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 have a special tomato soup request from a family member. Plus, I look forward to making other tomato-based sauces. And you can never go wrong with apple butter!
Salsa! I love to use veggies from my garden to make salsa to last through the winter!
Tomatoes and applesauce!
I have two beautiful lemon trees and would like to make preserved lemons for a fabulous Tagine.
I canned 80 lbs of peach EVERYTHING this past summer...and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of Fall Pears and Apples to share my love of canning with a newbie by canning Apple and Pearsauce, Apple Pie Filling, Apple Butter and Pears in Agave Light Nectar syrup. :) Can't wait!!!
I still need to can pears, cranberry sauce, apple butter, and beets!
I still have a ton of tomatoes to can, as well as cucumbers and more squash. I will also do a lot of applesauce as we just opened our last jar of 2011 applesauce. I would love to try these out!
pear and apples and sauces
I'm putting a lid on pumpkin butter this fall! Yum!
This fall, we are likely to be canning pumpkin. Lot's of pumpkin for all of that holiday baking! Thanks!
Apple BBQ sauce. Applesauce. more pickles!
I really want to make some apple pie jelly and apple pie filling. Thanks for the giveaway and the great info on using the Tattler lids!
I will be canning lots of hearty soups this Fall and Winter and I'd love to have some Tattler lids to use!
Thanks for the chance!
I finished canning blueberry jam and am looking forward to canning applesauce and blackberry jam.
I did some pickles and they turned out splendidly. Hope to do more! I also want to get some corn salsas going.
Yaaay!
Applesauce, applebutter, sweet potatoes,
I want to can some meat. I've never done it before.
I am so interested in canning, I found a few of my great grandmothers recipes for perserves and jams that I would love to try. How wonderful it would be to win these to start my collection of needed canning items. :o)
I have already done apple sauce and this weekend I am doing green beans :) Summer squash relish soon.
Planning on making some cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving!
I would love to can some salsa this fall, along with some applesauce.
Butters and Beets!
Right now I'm canning peaches. I need to do more green beans and corn. I love canning and I love this time of year!!
Wow I havent used these I have only recently heard about these lids. I would love to use them on applesauce and my plum jams. Not sure what else I will be canning but those 2 are my yearly musts!
I am planning on canning applesauce and pickled cranberries later this fall.