The challenge in preserving food this season is the scarcity of canning lids. I was tempted to buy the cheap made-in-China product found on Amazon. Warning! Waste of money!
I used them to process a batch of sweet pickle relish in the boiling hot water canner. I heard a loud pop. Then another. What?? I opened the canner to find that the metal lids had totally deformed, making a seal impossible. Mind you, 7 out of 8 lids FAILED!
Lesson learned: Stick with the tried-and-true brand-name products, such as Ball and Kerr. They use materials that hold up to the extremes needed in home canning.
Amazon Review - wide mouth canning lids
Amazon Review - regular size canning lids
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