Switching out Jars

anthonyrosenthal74

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I moved some tobacco from a smaller mason jar to a larger, and I'm wanting to add new tobacco to the old jar. So my question is this. I want to clean the jar as it has the scent of the original tobacco and don't want it to ghost the new tobacco... should I clean with hot soap and water? and let it air dry? Or can I just wipe it out real good with some isopropyl alcohol? I kind of like my second idea but there are many of you here far more knowledgeable than I.

 

gray4lines

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• Jan 12, 2014

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I always wash with hot water and a little soap. Just rinse it well and make sure it's dry. Either air dry or use a cloth.

 

ssjones

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Hot soapy water seems to do the trick for me.

 

zekest

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Dishwasher baby!
Life's too short to clean up like its the 1800's.

 

anthonyrosenthal74

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I haven't got a dishwasher Zeke. But I do have a sink and running water so it's not quite the 1800 lol.

 

mrenglish

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• Jan 12, 2014

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I usually boil water and then fill the jars up with that, let it sit for a few and then dump and let it dry. I am with you on the no dishwasher.

 

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howulikeit

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Hot water and just a touch of soap should do the trick. Just make sure that you dry the jar and give it some time to sit and dry out by itself before you put the tobacco in it. Wouldn't want the chance of any mold problems.

 

anthonyrosenthal74

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Thanks all. So how about my idea of just wiping the jar out with some alcohol? Is that a good idea or a bad idea?

 

gray4lines

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Thanks all. So how about my idea of just wiping the jar out with some alcohol? Is that a good idea or a bad idea?

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Sounds like a waste of alcohol. And you'd need a lot to get all the leftover tobacco pieces/dust out. Water is fine

 

msandoval858

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• Jan 12, 2014

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Normally I just run the jars through the dishwasher and all is fine. Most people recommend replacing with a new lid, which most stores sell separate from the jars.
I have not tried this yet, but in reading about home brewing (a hobby I'm hoping to start this year) it seems like some of the no rinse sanitizers might work well for tobacco jars as well. Haven't tried it though, just a thought.

 

skapunk1

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How about ball jars with rubber seals? Im havent been successful in removing odours....probably easier to just replace.

 

gray4lines

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Yeah, the rubber will hold onto smells. Some say the rubber will dry rot over time too and prefer the silicon seals. Not sure how those do with smells though.

 

ssjones

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I have a feeling if I put used tobacco jars in my wife's dishwasher, I'll wish I was in the 1800's or anywhere but 2014....

 

fnord

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• Jan 12, 2014

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Anthony:
+1 on hot soapy water and replacement lids.
You can buy a box of replacement lids for pocket change at your nearby Wal-Mart or K Mart. The rubber seals hold odors and that's that. They're too cheap not to throw away, Anthony.
Fnord

 

anthonyrosenthal74

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Thanks all. Just cleaned some jars. Looks like I'll be picking up some replacement lids tomorrow.

 

saltedplug

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Iso alcohol may or may not remove the tobacco detritus that you, in your hurry to return to a less pedestrian task. Soap and water. A pipe guy I know recommended that I rinse three times, hot/cold/hot. It's my understanding that hot sanitizes best while cold rinses best.
I don't replace the rings or the tops unless the ring is dented or the top's "rubber" lining that makes the seal is badly scored. Low to moderate scoring in a lid that has been soaked in hot water can return the rubber to its original state; or at least closely enough. If you look at the rubber on a new jar you will see how it indents before there has ever been a seal; yet it still produces a good seal.

 

anthonyrosenthal74

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Thanks for chiming in Mike. That's good to know.

 

escioe

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• Jan 14, 2014

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One important note: don't let clean jars sit around for too long before you reseal them. I've only had it happen to one jar of about fifty that I've filled, but mold can happen if you stupidly let them sit out for a few days before getting around to filling them.