Half Gallon Mason Jars

[youngonce]

Got 6 at Walmart for the same price as 12 Quart.. helps with consistent oaking and storage.. Just a heads up to all. They are of course wide mouth so may lend themselves to an oak lid.

[T-Pee]

Yep. Use them quite frequently myself!
Great for making a nice-sized batch of 'cellos.

tp

[FullySilenced]

Seem's Ace Hardware has em too.. for about 12 bucks a case... they are order online and ship to store if your local ace is out of em..

Same with walmart i think...

Happy Stillin

FS

[Halfbaked]

Ace is the cheapest place I have seen them

[T-Pee]

I get mine at a True Value so they're in many hardware stores that carry home canning goodies.

tp

[Bushman]

I purchased a bunch at Goodwill in great shape for a fraction of the cost. Use them all the time! I also at a garage sale a few years ago bought a 4 gallon and a 2 gallon Ball Jars (not sure where you can buy them), I use those for oaking before putting them in the barrel. If you have never seen one they come with a glass lid.

[SassyFrass]

I use the half gallon jars all the time. They are great for small batch experiments, storage, or just about anything. I prefer the jars over (small neck) half gallon jugs. And I prefer wide mouth over regular size lids too. Makes it easier to get bigger pieces of fruit in/out the jar for PD's etc...
We can/freeze a lot of our garden in the summer and fall, so we use a lot of jars for that also. We've used Mason, Ball, Kerr, and even the walmart brand jars, all with good luck. Don't really have a preference of brand. Any of them will last you for years, with proper handling and care.
I think you'll like those. You can usually find them on sale at various places in the late fall or early summer. Harder to find in summer and early fall around here, because everybody raises a garden.

SF

[still_stirrin]

Yup. That's what I use. About 10 bux for a 6-pack (in canning season, hard to find now tho).
ss

[dl76]

my local kmart has them 11.99 for quarts and 9.99 for pints ,wide mouths or regular, 12 each pack. if you buy one you get half off the other, equal or lesser value. i racked up and bought all they had on shelf.

[Rastus]

you guys are depressing me i live in a very remote place and the store here sells quart size canning jars for $32 a dozen....gosh

even the amazon wont mail em here... i feel cursed

[T-Pee]

Move.

tp