Inexpensive Glass Jars

[Lazarus Long]

Hi folks,

My good friend and fellow brother talrmn35 recently gave me a tip on an inexpensive airtight jar ($1.97ea) at Walmart. I got a few of them and they will hold a 50g tin just ducky.

They also had a larger size for not much more. Any of you use these for short-term or long-term storage?

cheers!

 

[shootist51]

Lazarus,
I have used these, or similar for short term storage of opened tins and like them quite a bit. I have found, however, to be unsuitable for cellaring lond term as, with use, the seal of the lids becomes unreliable.

I still prefer small wide mouth Ball jars for the cellar.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[LV9]

About 3 years ago I bought 6 of them for long term storage about a year ago a I pop open one of them and the tobacco (LJ Virginia and Lousianna Red) were bone dry. I would not recommend them for long term either.

 

[Lazarus Long]

Thanks for the replies,

I prefer Ball Jars as well, but I suppose these will do well for short term smoking stashes.

 

[LIPIPE]

I use them for my open, ready to smoke bulk tobacco blends. I keep a humidity disc in each jar for my English/Balkan blends and they are fine. My burley aromatics stay moist the way they always are without a disc.

 

[Tommy]

8) Ball jars, big and tiny! Cheaper'n who-da-thunk-it at your local grocery store.

Big-uns for the "1/2 pounds" I order, and tiny ones for the one or two ounce orders.

 

[ZeroContent]

ball jars for long and short term, they're cheaper too ~ 70 cents for 8oz jars, they hold about 2oz tobacco without being packed in there. Pint jars i'm assuming will hold 4oz without problem and are about 80 cents.

 

[Thomas Tkach]

I just bought some jars from Kmart, who has them in stock where I am, though Walmart does not. ~$8.50 with tax fro 12 1/2-pint jars (regular mouth). These will be good for the order I am expecting soon! I o with small sizes because I don't smoke that much, so I don't wanna crack open too much at once from the cellar!

 

[onabullit]

are my ball jars good just hand tightened? Ive read some stuff on heating the jars and lids just prior to screwing them on but I dont want to cook my baccy.

 

[CLRV]

are my ball jars good just hand tightened? Ive read some stuff on heating the jars and lids just prior to screwing them on but I dont want to cook my baccy.

Everything I have read says don't heat, alters the flavor considerably.

I really dig the mason jars as well. Have a bunch of baby ones for the tobacco I have open. I just hand tighten them and thats that.

Really quite effective and cheap.

However, some glass ones like this would be great to have out in the living room or whatnot; looks better than a bunch of mason jars on the sideboard.

Thanks for posting.

 

[bob393]

I have had great luck with wide mouth ball/mason jars.
It's the only thing I use for long term storage!