misc Canning Supplies

[fineexampl]

I searched a bit here and Google, but where do you buy your canning supplies? Where's the cheapest? Where's the best? Where's the most unique?

Links would be helpful. It seems we could use them.

 

[imaguitargod]

I just buy quart mason jars from the local grociery store.

 

[fineexampl]

same here, but i am canning for Xmas gifts and the nice stuff is all up in Canada. i was hoping for the US companies with the fancy lids and jars and stuff.

 

[wordwiz]

Probably too late, but I get my jars from yard sales. The rings I have collected over the years and the lids I buy from a local store.

Mike

 

[fineexampl]

yard sales and thrift stores sound like a good idea, but i never go to them.

 

[AlabamaJack]

If you want to pay a premium price for them you can go to the "Container Store"...they have all kinds of jars/containers....expensive though (to me)....just looked...they have two stores in Jersey...

http://www.containerstore.com/find/storeList.jhtml?state=NJ

I havenot tried the products from this site, but it looks like they have good prices on their jars..

http://www.freundcontainer.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_CJ600_A_cn_E_28

 

[LUCKYDOG]

I used to get them at Wal-Mart but apparently they are seasonal ??? I need a few lids --- I will try Agway or sometimes my hardware store will carry them...

 

[AlabamaJack]

Yup...seasonal item at walmart and they started clearing the shelves of their canning stuff in October...heck, canning season is just getting started good down south...

Albertsons (chain grocery store) has a pretty good selection of canning jars, lids, bands, and a few other canning items....

 

[Sickmont]

Most of the supermarkets here have them year round....it can be a bitch to find where they hide them however.

 

[fineexampl]

I had been getting all my things at Wegman's. Theey have all sizes of jars and bands and lids, various pectin styles, wax, etc.

I was hoping perhaps someone might know a cost effective way of getting some of the stuff made by Bernardin up in Canada. You can get it on Amazon, but the shipping only pays off if you buy a ton of stuff. I was going to buy holiday lids/bands, but on my $10 order it was double the cost. It's a shame, they have nice products.

 

[Sickmont]

I had been getting all my things at Wegman's. Theey have all sizes of jars and bands and lids, various pectin styles, wax, etc.

I was hoping perhaps someone might know a cost effective way of getting some of the stuff made by Bernardin up in Canada. You can get it on Amazon, but the shipping only pays off if you buy a ton of stuff. I was going to buy holiday lids/bands, but on my $10 order it was double the cost. It's a shame, they have nice products.

You could always take a vacay to the Falls and then cross the bridge and fill the trunk up there.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

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