I read recently that regular canning lids contain BPA in the coating of the lid – that’s right..the part that comes into contact with all of my canned food! So…I’m raising organic food, canning with distilled or spring water (to avoid the nasty chemicals in the public water supply) and then I’m topping it with a lid filled with nasty chemicals which contaminates my food. Isn’t that just great?! I began looking for an alternative for this year.
I found Tattler Reusable Canning Lids!
I decided to give them a try and see if I liked them. I LOVE them! They are just as easy to use as regular canning lids and you can use them over, and over, and over! They are BPA free. I’ve used them for water bath canning, pressure canning and I even tried them with my vacuum sealer. The lids work with the traditional metal rings you’ve used for years.
Here they are on some of the relish I’ve canned this year. These are the regular mouth lids.
They are dishwasher safe, you don’t have to worry about acid corrosion contaminating your food, you can reuse them indefinitely and they are made in the USA! They’ve been around since 1976. AND…the lids are guaranteed to last a lifetime or they will replace them for free! The rubber rings are reusable and have been reported to last through 10 to 20 years of canning. You can re-purchase the rubber rings separately if yours are ever damaged.
During use, there are two things to remember: once you tighten the metal band on the lid, turn the metal band back 1/4 inch to allow it to vent. And, once your jar comes out of the canner, remember to tighten the metal band completely. You will also flip your seal the next time you use it – apparently you will be able to tell by the mark left on the seal from the edge of your canning jar.
One small caution….make sure you only have ONE seal per lid. During my first use of the Tattler lids, I came up short one seal! I checked the trash, the garbage disposal, everywhere I could think of….Doodle took a look at my jars and sure enough one jar had two seals on it! It was my fault for not being more careful and once I realized it was possible, I just checked more carefully during use. It never happened again and I’ve gone through 6 boxes now.
I like the fact that I’m not throwing a ton of metal lids in the trash each year. The Tattler lid helps us reduce our waste.
Happy Canning!
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