Mason Jars - How Tight Do You Tighten The Ring?

[Frozenoak]

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I should have known. I'm also looking into FoodSaver for all my Mylar bag sealing needs. Can these be used without drawing vacuum on a bag?

 

[BROBS]

the mylar bags no, you don't need a vacuum sealer.

I've been looking into these options as well.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I tighten them as hard as I can. Which to be honest isn't much, what with me being an effete, niminy-piminy Englishman?.

 

[boston]

What machine do you use for this? I've been wanting to do this.

Food Saver. Can get them at costco or amazon. You need to also buy a wide mouth jar sealer attachment... about $10. Good luck!

 

[BlueMaxx]

This may have already been covered, but does having a little 02 in the jar help with the aging process?
Allowing more sugars to formulate?
Is that a good thing?
I have "heard" various takes on this but nothing ever definitive.

 

[maulragoth]

I dimple the lid down while holding the side of the lid with my middle finger and thumb, then slightly try to twist it from side to side to make sure a good tight seal. Then spin the lid down snug, then give it a tight extra twist. Thus, pretty tight, though I could crank it down slightly tighter, but not much is possible.

Edit: as others mention the pressure *ping* That lets me know I have a good seal, and I hope all of my jars achieve this, it sure seems like they usually do. My regular daily rotation jars probably lose a little on the seals, but still seem to pop from time to time. Also you can get a box of new lids quite cheap and keep on hand if the time for a new seal comes. I've only use a couple to replace a damaged case of jars I bought where a few lids had a dent on the side. The damaged box was a great deal on quart jars at walmart where one jar was busted inside the box.

 

[jeff540]

Nobody has given the blatantly obvious answer: 42 Nm. It's always 42, unless of course you're counting to 3 then the answer is 5.

Timmy ?