Tips for canning with Weck jars

[@19ghost73]

German here. My family (dating back to my maternal great-grandmother) is using WECK jars for more than 80 years now. They are GREAT value for their money OVER HERE (in Germany/continental Europe). Their main benefit is the fact that the food contacts nothing but pure glass. Me and others have used them in a pressure canner, but they have a tendency to get the rubber gasket pushed out, even when using 3-5 clips instead of just 2. So for pressure canning I went with twist-off lid jars, which are also reuseable. For traditional waterbath-canning, though, it is WECK jars for me. My wife has just recently repurposed WECK-jars from the early 1950s (their old system, no longer rubber seals and clips available) to dry-store our homemade glazed & roasted almonds for Christmas time. So nice to see that stuff made more than half a century ago is still useable and going strong.

[@makinggardenmagic]

That’s so cool to hear! I love mine, they will be in use for many, many years in my house :)

[@stevejava4336]

Absolutely fascinating, this is the first I'm hearing of this jar. Although, they do look strangly familiar. OK, I'm a 62 yo man recently divorced and learning to can food. I'm also learning to cook so I dont starve. I will be your next subscriber.

[@makinggardenmagic]

Welcome! It is definitely empowering to learn how to cook & preserve, I hope you enjoy the journey :)

[@Myspicyonion]

You should look into the presto digital electric pressure canner. That's what I use but it's totally amazing !

[@danalaniz7314]

Thank you. We are not familiar with these jars in the USA. I just found your channel and I'm very glad I did!

[@makinggardenmagic]

Thank you for watching!

[@intergalacticsupremegoddes4008]

Helpful thank you 🙏🏼

[@elmango705]

As a German, we love Weck jars!🇩🇪

[@tstramel]

I saw these jars a few months ago, I like the way they look but boy are they pricey. I love canning everything. The easiest are tomatoes but I really like canning chicken or pork chunks. They are so versatile and nice to have on hand.

[@makinggardenmagic]

They really are! They were nice to have in 2020 when canning supplies were hard to find, but definitely an investment!

[@nachbarslumpi7093]

Using Weck jars with a pressure cooker should use three clamps and a slow upcoming of the heat. I’m doing it for a while now and haven’t any problems with this. I’m still using the waterbath method as well, it just asks for a longer time of cooking and than it’s as safe as any method. We’re using weck for 124 years now in germany and it’s safe. The Weck bible, the Weck cook book is available in English also, not too expensive and a good guide for beginners.

[@gracengrit3995]

I am using these jars this year for my cranberry jam to gift to family members!

[@makinggardenmagic]

@@gracengrit3995 I’m sure they will love it!!

[@makinggardenmagic]

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[@HowdIEvenGetHere]

I haven’t canned before. But this would give me great incentive to

[@makinggardenmagic]

For sure!!

[@kpiekos4577]

My favorite thing to can chicken broth. It seems to be such a money saver! Thanks for this video, I had never heard of these and look forward to trying them out!

[@makinggardenmagic]

That’s a good one! I have only ever frozen my chicken broth but it would be a lot more convenient to have it already thawed now that I think about it :)

[@kathy-ro6es]

I love to can sour cherry pie filling. Just ordered weck jars to can my next batch!!

[@makinggardenmagic]

Oooo so good!! I just planted a sour cherry this year for that EXACT purpose :)

[@makinggardenmagic]

You won the giveaway! You can email me at [e-mail] with your address & I will get it shipped out to you :)

[@kathy-ro6es]

So happy to win the weck jars!! Thank you😍

[@MrChubbyHubby.]

Never heard of those jars Making Garden Magic, thank you for the info. Do you have any experience with Tattler Lids and rings? And currently our favorite thing to can is tomatoes, for the reason that we are successful, we want that thing to be pickles, and hopefully with your pickle video that can be a thing.

[@makinggardenmagic]

I haven't used them myself but I've heard of them! Hope you get to can lots of pickles this year :)

[@Myspicyonion]

I see how they are more expensive upfront. Im 40 so hopefully i have 40 more years of canning and this whole rebuying lids and rings seems crazy. Thinking of using up what i have a slowlu switching over .

[@makinggardenmagic]

I know what you mean! I’m also trying Tattler lids this year to cut down on repurchasing lids :)

[@Myspicyonion]

Magnolia has a sale going and I got 6 1 liter cylindrical jars for about $33.

[@katherine3107]

I bought a chestnut cake in Switzerland and it came in this jar. No metal clamps though 😕 I am having a hard time finding how to reseal these jars without using clamps 😭 Any suggestions?

[@makinggardenmagic]

Oh bummer! You could try using wire or twine around the jar and lid, wrapped like a present kind of, if you make sure it’s tightly wrapped :)

[@Bdksidnd]

What size are you holding? Nara smith using these jars brought me here lol x

[@makinggardenmagic]

I love Nara Smith! The one I'm holding is a 750ml, the jar number is 743 :)

[@stevewahls8434]

My favorite thing to can is jalapeño jelly

[@makinggardenmagic]

love that!!

[@xdjsofjjwkw]

Prosimy przepis! 🥹

[@MrChubbyHubby.]

First! Woot!! Woot!!!

[@makinggardenmagic]

Your comment made me realize I forgot to comment about the giveaway haha! Thanks for the support :)

[@elainemcnabb2587]

Love my weck jars