In the last few years, several jar manufacturers like Ball have removed BPAs from ... Here are a few creative ways to give those lids a new life. Canning lids and accompanying jars are a quick ...

This article compares four kinds of lids: Two brands of disposable (Ball/Kerr, Superb) and two reusable (Tattler, Harvest Guard). I put all four through their paces by canning up a large quantity ...

We have seen a big upswing in new people trying to can,” said ... shifts in demand for food storage containers like Ball canning jars and lids,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.

Bregg thinks the canning lid shortage stems from “a ... As a result, brand-new Ball and Kerr lids - viewed as the gold standard - have become as hot of a commodity as toilet paper was last ...

During the past three years, Ball has made freezer canning much easier with new plastic freezer jars in ... wide and capped with matte silver lids intended to show off as gifts or serving jars.

This was nothing new. Home canning supplies often disappear ... Prices dropped 20% nationwide in 1976. Ball Corp. only made lids in Muncie at the time of the ‘75 shortages.