Ball Suretight Lids Not Sealing

Press on center of cooled lid.

Ball suretight lids not sealing. The ball brand is introducing new canning lids for 2017. After opening new boxes and comparing things to the older gold colored seals. If the lid flexes the jar did not seal. Bands not screwed down tightly enough before processing.

After many years of research it was determined that preheating ball and kerr lids is no longer necessary. It s best to use official canning jars and or lids. As this was a purchase for my own use the box s condition wasn t a. Like ball kerr golden harvest etc chipped or uneven rim on jar.

Screw rings also called bands are rusty or bent causing poor contact. Information from the manufacturer. They do not include any silicon sealing rings only the plastic screw on caps. They arrived shipped only in a padded envelope and the box was torn and crushed.

Simply wash lids in hot soapy water dry and set aside until needed. These lids will replace all ball and kerr lids. Where are suretight lids made. In a press release announcing the availability of the lids newell the owner of ball said ball and kerr suretight lids will now feature twice the tinplate coating providing additional rust resistance ensuring the life of the seal for up to 18 months.

I m not sure if it reduces waste or saves money when used to place lids on jars but it definitely does when used to remove vacuum sealed lids from mason jars. Always bpa free and made in the usa. I highly recommend this item to anyone who has a foodsaver or other vacuum sealing device. If jar is fully sealed the lid will not flex up or down.

It saves money on lids and helps to prevent inadvertent bodily harm. Current lid supplies are safe to use and will be sold until they are gone. After removing jars from the canner do not re tighten or over tighten bands that may have come loose during canning so as not to interfere with the sealing process within the first 12 hours. The sealing compound used for our home canning lids performs equally well at room temperature as it does preheated in simmering water 180 degrees fahrenheit.

This season i first noticed a problem with the new ball jar lids silver after 4 jars out of 4 batches didn t seal. Reasons jars don t seal and how to prevent it. New ball sure tight lids 2017. I recall from prior years that using the gold colored lids after processing when they cooled and sealed the snap was noticeable even if i was in another room of the house as long as there wasn t much ambient noise i could hear it and even count to myself as each jar set.

Using ball brand supplies in all cases. I bought some new jars and they now have a notice on them that the bpa free lids will only hold a seal for up to 18 months.