Recently I packed all of my open tins into mason jars. I have read on the forum that people like to use a 4 oz. jar for a typical 1.75 oz. / 50 g tin.
I bought 8 oz. / half pint jars, and one 50 g tin seems to pretty much fill one 8 oz. jar. I can't really see getting a full 50 g tine into a 4 oz. jar as people say they do. For example, my 3.5 oz. tin of Mac Baren would not fit into one 8 oz. jar. I am firmly compressing the tobacco into the jar until it is spongy, but I am not full-force crushing or compressing it in.
So, how tight should I be packing it? Do you guys really compress it as far as it will go? It seems like that would be necessary to fit a 50 g tin into a 4 oz. jar. Is that really best?
Thank you
I bought 8 oz. / half pint jars, and one 50 g tin seems to pretty much fill one 8 oz. jar. I can't really see getting a full 50 g tine into a 4 oz. jar as people say they do. For example, my 3.5 oz. tin of Mac Baren would not fit into one 8 oz. jar. I am firmly compressing the tobacco into the jar until it is spongy, but I am not full-force crushing or compressing it in.
So, how tight should I be packing it? Do you guys really compress it as far as it will go? It seems like that would be necessary to fit a 50 g tin into a 4 oz. jar. Is that really best?
Thank you