Do You Dedicate Mason Jars?

[tobefrank]

I tend to keep empty mason jars after I finish a blend for the same blend later on.

Do you do the same, or do you put different blends in after you finish a jar?

 

[ray47]

I just wash them out with a bleach/hot water solution and put the blend in after rinsing and thoroughly drying the jars. I don't designate the jars. The solution I use gets rid of any ghosting.

 

[mingc]

I just wash them out with a bleach/hot water solution and put the blend in after rinsing and thoroughly drying the jars. I don't designate the jars. The solution I use gets rid of any ghosting.

Same, with the addition of dish detergent. A good overnight soak will get rid of previous smells.

 

[danimalia]

I do. If I am going to stash a blend, I use a fresh one, but for sonething I'll be actively smoking I will re-use a jar that had been used for something similar. I find a good wipe with a paper towel removes sediment and odor.

 

[Bowie]

Dishwasher then an extra rinse. To me, if this process is good enough for reusing jars for canning, then it's good enough for tobacco.

 

[Chasing Embers]

At that "no more additions" point, I just throw the jars away.

 

[mityahicks]

I hand wash, but if they are similar enough I just place a new blend right in without a wash

 

[BROBS]

I just wipe them out with a dry paper towel.. removes any residual tobacco dust.

 

[jaytex1969]

We are supposed to empty these jars? So far, I've just been filling and stacking them.

 

[scloyd]

Dishwasher then an extra rinse. To me, if this process is good enough for reusing jars for canning, then it's good enough for tobacco.

+1

My wife buys jam from the farmer's market and I will re-use those mason jars for my tobacco after I wash them in the dishwasher.

 

[bullet08]

hand wash with antibacterial detergent, dry, and reuse with whatever blend i'm opening. if i feel like doing all that.

typically have two va/va/per and two english/balkan open, so replace with same type of blends.

 

[seanv]

I fear mold. Onde the jar is empty I use it for pipe cleaners or something else.

 

[philobeddoe]

I use each jar once, after the tobacco is gone, the jar goes in the bin. Tobacco is too expensive to risk mold etc. on washing out a jar. The Ball jars are a dollar or so each, compared to the price of a tin, that’s cheap insurance.

 

[gervais]

If it was tobacco in the jar previously, I just wash it out in the sink with dish soap and rinse well with hot water. Paper towel dry.

 

[mso489]

If I smoked intense ghosting blends, which I think of as Lakeland aromatics, I'd have a cleansing ritual including burning incense and chanting, but since I don't, I'm Cavalier about it. Usually I'll wash out a jar, but sometimes I don't bother. I've never noticed any residual scent or flavor residing in the glass.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Fill and chill.

 

[sablebrush52]

I just wash them out and do a final rinse with distilled water prior to drying. They're neutral when I refill, so I don't consider dedicating a jar to a blend.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Rinse out to remove dust from previous contents, air dry. Good to go. No dedication, and won't unless I get something really topped.

 

[weezell]

I just wipe them out with a dry paper towel..

Wipe,refill, and stuff. Been doin it that way for years and no problem...

 

[tobefrank]

I only transfer to jars when I’m opening a tin for smoking, so I’m not so concerned with the long term storage for aging.

I have in the past kept an empty jar if I knew I was going to smoke that blend again, e.g. Escudo.

I’m just about to finish a jar of Virginia tobacco and I was just wondering if anyone worried about putting the same type of blend in.

I’ll probably wipe it out and just fill it with another Virginia blend.