Don' Buy the Regular Mouth 8 OZ Ball Mason Jars

[crazyhog]

Hi, I needed only a couple of 8oz mason jars. I've always loved Ball, but no longer come with the wide mouth. It's a different company now. I just needed them for 2 for two oz blends. Yes, they will fit 2 oz. when you compress them. My fingers; however; reach just past halfway, so it is going to be a pain when removing that last ounce. Rrr! Anything over 4oz, buy wide mouth only.

 

[Waning Embers]

 

[crazyhog]

I was thinking a spoon, but a fork would be better, thanks. I am becoming a dumb ass as I get older.

 

[Sobrbiker]

I grab a couple packs of chopsticks every once in a while, more for having around the house/shop than for the food.

 

[Servant King]

A spork is also an option. Best of both worlds!

 

[Waning Embers]

I was thinking a spoon, but a fork would be better, thanks. I am becoming a dumb ass as I get older.

We all are.

 

[bootlegpipes]

Wider mouths are better in every situation.

 

[PaulRVA]

A spork is also an option. Best of both worlds!

Why can’t it be a Foon ?

 

[Servant King]

Why can’t it be a Foon ?

It can, but after all that, I'm leaning toward spoon, after all. At least that's what The Tick would have to say about it.

 

[Skyfall]

A spork is also an option. Best of both worlds!

The spork is really an underrated utensil.

 

[khiddy]

Why can’t it be a Foon ?

It’s a foon when the tines are disproportionately long.

 

[forloveoffreedom]

I like these for 2oz tins.

 

[khiddy]

I like these for 2oz tins. View attachment 395998

I *hate* that those jars do not stack on top of one another, they just end up sliding around in my cellar drawer. For that reason, I prefer this shape, which is slightly tapered at the bottom so as to stack neatly:

 

[forloveoffreedom]

Totally agree, I flip them 90 degrees and arrange that way in my drawers. It’s cool seeing how much baccy is in each jar that way. Yes, they suck for stacking if that’s the desire, great call out!

 

[Gerald Boone]

Hi, I needed only a couple of 8oz mason jars. I've always loved Ball, but no longer come with the wide mouth. It's a different company now. I just needed them for 2 for two oz blends. Yes, they will fit 2 oz. when you compress them. My fingers; however; reach just past halfway, so it is going to be a pain when removing that last ounce. Rrr! Anything over 4oz, buy wide mouth only.

Lately I have found myself using old coffee mate 500 serving jars. Cleaned with just water and dried with a paper towel. The lid is massive and the container holds a lot of tobacco. I got this idea after reflecting upon how every tobacconist I visit usually takes the tobacco from a plastic bin. I do use the mason jars with wide lids as well, especially for tobacco that will age a long time. So far the coffee mate jar has kept my tobacco very fresh; the plastic is food grade and thick, the screw top seals well

 

[Skippy Piper]

Don't buy the regular mouth 8 oz Ball jars? It's a bit late for that!

 

[Kollman]

I guess I always just dumped the tobacco out of my old jelly jars rather than trying to reach in, but suddenly I need more jars in my life. Off to Wally World....

 

[Bananacaravanadium]

Now you tell me…

I’ve got 60 of these regular 16 oz jars! But I’m like @Kollman and just dump out what I need when I load up.

 

[AreBee]

I typically dump the tobacco into a tray anyway.

I have been buying Norpaco Hot Peppers stuffed with prosciutto and provolone for years. They come in an 8 oz. jar (with a handle) and fit a regular mouth Ball lid. I had 8 or 9 of them laying around the house and they were a logical and cheap solution. I buy lids with silicone seals for less than a buck a pop. I've got about 30 of them now packed with tobacco.

 

[Pypkė]

Hi, I needed only a couple of 8oz mason jars. I've always loved Ball, but no longer come with the wide mouth.

No more 8 oz. wide mouths. I didn't know this.