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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3609256" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Very odd timing on this post.</p><p>I was just thinking about 1 hour ago about telling this forum about lids for canning and that I reuse them.</p><p></p><p>Yes I reuse them.</p><p>I have read and been told you can't do that but in my way of thinking I ask why?</p><p></p><p>I then science it all out.</p><p>I know what happens when a lid seals the rubber gets softer as it is warmed and makes a seal like any other gasket it can seal and reseal many times.</p><p>How many times the lids can be reused depends on if you tore it or smushed it to the point it will not reseal.</p><p>Or if the lid has scratches or rust. It is a fail then and retired to the garage or trash/recycle can.</p><p></p><p>They could make nice targets also.</p><p></p><p>I always boil my lids before using them as this softens the rubber and makes them seal nicely.</p><p>I stick them on the jars Hot.</p><p></p><p>Now if you do not find the reuse of lids appealing and are a bit scared of it then try it on some Jam or Jelly something that is not critical.</p><p></p><p>I say not critical because the fridge can save the day and Jelly will usually last a stupid long time in the fridge opened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3609256, member: 15054"] Very odd timing on this post. I was just thinking about 1 hour ago about telling this forum about lids for canning and that I reuse them. Yes I reuse them. I have read and been told you can't do that but in my way of thinking I ask why? I then science it all out. I know what happens when a lid seals the rubber gets softer as it is warmed and makes a seal like any other gasket it can seal and reseal many times. How many times the lids can be reused depends on if you tore it or smushed it to the point it will not reseal. Or if the lid has scratches or rust. It is a fail then and retired to the garage or trash/recycle can. They could make nice targets also. I always boil my lids before using them as this softens the rubber and makes them seal nicely. I stick them on the jars Hot. Now if you do not find the reuse of lids appealing and are a bit scared of it then try it on some Jam or Jelly something that is not critical. I say not critical because the fridge can save the day and Jelly will usually last a stupid long time in the fridge opened. [/QUOTE]
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