Mason Jar Sizes

[Beowoulf]

I'm about to invest in some Mason jars. I am curious about sizing.

For a 50 gram tin of tobacco, what size jar do you put that in?

How about for a 100 gram tin?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

2 ounces in an 8 ounce jar for me (ribbon stuffed in). 4 ounces in a pint. I have flake I'll be jarring soon so will be interested in what folks do with that if they jar.

 

[ThermionicScott]

For ribbon cut, I multiply by 4. So an 8oz jar for 2oz of tobacco, etc. For flakes, I multiply by 2. I like those little 4oz jelly jars for 2oz of flake after snipping them in half. Escudo I can just stack up the coins and it works out perfectly.

Next time I buy 4oz of bulk flake, I plan to lay an 8oz jar on its side so I can stick them all in there nicely without cutting.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

For ribbon cut, I multiply by 4. So an 8oz jar for 2oz of tobacco, etc. For flakes, I multiply by 2. I like those little 4oz jelly jars for 2oz of flake after snipping them in half. Escudo I can just stack up the coins and it works out perfectly.

Next time I buy 4oz of bulk flake, I plan to lay an 8oz jar on its side so I can stick them all in there nicely without cutting.

This.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Good suggestions here.

The pro tip is keeping the boxes the jars come in for easy storage and just cut the plastic off the top area for added structure support.

 

[AJL67]

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greed

 

[huntertrw]

If you find a tobacco that you really like, then you might wish to invest in the extra-large size

 

[verporchting]

Good suggestions here.

The pro tip is keeping the boxes the jars come in for easy storage and just cut the plastic off the top area for added structure support.

This too ^^^^

 

[monty55]

Here are the 2 best mason jar types and sizes that I use exclusively. Unfortunately, both are hard to find sometimes. Both are made by Ball. Both are wide mouth so it is easier to get your tobacco in and out. Due to the perfect size for the amount of tobacco, they take up the least amount of space in your cellar.

I use this 16oz wide mouth for any 2oz tin of ribbon cut or loose flake blends.


I use this 8oz wide mouth for flakes and plugs.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I prefer the half pint size. It holds 3-4oz of tobacco, and if you think ahead, it makes the most sense. Knowing that aged (20+ years old) tends to oxidize and turn to shit fast, you really don’t want to have more than you can smoke in a month or so open. If that doesn’t matter to you, then fine.

But, my experience is that aged tobacco has deteriorated the cell walls of the tobacco, so that once exposed to air, it loses a lot of flavor and crumbles easily after a month or so… depending on what the blend is.

So, half pints work the best for me. YMMV.

 

[Grangerous]

Each 64 ounce jar contains 1 Pound

 

[bullet08]

A dozen wide-mouth pint jars serves me pretty well since I don't have to many tins open. Little big for 50 g tins, but don't bother me. Also could accommodate 100 g and occasional bulk I get.

 

[kcghost]

Once in my early days with jars I actually stuffed 2 ounces of ribbon cut tobacco into a 2-ounce jar. Didn't take long before I got rid of that idea.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I use this 8oz wide mouth for flakes and plugs.
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I love that style for plugs, too, if they're too long in any particular dimension to fit the 4oz jelly jar size.

I tried them for ribbon cuts a couple times, but found them a little frustrating when trying to fish the last bits out to pack a pipe.

 

[biodarwin]

I prefer wide-mouth 1/2 pint jars for everything. However, I am about to convert to mylar for everything I have been storing for more than a few years.

 

[craig61a]

Mylar...

However I do prefer quart size Mason jars for long term storage of aromatic bulks. And I vacuum seal those.

 

[Zeno Marx]

I wish everything I had was in 4oz jars. They're the best to work out of, and they travel the best too.