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Post by djo on Aug 8, 2019 0:36:21 GMT -5
Recent talk about jars made me think about (uh) jars. As stated in another thread, the vast majority of my collection is in half pint jars. I used to wash them with dish soap and hot water before using them. That seemed a little labor intensive, so now I wipe them out with alcohol wipes (those things you're supposed to use when injecting insulin, but no one does). Give the alcohol a minute to evaporate and you're good to go. Any other ideas?
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Post by elric on Aug 8, 2019 0:59:51 GMT -5
My jars are washed when new. Once they've stored tobacco, I don't see the need to wash them again.
If one used jars to store aromatics then I guess that they might need to be washed but as I mostly smoke non-aromatics, any left over aroma would only add to a blend when refilled.
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Post by chasingembers on Aug 8, 2019 1:15:23 GMT -5
Ball canning jars are sanitized before packing so I never wash prior to use. I'm finished with tobacco storing so when a jar is emptied I just throw it away.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 1:22:44 GMT -5
No pre-wash here either. They'll never be cleaner than in their clean room factory state.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 10:58:55 GMT -5
Sterile when new. I just use them.
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Post by Mac on Aug 8, 2019 10:59:49 GMT -5
No washing before, during or after. Plenty of re-use, and no problems.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 8, 2019 11:31:10 GMT -5
I have had a couple of moldy experiences when reusing jars without washing. I run them through the dishwasher before reusing.
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Post by Spartacus on Aug 8, 2019 11:44:39 GMT -5
Ball canning jars are sanitized before packing so I never wash prior to use. I'm finished with tobacco storing so when a jar is emptied I just throw it away. Same, the jars are cheap enough that I throw them away when I'm done using them. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 8, 2019 11:47:02 GMT -5
I reuse them...never had any problems with that, as there were no problems to begin with.
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Post by puffy on Aug 8, 2019 11:51:53 GMT -5
The ladies of old put them in boiling water to sterilize them before they reused them for food..I don't know if that's needed for tobacco.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 8, 2019 12:40:41 GMT -5
No cleaning for me either. As long as they are dry.
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Post by Mac on Aug 8, 2019 16:25:45 GMT -5
I have had a couple of moldy experiences when reusing jars without washing. I run them through the dishwasher before reusing. But cause and effect aren't proven, are they? In other words, mold could have been introduced via other means. Even lying dormant in the tobacco. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 17:40:46 GMT -5
I reuse Classico jars hey they are Mason jars/ What can I say I am frugal. Wash them Dawn in scalding hot water and boil the lids then air dry. No issues and everybody likes a quart jar of tobacco.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 8, 2019 17:43:01 GMT -5
I have had a couple of moldy experiences when reusing jars without washing. I run them through the dishwasher before reusing. But cause and effect aren't proven, are they? In other words, mold could have been introduced via other means. Even lying dormant in the tobacco. All true, but the dishwasher is going to run anyway. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 18:12:17 GMT -5
Soap and water is still cheap so why risk it. With my luck I would jars made during hay fever season. My uncle made glass for 35 years and the highest grade is baby food jars. With mention of that the jars come out of the molds orange hot and the vat in most plants is only shut down for a few days a year. Glass is pretty cool.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 8, 2019 19:04:00 GMT -5
New, I just use them. In between uses, they get washed as well as the old lid goes into the recycling and a new lid is used. I change the lid so that I’m using a lid with a fresh seal gasket.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 19:07:47 GMT -5
I do like the two piece lids.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 8, 2019 19:20:24 GMT -5
I use new ones straight out of the box. When I reuse old ones, I wash them out and buy new lids. If it's going to be a "currently smoking" jar, I use an old one with an old lid and new label.
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Post by Mac on Aug 8, 2019 21:23:30 GMT -5
But cause and effect aren't proven, are they? In other words, mold could have been introduced via other means. Even lying dormant in the tobacco. All true, but the dishwasher is going to run anyway. Right, and a good idea. I was only trying to say unwashed reused jars might not have been the culprit. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 8, 2019 21:24:58 GMT -5
All true, but the dishwasher is going to run anyway. Right, and a good idea. I was only trying to say unwashed reused jars might not have been the culprit. That's true, but it was Bob's Chocolate Flake! |
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Post by insignia100 on Aug 11, 2019 12:23:28 GMT -5
I've just thrown them in the dishwasher. However, I will say... be careful if you've stored a latakia-heavy blend. Even after dishwashing there was a strong latakia aroma left over. You may not want to store a VaPer in a jar that has held an English blend unless you are sure the latakia aroma is completely gone.
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Post by McWiggins on Aug 11, 2019 12:39:06 GMT -5
I've just thrown them in the dishwasher. However, I will say... be careful if you've stored a latakia-heavy blend. Even after dishwashing there was a strong latakia aroma left over. You may not want to store a VaPer in a jar that has held an English blend unless you are sure the latakia aroma is completely gone. Did you reuse the lid? Glass, once properly cleaned should not hold onto smells/taste. I've cleaned a jar that held pure latakia for blending and no odor was left. |
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Post by insignia100 on Aug 11, 2019 12:55:49 GMT -5
I've just thrown them in the dishwasher. However, I will say... be careful if you've stored a latakia-heavy blend. Even after dishwashing there was a strong latakia aroma left over. You may not want to store a VaPer in a jar that has held an English blend unless you are sure the latakia aroma is completely gone. Did you reuse the lid? Glass, once properly cleaned should not hold onto smells/taste. I've cleaned a jar that held pure latakia for blending and no odor was left. No lid was present. I sniffed the jar right out of the dishwasher. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 16:13:37 GMT -5
The glass is sprayed with a plastic liner for food safety reasons. The jars I use for ice tea become stained after a while so I throw them out.
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Post by McWiggins on Aug 11, 2019 16:48:40 GMT -5
The glass is sprayed with a plastic liner for food safety reasons. The jars I use for ice tea become stained after a while so I throw them out. Which glass jars have that? I know tea can stain glass but its not a true penetrating stain and can be cleaned off. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 18:41:27 GMT -5
I use Mason brand. All food grade bottles are coated be it a beer or baby food.
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Post by McWiggins on Aug 11, 2019 18:59:43 GMT -5
I'd be curious to see the information on this. Plastic and metal yes, do have a coating but glass?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 20:41:02 GMT -5
gmic.org/.../The-Role-of-Coating-and-Other-Surface-Treatments-in-the-Strength-of-Glass
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Post by McWiggins on Aug 11, 2019 20:54:11 GMT -5
I see nothing in the document provided that pertained anything to do with food safety.
I read up on mason jars and other glass material used in the food industry and while they used particular compounds in making the glass, nothing has ever been mentioned about a plastic liner.
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Post by insignia100 on Aug 12, 2019 8:58:47 GMT -5
I see nothing in the document provided that pertained anything to do with food safety. I read up on mason jars and other glass material used in the food industry and while they used particular compounds in making the glass, nothing has ever been mentioned about a plastic liner. I can't find anything either. A few years ago there was a big hullabaloo about BPA in the plastic-coated metal lids, but absolutely nothing on any lining in the jar (and if there was such a lining, surely that would have been mentioned in the articles about BPA). |
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