Question about canning jars

[Kevin Powers]

Hi there! I just recently bought several pounds of tobacco and was jarring it last night, and when I opened another pack of ball jars and grabbed one, it felt really slick and almost like they had a thin oil film them. Is it possible that the glass surface is so smooth that it gives the perception of being "oily"? I am concerned that maybe it could be left over fluids from processing the jars or something. I have spent alot of money on premium tobacco and don't like the though of it absorbing oils.

 

[D.L.Ruth]

I usually wash them before I use them

 

[Kevin Powers]

The thing is, I've already jarred around ten pounds of good tobacco in those jars. That's why I am really hoping it is just the smooth glass giving the feeling of being slick, otherwise I've just contaminated hundreds of dollars worth of tobacco.

 

[daveinlax]

I’ve never washed a jar in my life. I’m smoking stuff I jarred in 2009. The jars are sterile as anything that tobacco has touched so far.

 

[MLBbreton]

I've been canning using Ball jars my whole life. Never washed a jar ever. Same thing when I store anything in them. Herbs, spices tabacco....
Never had a problem with them.

 

[Gaius Marius]

I use them too. I wash some and others I use just having blown any dust out of them. I don't think they're all made the same. Some have a film, some have a funny smell, others come out clean and perfect. If you didn't notice the problem before, you're probably fine.

 

[ralphmcculley]

Hi there! I just recently bought several pounds of tobacco and was jarring it last night, and when I opened another pack of ball jars and grabbed one, it felt really slick and almost like they had a thin oil film them. Is it possible that the glass surface is so smooth that it gives the perception of being "oily"? I am concerned that maybe it could be left over fluids from processing the jars or something. I have spent alot of money on premium tobacco and don't like the though of it absorbing oils.

Wash them buddy. I think they have some kind of thin petroleum base spray on them to keep them from getting dusty in storage in the warehouses. Whenever I buy a case I wash them as I need them when I take them out of the tray.

 

[ftrplt]

FWIW, I always wash them in the dishwasher before using. FTRPLT