4 Oz Mason Jar

[jeffro]

I use two types of canning jars to store my tobacco in, The Ball Jam jars for flakes, I can stand the flakes up in the jars. and for Plug Tobacco and shag cut tobacco I use the Kerr half pint 8.oz jars with the wide mouth opening, they are easier for me to get my fingers in there and grab some tobacco as apposed to pouring some out of the skinny jars.

I have yet to notice difference in the aging of the tobaccos in both types of jars.

 

[teufelhunden]

Is it reasonable to believe someone can put 16oz of tobacco into one quart jar?

 

[spartacus]

I use the quart jar for 16oz of tobacco. You have to push it down some to get it all in but they work great.

 

[saltedplug]

Tobacco is an organic substance that will degrade/age no what enclosure its in. Yes, compression is said to promote aging, but as the leaf is separated from the stalk, it will ferment in any case. Almost no one other outside a blending house that has such a press can in any way duplicate that press, so if you compress by hand the result is negligible.
It is the rubber gasket that holds the aroma from the tobacco previously stored. A hot water soak can restore the sealing capacity of the gasket, and if I was washing jars I'd replace half of them on inspection. But toward the end I was thinking to replace all the gaskets. You can tell if the ring is tightening down properly you would think, but if the gasket is new you have more peace of mind.
I think out of 300 jars I didn't wash more than a case or two. Yes, the factory had a process to sterilize them, but I didn't see them do it. There's a lot of hope riding on jarring tobacco, that one can arrest any fouling of the tobacco for whatever reason. I played it safe.

 

[spartacus]

I have a question for anyone that might know. I have approximately a dozen 1 lbs jars stored. Three of my jars I thought had moisture in them. I opened them and it is actually hazy coating on the inside of the jar. Not sure if it's a jar issue, a tobacco issue, or normal. The jars have 7 Seas Royal, Sutliff 1M, and LL BCA in them.

 

[mikethompson]

Spartacus, is the hazy coating mould? When you wipe it with your finger what does it look like?

 

[spartacus]

It's not mold. I just canned them about a week ago. If I wipe it with my finger the glass is clear. It is almost like the film a windshield gets on the inside after running the AC for awhile. It's a very light smokey tint with nothing left on your finger and no smell to it.

 

[cajomu]

When I get new jars, I just wipe them out with a clean dish towel. Never had a problem and I've kept tobacco for more than ten years like that.

 

[spartacus]

I will try running these through the dishwasher and see if that clears things up.

 

[mso489]

I agree jars come pretty clean, but I rinse them out from habit, as if I was putting food in them, then dry them thoroughly and let them air dry too. However, once I've used jars for tobacco, and they're empty, I'll just reuse them after wiping them out. Arguably not great (ghosting?) but never presents a problem.