square shape and shoulders and are perfect for labeling. Find out what Marisa McClellan loves about them in her review of the Anchor Hocking jars.

It’s important to note that these jars do not come with lids, which offers a lot of flexibility in selecting your own closures. If you intend to use them for traditional two-piece canning, the jars work perfectly with Ball’s two-piece lids.

We loved watching Marisa McClellan test these jars out on her recent Facebook Live Jamming Demo below.


 

In the demo, and recent blog post, Marisa filled the new Anchor Hocking Half Pints – 8oz with this Strawberry Meyer Lemon Jam.  Now, I know we are partial, but we think these new jars display preserves just beautifully. Perfect for your pantry, or gifting to friends. The smooth sides make labeling a snap.

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GIVEAWAY

Don’t forget to enter to win a case of the Anchor Hocking jars (jar size is winner’s choice), a dozen lids and rings, and a $25 gift card, good on our website (perhaps you’ll want to use it to get a copy of Marisa’s Naturally Sweet Food in Jars!).  Go here to ENTER. This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.

 

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Win a Mrs. Wages Refrigerator Pickle Pack

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Mrs. Wages Refrigerator Pickle Pack

It’s pickle season! If you are enjoying a bumper crop of cucumbers, and want to add more variety to your pickling, we’ve got you covered with a Refrigerator Pickling Giveaway!

If you aren’t familiar with Mrs. Wages, they make a HUGE variety of canning mixes for pickles, salsa, tomato sauce, ketchup, jams, and pectin, pickling salt, citric acid and so much more. With the help of Mrs. Wages you and your family can enjoy the wholesome goodness of home canned fruits, jellies and vegetables in no time.

We are giving away a Refrigerator Pickling Pack, which includes these 3 pickle mixes from Mrs. Wages.

Polish Dill Refrigerator Mix

Kosher Dill Refrigerator Mix

Bread & Butter Refrigerator Mix

All of these mixes will help you make NO-Process pickles. The preparation includes adding water, vinegar or sugar. Just make and store in refrigerator. They are so easy to make, just check out this video.

 

 

GIVEAWAY

Enter to win your own Mrs. Wages refrigerator pickle pack just use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.

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There are a host of other pickling products from Mrs. Wages. Check them all out below.

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Bread & Butter Quick Process Pickle Mix – A tender, sweet pickle mix with onions for added flavor and natural herbs and spices.

Dill Pickle Quick Process Pickle Mix – This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and water through the canning process.

Kosher Dill Quick Process Pickle Mix – Enjoy the robust flavor of a dill pickle with garlic. This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and water through the canning process.

Sweet Pickle Quick Process Pickle Mix – This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and sugar to create this delicious Sweet Pickle Relish.

RELISH

Jalapeno Pickle Relish Mix – Use your fresh pickling cucumbers and jalapenos with Mrs Wages Jalapeno Pick Relish.

Sweet Pickle Relish Mix – This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and sugar to create this delicious Sweet Pickle Relish.

PICKLING SUPPLIES

Wages-PicklingSupplies-FillmoreContainerAlum – Use to add extra crispness to pickles, watermelon rinds, and cherries.

Pickling & Canning Salt – This high purity salt produces a sparkling clear brine and is specifically designed for food canning.

Pickling Lime – For pickling cucumbers the old-fashioned way for extra crispness and flavor.

Mixed Pickling Spice – A special blend of fresh, choice spices originally formulated for preparing the famous Mrs. Wages Old South Cucumber Lime Pickle recipe.

Xtra Crunch Pickle Mix – This replaces the need for pickling lime to create crisp and crunchy pickles and vegetables.

 

 

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Holiday Gift Guide 2017

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This year our gift guide consists of 17 items to celebrate 2017! We hand-picked these items from our top sellers, and our personal favorites! We hope you find the perfect gift for someone on your list, or maybe you’ll treat yourself to something special!

  1. Water Bath Canner – The perfect gift for someone just getting started with canning, or for someone who needs an upgrade from an old agate canning pot.
  2. Preserving Books  – A library of preserving resources to choose from.
  3. Stainless Steel Funnels –  A must have for the kitchen and a favorite for canning! We have funnels in a variety of sizes, so they can be used for filling canning jars, or for filling spice jars.
  4. This 6 Piece Canning Set contains the essential tools for canning.
  5. The 4th Burner Pot has become a favorite for small batch canning. The interior straining basket is perfect for canning, steaming vegetables or cooking larger pasta too. Read more about this versatile pot here and here.
  6. Ferment Your Vegetables, by Amanda Feifer of Phickle, is a must-have for the newbie or for the seasoned fermenter and will help to keep you in probiotic goodness all year around!
  7. Complete Mason Jar Fermentation Kit – This kit features 4 Pickle Pebbles, 4 Pickle Pipes and a Pickle Packer – packed in a custom and beautifully designed color box; perfect for gifting.
  8. Our Pantry Jars, including the Cracker JarMontana Jar and Heritage Hills Jars, make great additions to anyone’s kitchen.
  9. Fancy lids like our Daisy Lids and Straw Lids, plus our Paper Straws add a little fun to any drink. Available in lots of colors and patterns.
  10. Candle Tools are a perfect hostess gift that will keep candles burning their best.
  11. The Mason Bottle Kits turn a Mason jar into a feeding solution for infants. Perfect for any current or soon-to-be mama.
  12. ReCAP lids  transform jars into on-the-go drinks, storage and more.
  13. The Cuppow folks continue to make our list with 3 pretty cool products – the Cuppow CoozieCuppow lid and the BNTO.
  14. Our Muth jars are beautiful replicas of the old fashioned square honey jars.
  15. JarBOX – Store or tote your preserves safely, in this plastic container. Available in both quart and pint size.
  16. Cherry Pitter – We love this handy tool, and we aren’t the only ones who love it!
  17. Ball Jars  – We carry the entire line of Ball jars. Even the hard to find ones!

Tell us which items are on your list?

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NEW Amber Mason Jars from Ball®

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We are excited to introduce the NEW Ball Collection Elite Amber Glass Mason Jars. The new wide mouth jars will help protect your preserved food from harmful food-damaging UV rays.  Amber glass blocks 99% of  UV rays, allowing your preserves to be shelf stable for up to 18 months. The jars can be used for home canning, storage of herbs, spices, coffee or tea, decorations or gifts.Amber Mason Jars

We’re so excited about these new jars that we are giving away a few cases of them. (See the giveaway details at the end of the post.)

AmberWindowWe love the rich amber hue, but mostly we love that the jars offer a unique property to protect our preserves longer. The wide mouth jars are available in 16 oz., 32 oz., and 64 oz.  They are sold in cases of 4 with Suretight bands and lids and they are MADE in the USA.

 

Why is Amber Glass Better?

In addition to protecting fruits and vegetables, amber glass is actually the best glass for storing extracts, oils, home brews, bitters, specialty drinks and other liquids. Because of the powerful UV protection, we carry a wide variety of other amber glass jars.  Our Amber Boston Round glass containers  are available in 1 oz., 2 oz.,  oz., 8 oz., 16 oz., and 32 oz. The PolyCone Lined Phenolic Caps used for these jars form an exceptionally tight seal and provide a good chemical barrier too. For those that have precious oils they want to keep protected the 1 oz. and 2 oz  are great storage solutions.  

9 oz amber straightOur customers who make candles and bath & body products tend to use our  4 oz., and 9 oz. straight-sided jars. They work nicely for light sensitive products.

We also carry EZ Cap jars and Loop Jug amber jars which keeps home brews and Kombucha protected longer.  You can read more about the benefits of Amber jars here.

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The Giveaway

Three lucky winners will get to pick one case of the new Ball Collection Elite Amber jars. Winners get to pick which jar they prefer. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good Luck!

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Shop the Largest Selection of Ball Jars Online

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We are avid users of Ball’s canning products, and of course we carry one of the largest online selections of their products too.  Ball® has stopped selling to preservers directly, but Fillmore Container will continue to carry one of the largest varieties of Ball and Kerr jars, at the best prices.

OInteractive-Canning-Map-Junever the years, Ball Canning has introduced some pretty cool new tools and products that will motivate you to try something new and help you preserve more! You can use this  Interactive Canning Map to find out and what’s currently in season in different regions of the country. Clicking on the various images of fruits and vegetables will take you to preserving recipes that utilize those ingredients.

If you need help calculating the pectin you need for yourBall Blue_Book jam or jelly, use this handy pectin calculator. If you’re new to canning, this simple pH chart will give you guidance on pH and which preserving method will be needed. Making jelly without pectin? You can use this sheet test to determine if you’ve reached the gelling point. Don’t forget to sift through their recipes too. Or maybe you’ll want to add the latest Ball Blue Book to your cart?

One of the Largest Selection of Ball Jars

We are often asked which Ball products we carry, so we’ve put a list together for you.

Ball Wide Mouth Jars

Ball’s traditional clear glass wide mouth canning jars with the Ball signature imprinted on the front of the jar are available in 16oz, and 24oz, 32oz, 64oz.

Widemouth Jars Fillmore ContainerThe Elite Collection also offers two unique squat style jars in a wide mouth opening. Available in an 8oz., and 16oz; as well as this 8oz Kerr jar, which is made by Ball.

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Ball’s Quilted jelly jars offer a traditional look and are an old favorite with canners. The quilted line of jars are available in 4oz, 8oz, and 12oz. and come with bands and lids.

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Ball’s traditional canning jar with the Ball signature imprinted on the front of the jar with tapered shoulders is available in 16oz, and 32 oz.

 

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The past few years, Ball’s been creating specialty jars that offer a different style or color than traditional canning jars. They are still safe for canning, but they are just as pretty to look at, as they are to fill!

The Collection Elite color series jars offer never-before released sizes in blue glass which include – 8oz. regular mouth, 16oz. wide mouth and 32oz. wide mouth jars. Each jar is made in the USA of colored glass and is safe for water bath canning, pressure canning and food storage. Learn more about these jars here.

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Brand new to the Collection Elite jar line are the Amber Wide Mouth Jars available in 16oz., 32oz., and 64oz. The new wide mouth jars will help protect your preserved food from harmful food-damaging UV rays. Amber glass blocks 99% of UV rays, allowing your preserves to be shelf stable for up to 18 months. The jars can be used for home canning, storage of herbs, spices, coffee or tea, decorations or gifts. You can read more about the benefits of Amber jars here.

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The only clear glass jar in Ball’s Collection Elite line is this vintage style regular mouth 8oz jam jar. This regular mouth jar sports a squat shape and is covered with a variety of embossed fruits.

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Smooth-Sided Jars

The Smooth-Sided Jar Collection from Ball offers a smooth face on three sides of the jars, with a minimized Ball logo on one side. We love it, because the jars accommodate a wide variety of labeling for preserves, increase decorating options for crafting, decor, gifting and sharing. They are available in 16 oz. regular mouth, 32 oz. regular mouth, and 32 oz. wide mouth.You can read more about these jars here.

Ball SmoothSidded Jars

Ball Mugs

These 24oz drinking jars are ideal for water, fresh brewed iced tea, lemonade or any other cold beverages. The mugs are made with the same high quality glass as Ball’s canning jars with the addition of a handle to make holding the jar easier. Made in the USA is embossed on the jar below the Ball logo on the front of the jar. Theses wide mouth mugs can be paired with any wide mouth lid include these iLid drinking lidsstraw hole lids.  These jars are not recommended for home canning, and are sold in packs of 4.

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Ball Lids

All of Ball’s jars come packaged with bands and lids, but if you need fresh dome lids they are sold 12 to a pack, or you can purchase a combo ring and dome set sold in packs of 12. If you do a lot of canning, consider purchasing  our bulk flats, available in both regular and wide mouth. They are manufactured by Ball, but are unmarked. Ball’s plastic storage lids are also a nice one-piece option when storing open jars in the fridge available in both regular and wide mouth. They are packaged 8 to a pack.

Ball Freeze Safe Jars

If you plan to freeze in your jars, but sure you are using jars that are freezer safe.  Check out the chart below to identify which jars are best for freezing. To read more about how to freeze in jars safely, read this post.

Freezer Safe jar chart

Plastic Containers

If you’re not comfortable freezing in glass try Ball’s Plastic Freezer Jars – available in 16oz. & 8oz. sizes.

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Are we missing a Ball jar that you love? Unfortunately, we can’t carry every single jar from Ball and here’s why:

  • Ball’s entire line is not available to us through our supplier. Some of them are ear-marked for non-USA markets.
  • Some items would be duplicates of what we carry in a more economical and/or more versatile version.

Sometimes we are able to bring items in as a special order, but there is usually a minimum quantity expected in order to do so and a greater lead time. If there is a particular item that you’re interested in, feel free to ask by emailing info@filmorecontainer.com with the details.

 

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