Tattler BPA-free canning lids giveaway
This is the season of giveaways here at HGGH. Don’t forget to enter to win Ashley English’s Pie book (before Aug 27!).
After hearing great reviews from friends and fellow bloggers, I’m excited to work with Tattler and share these lids with you. I received two packages of lids earlier this year, one wide-mouth and one regular-mouth, and have been using them for the past few months with much success.
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The method for using these lids is just about the same as using the other one piece lids, with a few slight changes due to the non-metallic nature of them (i.e. no lid lifters!)
I found that wearing my handy gloves and using tongs solved the issues. Gloves are definitely not required, but you’ll need to fit the rubber ring onto the grooves of the white lid before placing it on the jar and you simmer the lid and rubber ring, as you do with regular lids, prior to sealing so they might be warm upon fishing them out of the water.
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It’s also a good idea to stick the rubber rings sandwiched between each of the lids for ease in fishing them out, otherwise you end up with a clump of rings stuck together on the bottom of the pot.
The only other major difference between these lids and regular metal lids is that you need to tighten the metal bands after the jars come out of the waterbath or pressure canner to ensure a seal.
Exchanging pings for a BPA-free canned good is a good trade off in my book.
For more information on BPA in canning, Linda Ziedrich wrote on her blog a fine post detailing the issues at hand with and how to avoid BPA-tainting your home canned goods. Read up on minimizing your exposure in general and some things to avoid when using regular canning lids.
Ordering directly from Tattler means you’ll likely end up with way more lids than you had in mind. Many retailers are starting to carry them, but consider pulling together a group order if you can’t find them near you. Splitting a case with 10 people is a great way to save money and spread the BPA-free love.
Since I’m sending them to you myself, I have to restrict to US & Canada only. Sorry international loves. Please enter by September 6, midnight CST by leaving a comment below telling me about what foods in jars you hope to put a lid on this fall.
Kate
Thanks everyone for your patience. Out of 265 eligible entries, Random.org selected lucky number 169!
Congrats to Deb N of Daytona Beach, FL, the proud new owner of two packages of Tattler reuseable canning lids.
Reader Comments (266)
I'm hoping to can some tomatillo salsa again, two jars last year was not enough!
I'm looking forward to trying some corn relish and some roasted corn salsa, both new recipes for this year.
I still have apricots from our tree in the freezer, just waiting to be canned....and some made into apricot amaretto jam. yummy!
I will be canning lots of salsa this fall. I have a great green tomato recipe.
I'm hoping to put away some jams this fall and some apple sauce! Yum, getting hungry just thinking about it. Oh and some Sauerkraut.
Tomatoes, ketchup, salsa, etc are still on the list.
My SIL has a peach tree in the front yard that is finally growing sizable fruit. She isn't interested in eating them because they have spots on the outside, so I asked her to collect them for me—I have a plan to make peach jam! If all goes well I will use pectin that I made myself from crab apples that I scored while doing some urban foraging. I will be so proud if I pull this off.
I'm making Concord Grape Jam tomorrow. And I love Tattler lids - need many more, though!
Applesauce again. Spiced but unsweetened. It was phenominal last year and I am almost out.
So for fall I'm thinking about applesauce and butter, pomegranate jelly, persimmon chutney or jam and more of the awesome ginger pear preserves I made last year!
Blackberry Jam! And Apple Butter!!!
I am planning to can pie filling and as much cranberry relish as I can.
Applesauce and apple butter!!!
Tomatoes! Tomatoes! Tomatoes! Tomatoes! Tomatoes! :)
This year so far we have canned green beans, and applesauce. We have pears ripening up right now to can next week and I really want to make tomato sauce, we use a lot of it throughout the year!
I recently ordered a pressure canner and can't wait to try my hand at canning green beans this Fall. Thanks so much for this opportunity!
I have been wanting to try out these lids! I try to use Weck when I can to eliminate BPAs from my canning, but let's face it; Weck is expensive and I'm on a budget!
I've been trying to get my holiday list together for gift giving. Pumpkin pickles are on there for sure, as well as cranberry conserve.
Pears - I grew up eating home-canned pears on top of cottage cheese.
I just started a raised garden and hope to have a lot of vegetable to can soon. Currently I have lots of beans, black-eyed peas, okra, zucchini, butternut squash and cucumbers growing.
fig anything & everything! :)
I'm hoping to can peaches soon and then tomatoes
All the foods! Mostly tomato sauce, but hoping to catch some tuna in a few weeks.
Applesauce!!
I've got two huge Amish Paste Tomato plants that are still all green...I'm holding out hope that they'll ripen soon enough and I'll have a pantry full of tomato sauce to get me through the winter!
Some jam from wild plums I am going to forage as soon as they are ready from the path I go walking on. I've been keeping my eye on them :)