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Re: Canning. Leave bands on or take them off? [Re: Ohio Wolverine] #8211776 09/08/24 07:10 PM 09/08/24 07:10 PM
Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio.	Originally Posted by Ohio Wolverine Originally Posted by KeithC I like leaving the bands on. I think that the bands would slightly protect the lid if the jars did make contact with each other. I have plenty of bands too. If I didn't have enough bands, I wouldn't worry about it. Keith ?????????? You wouldn't worry about having enough bands , when in the middle of a batch? I used to buy used jars until I had more than I needed. There's always a need for bands , lids , and that's why I don't leave bands/rings on. I have enough bands to keep one on every jar. If I didn't have enough bands, I would just store the jars without them. I think they help minimal!y at best. During Covid, when people went nuts on canning, in our area, it was cheaper to buy the complete band/lid set than just jar lids. I have more bands than jars and I have a huge number of both. Keith

Re: Canning. Leave bands on or take them off? [Re: Gary Benson] #8211796 09/08/24 07:45 PM 09/08/24 07:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	Thanks for the replies. We have bands so I think I'll clean things up and put them back on. The jars were sealed and we don't want to lose anything more. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Canning. Leave bands on or take them off? [Re: Gary Benson] #8211824 09/08/24 08:34 PM 09/08/24 08:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Happy Valley CoonsBane trapper
CoonsBane trapper Joined: Mar 2016 Happy Valley	If a seal is broken by bumping the jar, it wasn't sealed well enough in the first place. That ring isn't protecting the seal, it's only hiding a bad seal.

Re: Canning. Leave bands on or take them off? [Re: Ohio Wolverine] #8211837 09/08/24 08:48 PM 09/08/24 08:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 ny	Originally Posted by Ohio Wolverine Only time I put rings back on a jar , is when it's a gift. I never leave rings on. When gifting jams, jellies or pickled anything that needs a lid for the refrigerator, is the only time lids are on. Have gone camping with plenty of canned goods, and never had a problem with lids coming off just by accidental bumping. A good seal isn't going to break by just bumping it. A one time use jar of anything doesn't have a ring on it. X2 the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: Canning. Leave bands on or take them off? [Re: upstateNY] #8211844 09/08/24 08:55 PM 09/08/24 08:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin	I have never left rings on after processing, so I don't know any of the aspects of doing so. Bryce

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